Flashcards on Historical Figures and Definitions

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The leader of the Exodusters to Kansas.

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Benjamin “Pap” Singleton

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Definition of a philanthropist.

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Someone that donates to charitable causes for the betterment of people.

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Entrepreneur

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Someone who invests in businesses or owns a business.

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Philanthropist Robber Baron

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Carnegie

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Original purpose of tenements

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Housing for working class families

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Andrew Carnegie's most prominent industry association

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Steel production

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Business practices of 'robber barons'

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Exploited workers and used government influence to create monopolies

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Primary significance of the Transcontinental Railroad

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Linked the country from New York to California for the first time

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Chinese immigrants' contribution to the Transcontinental Railroad

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They made up almost 6,000 workers for the Central Pacific.

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Innovative technique used to build through the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Nitroglycerin as an explosive.