Post Civil War

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  1. 4. People who cheated by going into the Oklahoma territories early
  2. 7. "Double _" - Putting two engines at the front of the train, allowing the railroad companies to attach many more cars to be pulled.
  3. 8. The type of consolidation when a company creates a monopoly by making their prices lower than competition and thus driving them out of business
  4. 11. “Land _” - People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  5. 13. Tax on imported goods
  6. 14. "_ Square" - Strikers had a rally in protest of the companies and police actions.
  7. 16. A market structure when only a few large profitable companies control most of the production of a certain product.
  8. 17. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  9. 18. The type of consolidation when a company gains control of all the different phases of their product's production
  10. 20. "The American _ of Labor" - A union that only allowed membership to skilled workers.
  11. 22. "_ Strike" - Henry Frick cut worker's wages at Carnegie steel so the union called this strike.
  12. 24. “_ act” - An act set up to provide up to 160 acres to Indian families
  13. 25. "_ of Labor" - One of the first labor unions, lead by Terence Powderly.
  14. 28. What the Native Americans did with their land
  15. 29. "_ Strike" - George Pullman created a town for his workers and dolf them food and rent, but after the economy went bad he still didn't lower his prices, causing this strike.
  16. 30. “Sand _ Massacre” - Colonel John Chivington massacred up to 500 people during this
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  1. 1. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  2. 2. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws.
  3. 3. A philosophy that suggests government ownership of businesses and equal distribution of wealth.
  4. 5. “Black _” - The leader of the Cheyenne
  5. 6. “_ Property” - Land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew what you owned.
  6. 9. Federal land set aside for the Native Americans to live on.
  7. 10. A group of people who felt the two main political parties weren’t doing enough to protect their interests
  8. 12. “_ Big Horn” - Custer fought 2000 Indians here, him and all his men died.
  9. 15. “_ stead act” - This act was signed by Lincoln, and stated that for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  10. 19. “Federal Bureau of Indian _” - A government department in charge of making sure the Native Americans had enough critical supplies
  11. 21. “Wounded _” - The Indians were disarmed, and killed here, after a shot was fired, killing about 200 people
  12. 23. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
  13. 26. What money was backed by
  14. 27. "Economies of _" - As production increases, the cost of each item produced is lower