social studies comp 1

the practice of combining seperate companies into one

the unifrom width of 4 feet, 8.5 for railroad tracks, adopted in the 1800s.

discount or return of part of a payment

a group sharing in some activity

inventor of railroad air brakes

inventor of railroad car couplers making it easier for cars to be linked together

invemtor of refrigerated rail cars, making it easier for meat and other perishables to be shipped long distances

developer of the sleeping rail car

a production system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task over and over again as the item passes before them

the production of large quantities of goods using machinery and often an assembly line

invention of the telephone

inventor of the small box camara

invented the electric incubator and railroad improvements such as electromagnetic brake and automatis circut braker

business in which investor owns shares

shares of ownership a company sells in its business

people who invest in a corporation by buying stock and are partial owners

a stockholders' share of a company's profits, usually a cash payment

the combining of competeing firms into one corporation

a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement, especially to reduce competition

total control of a type of industy by one person or company

the combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry

charitable acts or gifts to benefit the community

the combining of two or more businesses into one

factors of production

industialist in the steel industry who became a philanthropy

law to protect trade a commerse against unlawful restraint and monopoly

a shop or factory where workers work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions

organization of worokers' with the same trade or skill

discussion between an employer and union representatives of workers over wages, hours, and working conditions

person hired to replace a striking worker in order to break up a strike

a court order to stop an action such as a strike

a mass or strip of ore sandwiched between layers of rock

a mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains such as silver

person who takes the law into their own hands

former mining town that became deserted

grant of money from the government to a person or company for an action intended to benefit the public

extending across a continent

land not fenced or divided into lots

a symbol burned into a animal's hide to show ownership

hispanis ranch hand

to aquire a peice of land by living on it and cultivating it

a name givin to the plains farmer

a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in ground where there is some moister

town located near railroads in order to market and ship cattle

an area of public land set aside for native americans

the first farmers' organization in the united states

store where framers bought products from each other

U.S political party representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other monopolies

the unlimited production of silver coins

networks of organizations in the West and the South which were founded when farmers railied against railroads.

organized the standard oil company

Edwin L. Drake