Cressida's Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle

2. formed the American Railway Union in 1892. Two years later, found himself leading the great Pullman strike.
4. American labour leader and the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
6. was the backbone of Louisiana’s economy. The state’s fertile soil and long growing season made it ideal for it.
8. served as a main entry point for Immigrants from countries like Italy, Ireland, Poland, and Russia arriving in the United States
16. Built between 1863 and 1869, connected the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
17. highlighted the growing tensions between industrialists and laborers.
18. was nicknamed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” for groundbreaking inventions.
19. This Iconic statue of the U.S greets immigrants at the New York Harbor, symbolizing hope and freedom.

1. This was the first law in American history to exclude an entire ethnic group from immigration.
3. a powerful political organization in New York City that helped immigrants find jobs and housing in exchange for their votes.
5. the historic meeting point where the two railroads joined.
7. provided support to recently arrived immigrants and working-class families who faced poverty and harsh living conditions, with services that included English language classes, job training, and childcare.
9. born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual.
10. assisted America in a crisis, loaning the federal government more than $60 million.
11. a journalist born on November 5, 1857, in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
12. contributed to the rapid expansion of South Dakota’s economy and its eventual statehood in 1889.
13. built a transportation empire in railroads and shipping, earning the nickname “The Commodore.”
14. started out as a Bobbin boy at a cotton factory, earning $1.20 a week.
15. world’s wealthiest man and a major philanthropist.