age of industry

Question 1

entrepreneur

Answer 1

someone who starts a business

Question 2

trust

Answer 2

a combination of companies formed by a legal agreement, to limit competition; group of corporations owned by a single board of directors

Question 3

collective bargaining

Answer 3

Discussion between employer and union representatives of workers over wages, hours, and working conditions.

Question 4

assembly line

Answer 4

a conveyer belt made vehicles more affordable for the average person

Question 5

patent

Answer 5

A license issued by the government that gives someone the right to make, use, and sell an invention without others copying it.

Question 6

monopoly

Answer 6

total control of an industry by one producer

Question 7

corporation

Answer 7

large business owned by many investors

Question 8

What are 3 ways that railroads affected the U.S.?

Answer 8

The steel industry grew , iron industry grew, helped the lumber industry, coal industry provided fuel