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**Chapter 6 Notes Flashcards

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1
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changes from agricultural to ——-

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industrial society

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farming to ………

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facturing

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rural to ………

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urban

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the desire to create new things -

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Americna Ingenuity

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licenses that give the inventor exclusive rights to make, sell, or use an invention for a set period of time -

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patents

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who is the only United States President to have a patent issued to him?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Investments lead to the increasement in ____________ and _____________

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immigration and urbanization

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3 factors of industrial boom -

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  1. abundance of natural resources
  2. governement support for growing businesses
  3. growing urban population provides cheap labor for new products
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3 main natural resources -

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coal
crude oil
iron ore

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discovery of resources lead to new ……………

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inventions

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_________ industry grew rapidly, and became a major pplayer

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oil

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12
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mass production of steel leads to ……..

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RR industry

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13
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iron ore to steel =

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bessemer process

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14
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steel leads to new ……

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new cities

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15
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raw materials lead to ……..

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new jobs for workers

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uses for steel -

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barbed wire
farm machinery
railroads
bridges
upward expansion
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changes in the towns of people changes how they ______________

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lived and worked

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18
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new forms of electricity -

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light bulb / thomas edision

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19
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Thomas Edisions middle name -

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Alva

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20
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electricity changed and impacted ……..

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lives

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21
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electricity causes ……

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mass production

22
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electricity created new ……

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jobs

23
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improvements in communication =

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telegraph

24
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Samuel Morse

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the telegraph

25
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short and long electrical impulses to represent letters -

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morse code

26
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Christopher Sholes =

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typewriter

27
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Alexander Graham Bell -

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telephone

28
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telephone, telegraph, typwriter all create new …..

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jobs

29
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pros of the RR -

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transferred goods
created more jobs
allowed westward expansion across U.S. 
influenced growth in cities/towns
led to the creation of time zones
30
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cons of the RR -

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widespread of abuses 
need for government regulation
interrupted farming
huge loans given to RR
difficult work conditions
31
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The Federal Governement gave loans to the RR which lead to …..

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incredible growth in RR in short time

32
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extended from coast to coast -

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transcontinental railroad

33
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pullman town, provided for all the RR workers needs, completely controlled by company, leads to ……..

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violent strikes

34
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RR leads too ………

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faster transportation of goods, lower costs of production, creation of national markets

35
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organization of farmers

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Grangers

36
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RR abuses -

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price fixing

37
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the grangers wanted the ……….. to step in and regulate the RR -

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government

38
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the new Granger law says……..

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the state can regulate the RR

39
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RR is on the brink of ……..

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bankruptcy

40
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why is RR bankrupt?

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cause they couldn’t fix price anymore

41
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the RR bankruptcy effects ………..

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EVERYONE

42
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Bankruptcy leads to ………

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unemployment
failing of banks
industries shut down

43
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Who bailsout the RR -

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J.P. Morgan

44
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2 ways to create a monopoly -

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buy out the stock of other companies

join with competition to form trusts

45
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they make their wealth off misery of others; stole from public -

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robber barrons

46
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helped the nation in a positive way -

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Captains of industry

47
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he put all money into steel factory
horizontal/veritcal integration
built lots of libraries

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Andrew Carnegie

48
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Emperor of Wall Street
helped railroad industry
largest steel manufacturer 
created an art museum
Horizontal integration
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J.P. Morgan

49
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oil finery

horizontal integration

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John D. Rockefeller

50
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railroad industries
shipping industries
horizontal integration

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Cornelius Vanderbuilt

51
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developed the Marshall Field Co
developed Chicago
in retail industry
"dined" with people
horizontal integration
A

Marshall Fields

52
Q 
banker
steel
ship building
oil
VERTICAL integration
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Andrew Mellon

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