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Bessemer Process
The bessemer process was the first inexpensive way to make industrialized steel. The first patent belonged to Henry Bessemer, hence the name of the process "Bessemer Process." -
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller was an American Business philanthropist who was the co founder of the Standard Oil Company. This company dominated the Oil industry and was the first great US trust. He co founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. -
Standard Oil Company
The standard oil company was established in 1870 and it was co founded by the "Richest Man in History." Nearly the whole industry was controlled by the standard oil company, and it was a big part of this industry. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham bell was an inventor, scientest, and innovator. He was the first person who created the telephone, and this is an incredibly innovative invention. In 1876 he created a patent for creating the telephone. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The chinese exclusion act was a United States federal law signed by president A. Arthur. This act did exactly what it says in the name, it excluded chinese trying to come into the United States and prevented them from getting jobs in the US. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce Act was a United States Federal Law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry. This made railroad rates to be fair and just, but did not empower the governemnt to fix specific rates. -
How the Other Half Livea
These were studies done on the tenemants that were living in New York, New York. This was an early publication of photographic journalism. Jacob Ribs wrote this book, and it documented the living conditions in the slums of New York City. -
Sherman Anti Trust Act
The sherman anti-trust act protected fair competition and outlawed monopolies. Federal copurts were empowered to break monopolies. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Jim Crow Laws, Plessy v Ferguson30 year old Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "White" car of the East Louisiana Railroad. Plessy's lawyer argued that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments -
Booker T Washington
Booker T washington was African-American educator, author, and advisor to presidents of the United States. He was a dominant leader in the african american community, becasue he was so influential, and had a great standing in society. -
William Mckinley
He was the 25th president of the United States, and he led the nation to victory in the Spanish and American war, but he died of assasination six months into his second term of his presidency. -
Spanish American War
The spanish american war was a conflict between Spain and the United States as a result of the American intervention in the Cuban war of Independence. -
Henry Ford
Henry ford was the inventor of the first middle calss car and sponsored the development of the first assembly line technique of mass production. Althought he wasnt the creator of the car, he did make it accessible to middle class families who seeked a form of transportation that was very reliable, and required little maintainance. -
W.E.B. Dubois
He was an american sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, editor and author. He grew up in a relatively intergrated neighborhood and community. After graduating Harvard he was the first african american to earn a doctorate. Dubois was one of the co- founders of the NCAAP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
Andrew Carnegie
How do you pronounce Carnegie?Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 and lived until 1919, so he lived a long time. By the time he died he gave away more than 90 percent of his earnings. His total earnings were somewhere around $125,000,000. He supported many things that we take for granted today, for example insulin, sesame street. Those are just a few of examples but there are many things that he helped to make possible.
