People Flashcards
1
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History Professor, wrote “The Significance on of the Frontier in American History. Formed “Frontier Thesis.” Known for theories of geographical sectionalism
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Frederick Jackson Turner
2
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Founder of Stanford University. Robber Barons. President of Central and Pacific railroads in 1861
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Leland Stanford
3
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Vanderbilt University. Union. Hired Irish and Veterans.
Central - hired Chinese.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
4
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Inventor - invented the railway air brakes. Pioneer of the electric industry.
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George Westinghouse
5
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Invented the sleeping cars. First one built in 1864
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George Pullman
6
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Massacred Cheyenne at Washita Creek in Colorado. 1868
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George Armstrong Custer
