The Gilded Age Crossword

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  1. 3. Law passed in 1882 barring entry into America people from China. (3 words)
  2. 8. Term for the growth of cities that occurred during the Gilded Age.
  3. 9. Founder of the Bessemer process who dominated the steel industry in Pittsburg. Author of the Gospel of Wealth. (2 words)
  4. 10. Cheap, poorly made apartment buildings to house the influx of people into cities during the Gilded Age.
  5. 11. Term used for the blending together of ethnic groups in America so that they lose their native cultures. (2 words)
  6. 12. Theory that individuals, groups, and people are subject to the same "survival of the fittest" laws of natural selection. (2 words)
  7. 14. Monopoly formed by buying up all of your competitors’ companies to eliminate competition (2 words)
  8. 20. Buying all of the resources and companies related to your industry to keep costs very low. You might control the resources, factories, shipping, or markets for one industry. (2 words)
  9. 21. Early civil rights leader and one of the founders of the NAACP. Author of The Souls of Black Folks. (4 words)
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  1. 1. Founder of Standard Oil, who monopolized the oil industry for his own personal profit. (3 words)
  2. 2. Nickname given to the captains of industry who formed monopolies and became among the richest men who ever lived. (2 words)
  3. 4. The 1,907-mile line track constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network. (2 words)
  4. 5. One of the richest men in American history who cornered the market on the Hudson River and railways. (2 words)
  5. 6. Inventor of the first practical telephone and founder of AT&T.
  6. 7. Inventor of the phonograph, light bulb, motion picture camera, and many other influential inventions.
  7. 13. African American leader in educational rights who created a plan to integrate African Americans through the Atlanta Compromise. (3 words)
  8. 15. Early civil rights leader and one of the founders of the NAACP. Early advocate for the rights of African American women. (3 words)
  9. 16. A “hands-off” government policy towards the economy which allowed business to be unrestrained. (2 words)
  10. 17. Man who dominated the financial industry during the Gilded Age, and creator of General Electric. (3 words)
  11. 18. Pro-American and antiimmigration feelings and groups that rose during the period of high immigration.
  12. 19. Processing center for immigration into the US that sat outside New York City. (2 words)