Chapter 8 Section Reviews Section 1 1. Transcontinental Railroad- Railroad spanning North American continent; completed in 1869 2. A. Thomas Edison- Inventor; developed the light bulb, phonograph, and hundreds of other inventions in the late 1800s and early 1900s B. Alexander Graham Bell- Inventor; developed the telephone in 1876; one founder of AT&T C. Brooklyn Bridge- Bridge completed in 1883 that connects Manhattan to Brooklyn. 3. There were many new inventions and new financial backing. 4. It made possible the refrigeration of foods, …showed first 75 words of 376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 376 total…late 1800s and early 1900s hired by companies to end strikes B. Haymarket Square- Place where anarchists had a rally on May 4 in Chicago C. Homestead- City in Pennsylvania where the first strike took place 3. The owners of the companies were getting way more money than the workers. 4. They were designed to help poor workers in bad times. 5. They were pretty successful because they got a lot of strikes going to help the poor people.