Expansion of Industry Flashcards
1
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Bessemer process
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Technique used to make steel from iron
2
Q
Thomas Alva Edison
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Inventor of the Lightbulb
3
Q
Christopher Sholes
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Inventor of the typewriter
4
Q
Alexander Graham Bell
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Inventor of the telephone
5
Q
Transcontinental railroad
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A railroad that crosses the entire country
6
Q
George M. Pullman
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Inventor of the sleeping car
7
Q
Credit Mobilier
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Name of company involved in stealing of railroad money
8
Q
Munn v. Illinois
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Court case that gave government right to regulate private industry
9
Q
Interstate Commerce Act
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Law granting Congress authority to regulate railroad activities
