Gilded Age

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Across
  1. 2. an industry that was successful in NC
  2. 4. owner of standard oil
  3. 6. a positive term for a business owner during the early 1900s
  4. 13. developed the assembly line
  5. 14. when a business buys out all their competitors
  6. 16. the railroad that spanned across the United States
  7. 17. a negative term for a business owner during the early 1900s
  8. 19. a now illegal practice that was common during the early 1900s
  9. 20. built a railroad empire based in New York
Down
  1. 1. buying a majority of a rival company's stock
  2. 3. when a business produces all the resources they need for their business themselves
  3. 5. Morgan finance tycoon who bailed out the U.S. government and founded General Electric
  4. 7. printing more stock so the value is lower
  5. 8. factory that produces cotton; many of these were built in NC
  6. 9. developed the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC
  7. 10. Scottish immigrant who owned a powerful steel business
  8. 11. a business that dominates an entire industry with no competition
  9. 12. the process of transitioning from agriculture to manufacturing
  10. 15. "hands off"; the belief that the government should stay out of business
  11. 18. time period of industrial transition; nickname from Mark Twain
  12. 21. a cheap source of labor for the factories