Words #2 19-21 Flashcards
1
Q
Eli H. Janney
A
Linking Cars
2
Q
Gustavus Swift
A
Refrigerated Cars
3
Q
George M. Pullman
A
Sleeping/Comfort rail cars
4
Q
George Westinghouse
A
Air brakes
5
Q
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A
Railroad baron, made fortunes buying railroads
6
Q
Alexander Graham Bell
A
Invented the telephone
7
Q
George Eastman
A
Invented the small camera
8
Q
Lewis Latimer
A
Improved Edison’s lightbulb
9
Q
Henry Ford
A
Built inexpensive model-T car
10
Q
Assembly line
A
Less expensive way to make products
11
Q
Shareholders
A
Owners of stocks
12
Q
Dividends
A
Cash payments from profits
13
Q
Corporation
A
Company that sells shares
14
Q
Sweatshops
A
Crowded urban factories
15
Q
Knights of Labor
A
Union of garment workers
