Across
- 2. Inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera, among other innovations.
- 4. Business Large, powerful corporations or companies that controlled industries like steel, oil, and railroads.
- 8. The creation of new ideas, products, or methods, which characterized the technological advances of this period.
- 11. A businessman who led the expansion of the American steel industry and practiced philanthropy later in life.
- 12. A device using electrical signals to transmit messages over long distances via wires.
- 13. A machine that allowed for quicker and more efficient typing, widely used in business.
- 14. A government license giving inventors exclusive rights to make, use, or sell their inventions.
- 15. A legal arrangement where multiple companies combine under a single board of trustees to reduce competition and control markets.
- 17. Inventor of the telephone, which transformed communication in the late 19th century.
- 18. A period of rapid economic growth and urbanization in the United States, spanning from the 1870s to about 1900.
- 19. A business organization that is owned by shareholders and operated by managers.
- 20. The rapid growth of cities in population and size due to industrialization and immigration.
- 21. The combining of two or more companies into one larger company.
- 22. The undeveloped land in the western United States that was gradually settled during the 19th century.
- 23. Essential for powering factories and steel production during the Gilded Age.
- 24. A printing machine that greatly increased the speed and efficiency of producing newspapers and books.
Down
- 1. The efficiency of production, often boosted by new inventions during the Gilded Age.
- 3. The process of people moving from other countries to live in the United States, often for economic opportunities.
- 5. An invention that streamlined sales transactions in businesses.
- 6. A device invented by Thomas Edison that provided a reliable source of artificial light.
- 7. Inventor of the telegraph, which revolutionized long-distance communication in the 1840s.
- 9. A key raw material used in steel production, often controlled by major industrialists like Andrew Carnegie.
- 10. The growth of industry and factory-based production, replacing agricultural economies.
- 14. An invention by Edison that could record and play back sound.
- 16. The process by which rural areas develop into cities or towns as populations grow and industry expands.
- 25. Industry The industry that grew during the Gilded Age, crucial for building infrastructure like railroads and skyscrapers.