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Chapters 4-5
Social Studies Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| free enterprise | an economic system in which people are able to start and run businesses with little control by the government. |
| transcontinental railroad | the railway line that crossed North America |
| entrepreneur | a person who sets up and runs a business |
| petroleum | oil |
| capital | the money needed to set up or improve a business |
| human resource | a worker who brings his or her own ideas and skills to a job. |
| old Immigration | people who came from the northern and western Europe before 1890 to settle in north America |
| New Immigration | people who came from southern and central Europe and other parts of the world after 1890 to settle in North America |
| advertisement | a public announcement that tells people about a product or an opportunity |
| tenement | a poorly built apartment building |
| prejudice | an unfair feeling of hate or dislike for members of a certain group because of their background, race, or religion |
| regulation | a rule or an order |