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Term | Definition |
Child labor | the use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal or considered inhumane. |
Union | the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context. |
Philanthropy | the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. |
Monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. |
transcontinental railroad | A train route across the United States, finished in 1869. |
anti-trust acts | Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices |
thomas edison | n United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931 |
Bessemer process | a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort |
Andrew Carnegies Gospel Of Wealth | Image result for andrew carnegie's gospel of death "Wealth", more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth", is an article written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made ric |
John D rockefeller | United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937 |
Interstate commerce act of 1887 | Image result for interstate commerce act of 1887 definitionwww.ourdocuments.gov The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. |
Alexander graham bell | was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone and founding the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. |
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