Gilded Age
Alden Randall
J.P.Morgan
What: He made his company one of the leading financial firms.
When: He helped take care of the depression of 1895 and the financial crisis of 1907.
Where: J.P.Morgan started his first bank in New York City.
Why: Morgan is important because, he helped carve the path oft future bankers.
Citation: J.P.Morgan biography.com www.biography.com/jpmorgan
Thomas Alva Edison
What: Edison made the electric light bulb the motion picture camera and a bunch of other things too.
When: Edison made the electric light bulb in 1879.
Where: Edison set up his lab in Menlo park.
Why: Edison made his inventions to help the world.
Citation: Thomas Edison biography.com www.biograpy.com/ThomasEdison
Hay market Riot
What: during the riot a bomb was thrown into the crowd and over 100 people were hurt.
When: It happened in Spring 1886 May 4.
Where: It happened at McCormick harvesting machine company in Chicago.
Why: The workers were trying to get less hours and better pay.
Citation: Robert McNamara The 1886 Hay Market square riot in Chicago About.com www.About.com/haymarketriot
The Railroads effect on Native Americans
What: The tribes fought against the UP for their land.
When: The UP started the conflict on December 2 1863.
Where: The UP went through western Indian Territory.
Why: The Natives Had been There forever and it was sacred land so, why should they give it up.
Citation: Toni Lee Robinson Rails across America Mrs. Carlisle's Moodle Site www.iascschools.org/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id1369