Across
- 2. theory that wealth was a measure of one’s inherent value and those who had it were the most “fit.”
- 6. method developed in the 1850s for making steel more efficiently.
- 9. farmers were put out of work by this.
- 10. made his fortune in the railroads.
- 11. taxes that made imported goods cost more than those made in the United States. Forced Americans to buy American made products.
- 14. a grant by the federal government giving an inventor the exclusive right to develop, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time.
- 17. group ownership of a business.
- 18. invented in 1844, this invention increased the speed of communication.
- 19. United States growth was fuelled by this vast supply.
- 22. strong steel made it possible to build up, not out.
- 23. an organization of workers formed to pressure business owners to improve wages and working conditions.
Down
- 1. these systems depended upon machinery to carry out tasks that were once done with hand tools.
- 3. a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.
- 4. the freedom to run a business for profit with minimal regulation.
- 5. complete control of a product or service.
- 7. this was necessary to transports natural resources to the factories.
- 8. this system of consolidating many firms in the same business.
- 12. made his fortune in oil.
- 13. made his fortune on steel production.
- 15. a person who takes financial risks to start a business.
- 16. where one owns all the firms involved in the manufacturing process.
- 17. Arrangement between businesses making the same product agree to limit the production and thus keep prices high.
- 20. allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation, a.k.a. "let do"
- 21. invented the light bulb.