1. Gilded Age

2. $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 Inventions Famous People Immigra-tion
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3. He invented the electric light bulb in 1879.
Inventions (200)
He invented the electric light bulb in 1879.
Thomas Edison

4. Inventions (400)
These brothers flew the first manned airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
The Wright Brothers

5. Alexander Graham Bell invented this communication device in 1876.
Inventions (600)
Alexander Graham Bell invented this communication device in 1876.
Telephone

6. He received the first patent for the gasoline powered automobile.
Inventions (800)
He received the first patent for the gasoline powered automobile.
Karl Benz

7. This process made it cheaper and quicker to produce steel.
Inventions (1000)
This process made it cheaper and quicker to produce steel.
Bessemer

8. Famous People (200)
He made a fortune in steel and wrote “The Gospel of Wealth.”
Andrew Carnegie

9. Famous People (400)
This American author coined the phrase “the Gilded Age.”
Mark Twain

10. Famous People (600)
His Model T was the first automobile to be mass produced on an assembly line.
Henry Ford

11. Famous People (800) The assassination of this man started World War I.
Franz Ferdinand

12. Famous People (1000)
This president was responsible for beginning construction of the Panama Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt

13. Hodge Podge (200)
These two industries emerged in the 1800s to drive America’s industrial expansion..
Steel & petroleum

14. Congress passed this law in 1890 to limit the power of big business.
Hodge Podge (1000)
Congress passed this law in 1890 to limit the power of big business.
Sherman Antitrust Law

15. Hodge Podge (600)
The sinking of this passenger ship pushed the U.S. towards involvement in World War I.
Lusitania

16. Hodge Podge (800)
The only amendment to the Constitution that was later repealed.
18th

17. These journalists wrote about social problems in the United States.
Hodge Podge (400)
These journalists wrote about social problems in the United States.
Muckrakers

18. Immigration (200)
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from this nation.
France

19. Immigration (400)
This processing station for immigrants first opened in New York Harbor in 1892.
Ellis Island

20. Immigration (600)
People from this nation were banned from entering the United States in 1882.
China

21. Immigration (800)
How many people immigrated to the U.S. between
20 million

22. Immigration (1000)
Congress established this as the quota for the number of immigrants able to enter the U.S. each year.
164,000

23. Progressive Era (200)
This amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
19th

24. Progressive Era (400)
A fire at this company in New York City led to the creation of fire codes and improved work conditions.
Triangle Shirtwaist Co.

25. These agreements prevented factory workers from joining unions.
Progressive Era (600)
These agreements prevented factory workers from joining unions.
Yellow dog contracts

26. He was the corrupt political boss in New York City.
Progressive Era (800)
He was the corrupt political boss in New York City.
Boss Tweed

27. Progressive Era (1000)
This journalist investigated the meat packing industry and wrote the book “The Jungle.”
Upton Sinclair

28. Industrial Revolution (200)
Standard Oil made him the richest man in America.
John D. Rockefeller

29. Industrial Revolution (400)
This was the first national labor union in the United States.
Knights of Labor

30. Industrial Revolution (600)
These large businesses tried to eliminate all competition in an industry.
Trusts

31. Industrial Revolution (800)
He was the powerful leader of the American Federation of Labor.
Samuel Gompers

32. Industrial Revolution (1000)
This is when unions and management negotiate wages & work conditions.
Collective bargaining

33. Four American presidents have been assassinated.
Final Jeopardy
Four American presidents have been assassinated.
Who are they?
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy