- Shuffle
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Alphabetize
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Front First
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Both Sides
Toggle OnToggle Off
Front
How to study your flashcards.
Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key
Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key
H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key
PLAY BUTTON
PLAY BUTTON
67 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Island communities
|
Neighborhood set up in suburban areas; with little or no neighboring towns for miles.
|
|
Credit Mobilier
|
a construction agency; bribing congressmen and state legislators to avoid investigations of its policies.
|
|
trunk lines
|
like a massive river system: trunk lines drew traffic from dozens of tributaries and carried it to major markets.
|
|
railroad gauge
|
the differences between the rails of the railroads; usually 4 and 1/2 feet to 6 feet.
|
|
J. Edgar Thomson
|
built the fourth trunk line; with Thomas Scott. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Credit Mobilier
|
a construction agency; bribing congressmen and state legislators to avoid investigations of its policies.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
J. Edgar Thomson
|
built the fourth trunk line; with Thomas Scott. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
railroad gauge
|
the differences between the rails of the railroads; usually 4 and 1/2 feet to 6 feet.
|
|
J. Edgar Thomson
|
built the fourth trunk line; with Thomas Scott. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
railroad gauge
|
the differences between the rails of the railroads; usually 4 and 1/2 feet to 6 feet.
|
|
J. Edgar Thomson
|
built the fourth trunk line; with Thomas Scott. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
J. Edgar Thomson
|
built the fourth trunk line; with Thomas Scott. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
Thomas Scott
|
built the fourth trunk line; with J. Edgar Thomson. The Pennsylvania railroad; which initially ran from Philidelphia to Pittsburgh.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
JP Morgan
|
head of the New York investment house of JP. Morgan and Company; took the lead in the uses of money, and consolidation of the railroad systems.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
|
an entrepenuer; building his wealth from railroads and shippings.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
JD Rockefeller
|
a young merchant from Cleveland; with a passion for industry;
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
|
Andrew Carnegie
|
the undisputed master of industry; took a job in rail construstion.
|
