Railroads, inventors, immigration, labor unions, urbanization, and the Progressive reformers.
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38 basic cards for Grade 8 K-8 Social Studies. Set 2 of 3 in Grade 8 Social Studies. It opens with "What year was the transcontinental railroad completed?" and "What two railroad companies met at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869?". Study it alongside the other Grade 8 sets below.
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- What year was the transcontinental railroad completed?
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1869- What two railroad companies met at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869?
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Central Pacific and Union Pacific- How did railroads help western settlement in the 1800s?
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They transported people and goods westward, making settlement easier and cheaper- What were the wealthy railroad owners and industrialists of the Gilded Age called?
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Robber barons- How did railroads affect American trade in the late 1800s?
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They connected distant markets and dramatically lowered shipping costs- What was one major negative effect of railroad monopolies?
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They charged high rates to ship goods, harming farmers and small businesses- How did the federal government help build the first transcontinental railroad?
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It gave land grants and loans to railroad companies- Who invented the practical electric light bulb?
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Thomas Edison- Who invented the telephone?
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Alexander Graham Bell- What did Elias Howe invent in 1846?
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The sewing machine- What industrial process did Henry Bessemer develop that transformed steel production?
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The Bessemer process, which made steel stronger and cheaper to produce- Why was the sewing machine an important invention for industry?
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It greatly increased the speed and volume of textile and clothing production- What transportation innovation did George Westinghouse invent?
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The air brake for trains- What catastrophic event caused mass Irish immigration to America in the 1840s-1850s?
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The Great Famine (Potato Famine)- What two European regions sent the most immigrants to America in the mid-1800s?
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Ireland and Germany
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