Gilded Age #2

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Across
  1. 4. Competitor of Thomas Edison; Fan of AC current; Founded a power company
  2. 5. Originally worked for Edison; ended up selling his patents to Westinghouse
  3. 8. James Watt's invention powered factories and transportation.
  4. 12. 100,000 people displaced by the Great Chicago Fire.
  5. 14. Inventor of the first practical light bulb in 1879; Fan of DC current
  6. 15. Arrived late, sent to wrong address during fire.
  7. 16. Allowed factories to operate longer during Second Industrial Revolution.
  8. 18. Workers joined forces to confront factory owners for better rights and safety.
  9. 19. Invented by Samuel Morse in 1844 for fast communication.
Down
  1. 1. Devastating event in Illinois city, October 8-10, 1871.
  2. 2. Long hours, low pay, and hazardous environments due to lack of regulations
  3. 3. Crowded cities led to unsanitary slums and disease spread.
  4. 6. Competition between Edison (DC) and Westinghouse (AC) systems.
  5. 7. Early 1800s invention crucial for land transportation development.
  6. 9. Edison used propaganda to discredit AC electricity.
  7. 10. Location where the Great Chicago Fire reportedly started.
  8. 11. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
  9. 13. First successful model developed by Robert Fulton in 1807.
  10. 17. common practice of using minors to work in factories during Industrial Revolution