Industrialism and Westward Expansion Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Period of apparent prosperity in the U.S., marked by underlying issues and inequality
  2. 4. ... Integration; Business strategy where a company controls every stage of production, from raw materials to sales
  3. 5. African Americans who moved westward after the Civil War
  4. 8. Law that offered 160 acres of land to settlers willing to farm it for five years.
  5. 10. Major railroad connecting the eastern and western United States, completed in 1869.
  6. 12. Networks that expanded during the Industrial Revolution, crucial for transportation and trade
  7. 13. Material produced using the Bessemer Process, stronger than iron and used widely in construction
  8. 16. The movement of people from rural areas to cities, often for factory jobs
  9. 17. Social class primarily made up of laborers and factory workers
Down
  1. 2. Economic policy of minimal government interference in business
  2. 3. Industrialist known for dominating the steel industry through vertical integration.
  3. 6. Period marked by rapid industrialization and urbanization
  4. 7. The belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent
  5. 9. Organizations formed by workers to advocate for better conditions and pay
  6. 11. Wealthy industrialists accused of exploiting workers and using unethical business practices
  7. 14. ... Integration;Business tactic involving the merger of companies in the same industry to reduce competition
  8. 15. Practice of employing children in factories, often in unsafe and demanding jobs.