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| Oil and Gas,Kerosine and gasoline used for operating machinery and electricity. |
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| Developed the steam engine, it was a faster and cheaper way to drill oil. |
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| Created a cheaper and easier process that transformed several tons of iron to steal in 10-20 minutes. |
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| At age 22 reserved a patent with new possibilities for electricty. direct current. |
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| Exclusive right to manufacture or sell an invention. |
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| alernating current. easy to generate power long distance, subways, street cars, and electric chairs. ALSO Had created air breaks for the train. |
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| had invented the type writer. |
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-The steel provided better rails.
-tRAINS could carry heavier loads.
-was faster and easier. |
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| Had created sleeping cars that were comfy(for trains)AND had developed small towns for his factories to grow. |
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| bought up small companies |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| 1869 railroads connected america. |
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| purposed time zones. 1883(world) 1918 (states) |
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| Companies competing for costumers to buy at the highest price. |
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| Some one who creates or orders a product to gain profit. |
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| companies sell shares, (stocks) all must be approved and created by state government. |
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| Sold stock to congressmen at face value. it was to acchiever personal gain. |
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| demanded the government to control the railroad industry. |
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| Government had the rgiht to regulate railroad. and other public intrests affected public intrests. |
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| Federal Government could regulate companies that did buisness across state lines. |
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Provided some uniform national regulations on trade states.
1. Prevented discrimination
2.publized there rates
3. Prohibited the pooling of traffic and products. |
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| Most powerful steal owner in america. |
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| A company buys out all the supplies for it's product. |
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| A company buys out all the supplies for it's product. |
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| A company buys out all the supplies for it's product. |
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| Large companies used there size to drive out small companies. |
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| If buisnesses couldnt take on others they should fade out. |
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| Used Vertical intergation to enlarge his company |
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| Bought stocks from other companies |
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| Grouping together a number of competing companies under a single board of directors. |
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| Once owned the market, made prices way higher than nessicary. |
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| monopolization is considered a felony |
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Uriah Stephens organized a group of men and women of every color.
1/ 8 hour work days
2. no child labor
3. equal pay |
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| American Federalation oF Labor |
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| consisted of skilled workers used collective barginning and strikes to bring changes in a work place |
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| chicago IL. strike for an 8 hour work day, 8 deaths, 60 wounded. |
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| Eugene Vs. Debbs (Pullman Company Strike) |
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| 1889 steel workers seize cotrol of the town eventually union lost. |
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| industrial workers of the world |
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| attemt to have gov. in control of buisness and property, equal wealth, wanted get rid of capitilism. |
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| organized a strike for workers rights. |
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| Swearing not to join a union |
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| workers would discuss as a group the issues. |
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| workers that replaced the other workers jobs. |
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| Triangle Work place factory |
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| 500 immigrant women 146 deaths lots of smoke, open gas fires, no escapes. 14 our work day 62-70 hours a week and 10.00 dollar paycheck. |
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