Chapter 6 Vocab

2. Someone who prefers native-born people over immigrants and wants to limit immigration.
4. store A large store that sells many different kinds of products, like clothes, food, and furniture.
5. A time when the economy is very bad, with lots of people losing jobs and businesses closing.
6. tax A tax people have to pay in order to vote, often used to stop poor people or minorities from voting.
7. Keeping different racial or ethnic groups separate, especially in public places.
10. The system of keeping things clean, like waste disposal and clean water.
12. When prices go down, usually because there isn’t enough money or demand in the economy.
13. Journalists who expose problems like corruption, pollution, or unfair practices.
16. A large company that is legally separate from the people who own it and can sell stock to raise money.
18. barons Wealthy business people who were seen as getting rich by treating workers unfairly or using dishonest methods.

1. The process of making immigrants adopt American culture, like learning the language and customs.
3. To fit in or blend into a new culture or society.
6. company A big company that owns smaller companies.
8. union A group of workers who join together to get better wages, working conditions, and benefits.
9. Workers who take the jobs of people on strike, often disliked by those on strike.
11. The idea of no government or rules, often through protests or rebellion.
13. When one company controls almost everything in a market, leaving little or no competition.
14. A period when the economy slows down, jobs are lost, and people spend less money.
15. A legal right that gives someone the exclusive right to make or sell an invention.
17. Things that push people to leave a place (like poverty) or pull them to move to a new place (like better jobs).