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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusty in order to dissolve them

Immigration

The process by moving to a new country or region with the intention of living there

Nativists

Policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants

Ellis Island

The largest and most active immigration station

push factor

reason that people might emigrate from their homes, including poverty.

pull factors

reason why they move to another place such as better industrialization

monoply

a market structure that consists of only one seller or producer

positive of monoply

benefits the companies that have them, as they can raise prices

negative of monoply

higher price for buyers, more negatives for customers

Robber Baron

An american capatalist of the latter part of the 19th centturu who became wealthy through exploitation.