Across
- 2. a system of long and short pulses that represented letters of the alphabet
- 5. a loose association of businesses who produce the same product
- 8. He tried to organize all workers into unions
- 9. a new way of burning the impurities out of iron producing a lighrer, stronger, more flexible steel
- 11. the setup to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self sufficient
- 12. land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
- 16. each worker does one step of the production and then the product would move on to the next person
- 19. when a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competitors out of businesses. Then they would by their competition for a very low price and then raise prices to make a lot of money
- 20. when a company is in complete control of a product or service
- 25. how wide a track is (this became standard)
- 26. central railroad company and Union pacific started on opposite ends of the country and met in the middle to create this
- 28. industrialists who were praised for creating jobs, helping the economy to grow and giving generously
- 29. a strike against Pullman because he exerted too much control over the lives of his workers
- 30. an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
- 31. he led the American Federation of labor that only allows skilled workers to join
Down
- 1. federal lands that were set aside specifically for native americans to live on
- 3. For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
- 4. gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development
- 6. a department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of all critical supplies so native americans would be taken care of
- 7. government should not interfere with businesses
- 10. April 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum
- 13. as production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
- 14. suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
- 15. industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of its natural resources and treating workings poor
- 17. a strike in support of the eight hour work day
- 18. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
- 21. a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
- 22. a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
- 23. a strike protesting the cut wages at Carnegie steel where the Pinkerton police were called
- 24. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
- 27. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws, businesses were controlled but not owned by one company