The Gilded Age
Across
- 2. American financier and industrial organizer during the Gilded Age
- 5. The economic philosophy of free-market capitalism that opposes government intervention
- 7. A robber baron known for his steel industry
- 8. A party organization, led by a single boss, that commands enough votes to maintain political & administrative control of a city, county, or state
- 9. Founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886, they sought better wages, working conditions, and shorter working days
Down
- 1. Leader of the Tammany Hall political machine
- 3. The Party for the “common man”
- 4. The owner of the Standard Oil Company and widely considered America’s first billionaire
- 6. A Movement started to change many issues farmers faced, including price drops & outrageous shipping prices