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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution and Progressive Movement
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Social Studies
9th Grade
05/13/2018

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Term
Industry
Definition
The production of goods
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
The period of time in American history that focused on machines, factories, and industry
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Factors of Production
Definition
Labor, Natural Resources, and Entrepreneurship
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Natural resource
Definition
Gifts from nature (ex. timber, water)
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Ellis Island
Definition
The east coast point of entry for European immigrants arriving in America.
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19th Amendment
Definition
Gave women the right to vote.
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Jane Addams
Definition
Founded Hull House in Chicago to provide education, child care, and social activities to the poor
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Labor Union
Definition
An organization of workers that join together to make needed changes
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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Definition
Progressive president was known as the “Trustbuster"
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Muckrakers
Definition
Journalists that wrote about the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution
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Problems of the Progressive Era
Definition
1. Low wages and unsafe working conditions
2. Urbanization
3. Unfair business practices
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Definition
Limited Chinese immigration
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Carnegie and Rockefeller
Definition
Both created monopolies during the Industrial Revolution
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16th Amendment
Definition
Created an income tax
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Monopoly
Definition
Control over a certain good or industry
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Triangle Shirt Waist Fire
Definition
An example of how bad the working conditions were during the Progressive Era
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18th Amendment
Definition
Prohibited the sale, manufacturing, consumption, and distribution of alcohol.
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