America: The Story of Us- (Cities)
How many patents did Thomas Edison's lab generate?
1,000
How many immigrants came to the US through way of New York/ Ellis Island?
12,000,000(twelve million)
How many 'roughnecks' die on the job?
2 out of 5
How did Pulitzer raise money to construct the Statue of Liberty?
By asking people for money through his newspaper
Why was Colonel George Waring known as "America's First Eco-Warrior?"
Him and his team cleaned the streets of NYC --> less deaths
How did Jacob Riis contribute to changing America?
Invented explosive powder--> allowed people to take pictures in the dark
What is the official name of the Statue of Liberty?
Liberty; Enlightening the World
Who is Andrew Carnegie? Why is he so important to the US?
Scottish immigrant/ Millionaire First to mass produce steel--> changed the way steel was made/revolutionary
Why was the Statue of Liberty given to the US as a gift from France?
To celebrate the sentinel of the Declaration of Independence
What is "walking the steel"? What are the nicknames of the workers, and their meaning?
Working on skyscrapers Fixers= (veterans)old workers, Snakes= new workers, roughnecks= worked all the time
What did Edison use to create the first lightbulb?
cardboard
The expansion of expensive cities also caused what to increase?
crime
Which invention, besides producible steel, helped cities to grow?
elevators
What phrase was coined because of Detective Thomas Brynes interrogation techniques?
the third degree
What did his "Rogue's Gallery" of mug shots help to establish?
track down criminals
