Write sentences that use the given chapter vocabulary words, leaving blanks where the vocabulary words would go. Exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

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Why might inventors be more creative working in an invention factory, such as Edison's, than working on their own?

After the Civil War, railroads consolidated as large railroad companies took over smaller ones, (a) What were the advantages of consolidation? (b) What were the disadvantages?

Write sentences that use the given chapter vocabulary words, leaving blanks where the vocabulary words would go. Exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

patent

List the ways that the need for capital led to new ways of running businesses.

What arguments did supporters and opponents of trusts each use?

Make a list of the five most important inventions of this period. Rank the five inventions in order of importance, and write a paragraph explaining your choices.

Write at least four questions that you would ask a railroad owner or a western farmer to help decide whether the growth and consolidation of railroads were good for the country.

Write sentences that use the given chapter vocabulary words, leaving blanks where the vocabulary words would go. Exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

dividend

Review the Main Idea statement at the beginning of this section. Then, write five statements of fact that support the main idea.

Write sentences that use the given chapter vocabulary words, leaving blanks where the vocabulary words would go. Exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

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How did the auto and the airplane change American life?

How did John D. Rockefeller monopolize the oil industry?

Why did the labor movement suffer a number of major defeats after 1870?