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23 Cards in this Set
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free enterprise
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economic system in which businesses have the freedom to offer for sale many kinds of goods and services
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transcontinental railroad
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a railroad that went across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific
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capital resource
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money needed to run a business
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invest
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to buy shares in a business in the hope of making a profit
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stock
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a share in a business
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corporation
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business that sells shares of stock to investors
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entrepreneur
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person who takes a chance by opening up a business
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consolidate
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to join together, as in a business
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refinery
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a factory where crude oil is made into usable products
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monopoly
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to have almost complete control over a particular industry as in Carnegie and Rockefeller.
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time zone
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a region in which a single time is used
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human resource
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a worker
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strike
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to stop work and carry signs in order to get business owners to listen to their workers
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labor union
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a group of workers who take action to improve their working conditions
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federation
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organization made up of many groups
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regulate
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to control by law (government regulates some businesses)
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prejudice
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a feeling some people have against others because of their race or culture
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barrio
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a city neighborhood of Spanish-speaking people
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tenement
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crowded, poorly built apartment houses (often homes for immigrants)
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naturalization
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way for immigrants to become US citizens
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settlement house
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community centers in cities that helped immigrants learn skills
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skyscraper
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a tall, steel frame building
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Chapter 15 Industry and Immigration:
free enterprise, trancontinental railroad, capital resource, invest, stock, corporation, |
entrepreneur, consolidate, refinery, monopoly, time zone, human resource, strike, labor union, federation, regulate, prejudice, barrio, tenement, naturalization, settlement house, skyscraper
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