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Bessemer Process
A new inexpensive way to make steel. became more easy to get. -
Oil in PA
First major oil industry for the country -
Homestead Act
encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
National Labor Union
First labor federation in the US. -
Typewriter
Christopher Latham Sholes, began production of its first typewriter on March 1, 1873, in Ilion, New York. -
Air Brake
Westinghouse Air Brake Company a fail safe way to stop -
Transcontinental Railroad
First way for people to travel throught the country without walking. -
Standard Oil Founded
was the first american oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. -
Telephone
first device in history that enabled people to talk directly with each other across large distances. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison. first thig to record and reproduce sound. -
B and O railroad Strike
In response to a third wage cut in the year. wouldn.t let trains move. -
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison. first affordable commercial light bulb. -
Haymarket Square Riot
striking for an eight hour day in chicago. -
Statue of Liberty
built by Gustave Eiffel. an icon of freedom -
Gospel of Wealth
written by Andrew Carnegie. suggested that the wealthy distributed their surplus in a responsible manner. -
Forest Reserve Act
allowed the president to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain -
Homestead Strike
the most serious disputes in U.S. labor history. -
Pullman Strike
nationwide ralroad strike. chicago. due to wage reduction. -
Carnegie Sells to J.P. Morgan
$480 million. focused on the aspects like writing and libraries. -
Standard Oil Dissolved
Supreme court declared it unconstitutional.
