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Wounded Knee

The last Indian battle of the century took place here in 1890.

Dime Novels

Cheap and plentiful books about the West published after the Civil War.

Corporation

A business organization where individuals own stock.

Chain Stores

Huge networks of businesses that utilize economies of scale.

Department Store

A retail store that provides customers with a wide range of goods.

Advertising

Became necessary when the supply of consumer goods exceeded the demand.

Vertical Integration

The process of combining steps to turn raw materials into finished products.

Union Pacific

The railroad company that built the transcontinental railroad from Omaha.

1869

The year the transcontinental railroad was completed.

Bell

The inventor of the telephone.

Edison

The inventor known for the phonograph and the light bulb.

Rockefeller

He owned and operated the Oil Company.

Andrew Carnegie

He became a philanthropist after selling his steel business.

Sacramento, California

Where the Central Pacific Railroad began construction.

Ireland

Many immigrants from this country helped build the transcontinental railroad.

Robber Barons

A nickname given to corrupt railroad owners.

Decrease

If a company raises the price on a product, the demand will most likely __________.

Sears, Roebuck and Company

A company that used the postal service to send goods to customers.

Land Grants

Benefited railroads in building the transcontinental railroad.

Pennsylvania

The state where the first oil well was drilled.

Free Trade

Supporters of laissez-faire generally favor this.

Time Zones

Introduced by the railroad industry to make rail travel safer.

Railroad

The industry that introduced time zones.

Pools

An agreement by companies to keep prices above a certain level.

Entrepreneurs

People who invest their own capital to organize and run businesses.

Economies of Scale

Reduction in manufacturing costs by producing goods quickly in large quantities.

Blacklist

A list of troublemakers so that no company hires them.

Arbitration

A process when a third party helps workers and employers reach an agreement.

Northern

One of the regions in Europe where Old Immigrants came from.

Southern

One of the regions in Europe where New Immigrants came from.

Western

Another region in Europe where Old Immigrants came from.

Protestant

The predominant religion of Old Immigrants.

Nativists

People born in the U.S. who dislike all those born outside the U.S.

Ellis Island

The check-in station for immigrants from Europe.

Angel Island

The check-in station for immigrants from Asia.

Gilded

Something covered with gold on the outside but cheaper material inside.

Vaudeville

A theatrical performance that was a hodgepodge of entertainment.

Populists

The People's Party was also known as this.

Grange

The Patrons of Husbandry is better known as this.

Lynching

To hang somebody without a proper court proceeding.

Greenbacks

Paper currency that could not be exchanged for gold or silver.

Inflation

A decline in the value of money.

Poll

A tax introduced in Mississippi in 1890 to restrict African Americans from voting.

Scott Joplin

The 'King of Ragtime'.

William Jennings Bryan

A Democrat from Nebraska who was nominated for presidency three times.

James Naismith

The inventor of basketball.

Jim Crow

A term used for segregation laws in the South.

Herbert Spencer

He coined the term 'Social Darwinism'.

P.T. Barnum

His circus was dubbed 'The Greatest Show on Earth'.

Samuel Clemens

The real name of Mark Twain.

Plessy v. Ferguson

The 1896 Supreme Court decision ruling 'separate but equal' legal.

Cities

Where most New Immigrants lived upon their arrival in America.

China

The country from which immigrants were excluded by Congress in 1882.

Chicago

The city where the world's first skyscraper was built.

Central Business District

At the core of the settlement of old cities.

Jane Addams

Opened the Hull House, a famous settlement house in Chicago.

Horatio Alger

Wrote dime novels about people going from 'rags to riches'.

Theodore Roosevelt

First president to use the presidency as a 'bully pulpit'.

Theodore Roosevelt

The youngest U.S. President.

Woodrow Wilson

Winner of the 1912 U.S. Presidential Election.

Theodore Roosevelt

Leader of the Rough Riders.

John J. Pershing

Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces.

Veterans Day

Armistice Day is known as this in the U.S. today.

Yanks

A nickname given to American soldiers in World War I.

League of Nations

The international organization proposed by the U.S. President after WWI.

Fourteen Points

The proposal by the U.S. President to eliminate the causes of war.