Cressida's Gilded Age Crossword

2. started out as a Bobbin boy at a cotton factory, earning $1.20 a week.
3. formed the American Railway Union in 1892. Two years later, found himself leading the great Pullman strike.
7. the historic meeting point where the two railroads joined.
8. born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual.
9. built a transportation empire in railroads and shipping, earning the nickname “The Commodore.”
10. a powerful political organization in New York City that helped immigrants find jobs and housing in exchange for their votes.
11. This was the first law in American history to exclude an entire ethnic group from immigration.
13. highlighted the growing tensions between industrialists and laborers.
15. was the backbone of Louisiana’s economy. The state’s fertile soil and long growing season made it ideal for it.
16. world’s wealthiest man and a major philanthropist.
17. This Iconic statue of the U.S greets immigrants at the New York Harbor, symbolizing hope and freedom.
18. provided support to recently arrived immigrants and working-class families who faced poverty and harsh living conditions, with services that included English language classes, job training, and childcare.
19. served as a main entry point for Immigrants from countries like Italy, Ireland, Poland, and Russia arriving in the United States

1. American labour leader and the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
4. Built between 1863 and 1869, connected the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
5. a journalist born on November 5, 1857, in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
6. assisted America in a crisis, loaning the federal government more than $60 million.
12. contributed to the rapid expansion of South Dakota’s economy and its eventual statehood in 1889.
14. was nicknamed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” for groundbreaking inventions.