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date- alexander gram bell patented the first telephone

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1876

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date- invention of the light bulb

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1879

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date- interstate commerce act established the 1st regulatory agency

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1887

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date- Sherman antitrust act

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1890

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know the presidents

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ulysses s grant - William mcKinley

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age of industry

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great age of free Enterprise capitalism, major technological advancements, and industrial expansion

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began the production of the twine binder

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McCormick company

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steam, gas, diesel tractors replaced ____ and ____

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mules and horses

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planting a different crop each year to avoid depleting the soil

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crop rotation

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plowing furrows to follow the curve of the hill

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contour plowing

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produced a thornless cactus and new variety of potato

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Luther Burbank

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greatly increased wheat production in the US

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mark carleton

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best remembered for his work at tuskegee institute and research with the peanut

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George washington Carver

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established by Congress to study agriculture trends and aid American farmers

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dept. of agriculture

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provided funds for agricultural colleges to establish stations and research better farming methods

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hatch act

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cooperative exension services an d made county agents available

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smith lever act

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organisation formed for agriculture training

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4H, FFA, FHA (future homemakers of america)

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18
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patented his 1st telephone in 1876

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Alexander graham bell

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19
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when did the bell telephone company start

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1877

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20
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greatest inventor in history

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Thomas edison

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who invented the incandescent lamp

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Thomas edison

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22
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the ability to make your own choices

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free Enterprise/capitalism

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free enterprise system and strong American character, and surplus money

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America’s rise to prosperity

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new inventions and discoveries, abundant natural resources and large labor force is what

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America’s rise to prosperity

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created the Bessemer process to convert iron to Steele
henry Bessemer and kelly
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an American entrepreneur, and became the leading producer of steel in the world
Andrew Carnegie
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bought Carnegie's company and formed the U.S. STEEL CORPORATION
J.P. Morgan
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drilled the U.S 1st oil well in northwest PA
Edwin Drake
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owned the standard oil company which controlled 90% of america's oil production by 1900
John d. Rockefeller
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founder of a large meatpacking firm who contributed to church ed. institutions
Philip d. armour
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donated millions to the church and institutions
henry c. frick
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known for textiles, shoes, nd papers
New England
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known for iron and steel
Pittsburg
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known for meatpacking
Chicago and Kansas city
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known for flour mills
st. Paul and Minneapolis (the twin cities)
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known for breweries
milwaukee and st louis
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the south post civil war; by 1920 the south produced more textiles than new England
new south
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center of the southern iron and steel; nicknamed Pittsburgh of the south
birmingham
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a business that has received a charter from the state government
CORPORATION
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partial ownership in a corporation that is sold to earn capital
stock
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a buisness owned by 1 person
proprietorship
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a business with 2 or more people
partnerships
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several similar businesses controlled by a board of trustees to eliminate competition
trusts
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large business organizations that provided important commodities; they control a specific market of goods
monopolies
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Scottish professor of philosophy
Adam smith
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who wrote wealth of nations
Adam smith
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largely responsible for the laissez faire policy
Adam smith
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one of the earliest advocates of capitalism
adam smith
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who founded the grange , a pro farming organization that influenced political decisions
Oliver hudson Kelly
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many granges founded __________ to help its members
cooperatives
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the govt. planned to remove _______ from circulation to prevent inflation
greenbacks
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wanted the govt. to purchase and coin all silver in America
free silver movement
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provided for a limited amount of silver to be minted each month
bland Allison act
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assassinated a few months into his presidency
James garfield
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Garfield's vice president that finished his term was who
chester arthur
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regulated trade on trains between the states, America first regulatory agency
ICC- interstate commerce commission
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formed during Benjamin Harrison's administration
the populist party
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Congress passed what act which broke up trusts and big businesses
Sherman anti trust
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demonstrative against Carnegie steel for higher wages
homestead act
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a group of unemployed men that marched to the capitol in retaliation to the panic of 1893
coxeys army
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afffected states and businesses across America that used railroads
Pullman strike
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pres Cleveland issued an _________ to stop the strike
injunction
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added a higher degree of protection to American industry than any tariff before this
McKinley tariff
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reciprocal trade agreement with other nations
reciprocity clause
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churches benefitted from the growth of ______
industry
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rescue mission in Chicago for the outcaste of society
pacific garden mission
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founded salvation army, to provide for physical and spiritual needs
William booth
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young woman's Christian association that branched from the YMCA
YWCA
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______ colleges were founded
Christian
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1 of americans greatest urban evangelists
D. L. Moody
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song leader for D.L.M.
ira sankey
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founded to provide young ppl. with training for christian services
moody bible institute
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spoke to larger audiences than anyone in America at this time
T. DeWitt Tslmsge
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the moody of the south
Sam Jones
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an interpretation of the English Bible
B.H. Carroll
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evangelist to remote places of America
Sheldon Jackson
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founded the American red cross
Clara Barton
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a Christian conference located at ________ inspired the growth of foreign missions
mt. Hermon
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sought the "evangelization of the world in this generation"
student volunteer movement
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