Industrialized America
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J. Piermont Morgan
What: J.P. Morgan handled corporate financing and industrial consolidation. He also collected art as a hobbie
When: born 4-17-1837
died 3-13-1913
In 1892 he arranged the merger of Edison General Electric (this was the start of his career)
Where: born HartfordConnecticut
Died Rome Italy
His company was stationed in New York City (NYC)
Why: He was important because without him those big corporations may not have been so much of a success
Alexander Grahm Bell
What: Alexander invented the telephone in 1876 He was also an engineer.
When: born 3-3-1847
Died 7-2-1922
Where: Born in Eclinburgh Scotland UK
Died in Beinn Bhreagh Nova Scotio Canada
Why: He was important because without his brilliant mind we wouldn't have our "beloved" :) Phones
Pullman Strike
Who: Pullman Company workers started a strike
What: 250,000 Workers of the Pullman Company started a strike due to a conflict in Pullman Chicago and The Owner lowered the wages
When: This happened in 1894
Where: In Pullman Chicago
Why: Workers Where upset with their working conditions and were not happy with the ammount of money they were earning
Chinese Laborers
What: The central pacific railroad hired a bunch of Chinese immigrants to half build the transcontinental railroad.
When: This started May 8th 1863
Where: This started in Sacromento California
Why: Without the help of the Chinese Immigrants we would have not got it done as "fast" as we did
Where my Information was Found
Alexander Grahm Bell- all information was found in Wikipedia
Pullman strike - all information was found on Wikipedia
Chinese Laborers- all information was found on Cprr.org\muesum\chinese.html.org