| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Reconstruction | the reorganization & rebuilding of the former conferderate states after the civil war |
| vigilantes | people who take the law into their own hands |
| monopoly | total control of a type of industry by one person or one company |
| boomtown | were largely men's towns in the early days |
| transcontinental | extending across a continent |
| corporation | business that is owned by investors |
| shareholders | person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner |
| trade unions-labor unions | organization of workers with the same trade or skill |
| stock exchange | A place where shares in corporations are bought and sold through an organized system |
| stock | shares of ownership a company sells in its business which often carry voting power |
| merger | the combining of two or more businesses into one |
| dividend | a stockholder's share of a company's profits, usually as a cash payment |
| strike | a stopping of work by workers to force an employer to meet demands |
| strikebreaker | person hired to replace a striking worker in order to break up a strike |
| railroad baron | controlled the nation's rail traffic |
| philanthropy | the use of money to benefit the community |
| working conditions | an area where you work |
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