The Gilded Age Crossword

a political organization where a small group supports a business or campaign, that receives rewards for their efforts
someone who organizes and operates business
a situation where the government opposes regulation of economic affairs to allow free enterprise
exclusive control of the trade of a community or service
"positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation" – replaced the Spoils System
the desire to promote the welfare of others
to assimilate or become American in character
a United States inventor who is most well-known for his invention of the lightbulb
towns and cities are formed and become larger (more people)
an organization of workers created to protect or further their rights in the work place
a United States industrialist and philanthropist who is most well-known for his fortune attained to the steel industry
a law passed in the 1860's that offered 160 acres free to any man who would move out West and farm the land for 5 years
a process by which an economy is changed from primarily agriculture based to one based on the manufacturing of goods
a policy of protecting the interest of native-born inhabitants against that of immigrants
the inventor of the new process of making steel in the Gilded Age