Across
- 2. this invention would lead to new towns and markets opening up in the west
- 10. andrew carnegie, while becoming extremely wealthy, also dedicated much of his life to trying to provide _____ to all
- 11. the american federation of labor and _____ of labor were formed to protect workers against monopolization strategies
- 13. what did political machines justify as long as they were making a profit and helping communities by providing jobs?
- 14. african-americans who moved to the great plains to escape oppression and racial discrimination
- 16. once this product was made quicker and cheaper, it was easier to build railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers
- 17. as more jobs were formed, labor _____ were also created to protect worker's rights
- 18. people moved away from rural parts of the country to _____ parts of the country due to the amount of job opportunities
Down
- 1. the chinese exclusion act would halt chinese immigration in order to reduce _____ for jobs in the united states
- 3. to try and americanize (assimilate) indians, the federal government passed the _____ act
- 4. thomas edison's invention of the light bulb allowed _____ to extend their working hours
- 5. farmers out west had access to _____ in the northeast as a result of railroads
- 6. political machines ran politics because local governments couldn't handle the influx of _____ coming to america, especially the northeast
- 7. w. e. b. du bois formed this group to promote equality for african americans
- 8. labor unions were formed as a result of many people having dangerous working conditions and working long _____
- 9. settlers were able to move out west to the great plains as a result of the federal government signing _____ that gave them free land
- 12. the sherman anti-trust act was formed to stop _____ from forming and taking over all aspects of a business
- 15. using dry farming techniques and steel plows were ways settlers adapted to life in the great _____ out west