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a run: situation in which many customers try to withdrawal their bank deposits simultaneously and the banks reserves are not sufficient to cover the withdrawals
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bearmarket: when stock decreases
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blackhawk: 1767-1838 american indian chief of the sauk tribe: leader of sauk and fox indians
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boycott: to combine in abstainy from or preventing dealings with as a means of intimidation or coercion
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bullmarket: when stock increases
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Capital: money to begin or expand a business
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capitalism: economic system characterized by private property ownership, individuals and companies are allowed to compete for their own economic gain
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cherokee: a member of an important tribe of north american indians whose 1st known center was in southern allegnenies and who know live in NC and Oklahoma
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chinese exclusion act: any of several acts forbidding the immigration of chinese laborers into the united states (1882-1892)
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corporation: an association of individuals created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence of its members and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its member
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crazy horse: leader of the Oglala Siox tribe; defeated gen. george custer at little bighorn
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depression: a period during which a business activity drops significantly, high unemployment rates and delation
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emigrate: to leave one country or region to settle in another
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famine: extreme and general scarcity of food as in a country or a large geographical area
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Gen. george custer: 1839-1876, us general and indian fighter
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Ghost Dance: a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western american indian cults in the late 19th century
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gilded age: birth of modern america, the period in the u.s.cerca: 1870-98 characterized by a greatly expanding economy and the emergence of plutocratic influences in a governments society
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interest: what companies use on their statement for reporting the money earned on cash temporarily held in savings accounts, certificates of deposits or other investments
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laissez-faire: government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs (free enterprise)
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Mass Production: the product or manufacture of goods in large quantities especially by machinery
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Merriam Report: was a survey of conditions of Indian Reservations in 26 states (1928)
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monopolies: exclusive control or commodity or service in a particular market or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices
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natavist: the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those immigrants
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pogram: an organized massacre, especially of jews
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poverty line: a minimum income used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty
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share: part of a company that is bought in stock
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Siox: a native american tribe out west, large and powerful tribe, near the rocky mountains
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smallpox: contagious disease marked by fever and pustles
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speculation: taking large risks, especially with respect trying to predict the future; gambling large gains
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strike: collective organized cessation of work by employees to force acceptance of their demands by the employer
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tenement: a rundown and often overcrowded apartment house especially in a poor section of a large city
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trade union: an organization whose membership consists of workers and union leader united to protect and promote their common interests
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trusts: confidence in a certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit; to sell merchandise