Industrialization
Stacy Washington
Captains of Industry
Who: John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937)
What: Became one of the worlds richest men and a major philanthropist.
Where: Rockefeller entered the then-fledgling oil business in 1863 by investing in Cleveland, Ohio.
When: In 1897 he had made millions and millions of dollars.
Great Inventors
Who: Alexander Graham bell (March 3, 1847-August 2, 1922)
What: Made the telephone
When: Bell showed his telephone at the Centennial Exhibition in June 1876
Where: Bell taught deaf students in Boston
Railroads
Who: Native Americans
What: Hunters on trains would shoot buffalo
Where: settlers tried to take Native American land
When: 1800s