Across
- 4. (AFL) founded by Samuel Gompers in 1881; united workers with similar economic interests
- 6. capital (money) is controlled by individuals rather than by the government.
- 9. "hands-off" policy toward bib business in America
- 11. labor organizations formed by workers to protect their rights
- 13. the money a business makes after all costs are paid.
- 14. The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
- 15. when industry is introduced on a large scale to a region or country — for example, when an economy goes from being based on agriculture to being based on manufacturing and other industries.
- 16. 1/5 of all American children worked outside the home in 1910; children used to move, fix or clean large machines because they were small enough to fit between the parts
Down
- 1. a corporation's profits shared with stock owners
- 2. the manufacture of goods in large quantities using standardized designs, so that all goods are produced the same
- 3. amount of money a person is paid for their work
- 5. a traditional community where the economy is primarily based on agriculture and farming
- 7. a corporation's shares; stockholders share part ownership in the company
- 8. a company chartered by a state and recognized in law as a separate "person"
- 10. Connected the nation's east and west coasts
- 12. (1831)invented the reaper, a horse-drawn machine used to to harvest grain; revolutionized farming; allowed farmers to harvest more crops with far fewer workers