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| a buisness leader who became wealthy through dishonest means |
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| late 1800's era of greath wealth for an elite group of buisness leaders |
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| Government documents given to an inventor the exclusive to make and sell their invention for a period of time |
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| a buisness that is owned by a group og investors who buy part of the compant through shares of stock |
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| A buisness that owns an industry by eliminating other competitors |
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| an investor who buys part of a company through shares of stock |
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| Immigration station in New York Harbor for European Immigration |
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| Immigration station in San Fransisco for Asian Immagrants |
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| the process of blending into society by adopting the dominating culture |
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| the growth of cities, the result from industrilization |
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| place where workers work long hours in poor conditions and for a low wage |
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| run down and overcrowded apartment house |
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| law enhanced in Southern States designed to seperate blacks and whites |
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| An 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the legality of segregation |
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| the ability to read and write |
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| to kill by hanging without the due process of the law |
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| an organization of workers from all trades of the Civil War |
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| system in which the state controls the economy |
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| labor leader,founder of AFL |
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| American Federation of Labor(AFL) |
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| a national organization of labor unions founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers |
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| violent strike at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead, Pennyslavania, steel mines in 1892 |
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| nationwide railway strike that spread througout the rail industry in 1894 |
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| American Railway Union leader jailed in Pullman Strike in 1894 |
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| common culture experienced by a large number of people |
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| newspaper publisher, owner of the New York World |
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| newspaper publisher, owner of New York Morning Journal |
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live entertainment that featured song, dance, and comedy |
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type of music that blended African-American songs and European Musical forms |
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