Industrial Growth Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. large companies _______ smaller companies
  2. 4. gaining control of all steps used to change raw materials into finished products
  3. 5. made transportation faster
  4. 7. group of corporations run by a single board of directors
  5. 8. shares in business
  6. 12. made transatlantic message
  7. 16. enabled steel makers to produce strong and cheap steel
  8. 18. where people labored for long hours
  9. 19. 1st American business worth more than $1 billion
  10. 20. men and women wanted ________ pay
Down
  1. 2. across the ocean
  2. 3. discounts given to businesses biggest customers
  3. 6. founded to protect the rights of workers
  4. 9. leader of Kinghts of Labor
  5. 10. scottish immigrant; "Gospel of Wealth"
  6. 11. children working in factories was ____________
  7. 13. controls all business of an industry
  8. 14. new ___________ were built around major RR crossings
  9. 15. "RR bully"; bought most RR lines from Chicago to Buffalo
  10. 17. instead of using iron rails, they used _______ rails