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S.S. lesson 3
Vocabulary for Social Studies
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boom | Boom means economic growth spurt |
| Refinery | A factory that makes metal, fuel, and other material |
| Prospector | A person searching for gold, silver, or other mineral resources |
| Bust | Fast economic decline |
| Long Drive | Taking cattle 10 million miles north to the railroads |
| Homesteader | People who claimed homesteads |
| Open Range | Free grazing site/area |
| Reservation | An area of land designated to native americans |
| Free Enterprise | A business with little or no government control |
| Transcontinental Railroad | A railroad going around the continent |
| Entrepreneur | a person that sets up their own business |
| Petroleum | Another word for oil |
| Capital | Money needed to set up or improve a business |
| Human resource | Workers any ideas and skills the bring there jobs |
| New Immigration | Immigrants coming from north or south Europe |
| Old Immigrants | Immigrants coming from west Europe |
| Advertisement | A public announcement that tells people about a product or opportunity |
| Tenement | A poorly built apartment building |
| Prejudice | An unfair feeling of dislike or hate because of their background, race, or religion |
| Regulation | Controls |