Description

system of connected railroad lines
person who invents money in a business to make a profit
to combine into a larger system or company
money given by the government to support activity that will benefit the public
discounts given by RR companies to large customers
dividing up business in an area and fixing prices
controlling industry from raw materials to the finished product
business owned by investors who buy shares of stock
a new way to do something
a grant by the government giving an inventor the sole right to make, use or sell his/her invention for a certain period of time
one who gives his/her wealth to benefit humankind
shares in a corporation
19th century government policy of hands off - not regulating business
money raised for a business venture
groups of corporations run by a single board of directors
identical parts of a tool or instrument that are made by machine
production method where workers add parts to a product that move along on a belt
when you make large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
the economic system where businesses are owned by private citizens
the portion of the population considered as buyers
company that completely controls the market of a given industry
equally dependent on each other
a person who wants much change in a short time
a person opposed to organized government
place where people labor for long hours, low pay and bad condidtions
organization of workers to do their jobs until their demands are met
a worker hired to replace a striking worker
organization of workers joined together for better conditions
an agreement that sets out working conditions (hours, wages, benefits)
court order to do nor not to do something
refusal by union workers to do their jobs until their demands are met
a worker hired to replace a striking worker
process where a union negotiates with management for a contract for its members
a businessman who uses unethical tactics to create a monopoly, raise prices and exploit workers
Successful powerful businessmen who amassed great wealth, created many jobs and gave back to the community (colleges, libraries)

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

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