Question

example, a man named boss tweed, got power in new york city by getting immigrants to vote for him. he promised immigrants that he would create more jobs and better housing for them when he was in government. the immigrants voted for him and he won the election, but instead of helping immigrants, he stole millions of dollars from the city and he didnt help anyone.
the industrial revolution
the industrial revolution is the name of this time period. it is when society changed to be more industrial. it lasted from 1790 - 1870. there were many new inventions during this time that made people move to big cities and this caused urbanization.
some people became leaders during this time as they led the big industries. they are sometimes called \captains of industry.\ one leader was john d. rockefeller and he controlled the oil business through a monopoly. he was the first billionaire in us history. another leader was andrew carnegie. he controlled the steel industry. steel is important because it is used in the construction of factories and skyscrapers. cornelius vanderbilt became a leader when he controlled the railroad industry. finally, jp morgan was a leader during this time because he controlled the banks.
many of these people controlled their industries because they had monopolies. they had a lot of power because they had no competition. they could charge any price they wanted and treat their workers how they wanted. this hurt a lot of people and so they are also sometimes known as
obber barons.\ people believed they were so rich because they were keeping all of the money for themselves and not paying their workers well.
these problems led to many labor strikes. working conditions for many people in factories was dangerous and people worked very long hours for very little pay. for example, in 1911, the triangle shirtwaist factory in new york caught fire and almost 150 workers, mostly

Explanation:

• For question 6: The text states that Boss Tweed promised immigrants jobs and housing if they voted for him. But after winning the election, he stole millions of dollars from the business instead of helping the city and didn't help anyone, which means he didn't keep his promises to immigrants.
• For question 7: The text clearly defines the Industrial Revolution as a time period (1790 - 1870) when society changed to be more industrial. New inventions during this time made people move to big cities (causing urbanization).
• For question 8: The text mentions that some people became leaders during the Industrial Revolution as they led the big industries, and they are called "Captains of Industry".
• For question 9: The text explains that with a monopoly, there is no competition. So the monopolistic entity can charge any price they want and treat workers as they want, which is bad for people.
• For question 10: The text says that people believed the "Captains of Industry" were so rich because they were keeping all of the money for themselves and not paying their workers well, so they are also called "Robber Barons".

Answer:

1. He promised immigrants jobs and housing if they voted for him, but after winning the election, he stole money and didn't help them.
2. It was a time period (1790 - 1870) when society became more industrial. New inventions made people move to cities (causing urbanization).
3. Because they led the big industries during the Industrial Revolution.
4. Because without competition (due to monopoly), they can charge any price and treat workers as they like.
5. Because people believed they kept all the money for themselves and didn't pay workers well.