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Down: 2) Herds of buffalo hindered the development of the railroads Removed the primary means of support for the indians and eventually they became dependent on the government.4) Helped to create and fuel the new consumerism of America.8) The government believed this was the best way to "civilize" the indians. 13) Taxes on imported goods. Designed to protect American industries and jobs from cheap foreign goods.14) Debs started as president of a railroad workers union. He became a leading American Socialist. 15) Invention of a schedule.16) Competing companies tried to control the market by agreeing how much each should produce and what price to charge.18) Patented 35 devices related to electronic communication. Inventions used by the railroads electromagnetic brake and devices for communication between trains.23) Goal was to make an automobile that everyone could afford. Achieved gains in production by mass-producing identical cars. Across: 1) Technique developed to preserve the scarce moisture by plowing the soil quickly after the rain. 3)  Movement of cattle from texas to the railroad centers in Kansas.5) New form and function invent the need for a product and create loyal custumers.6) Congress extended the power of the freedmens bureau to include education and protection for blacks in the south.7) Ups and downs of the American economy. Regarded by most leaders as a normal part of the economy.9) Low prices for crops. High operating costs. Limited money supply in the nation made credit hard to get. Railroads and other businesses used unfair business practices.10) Recruited women, African americans, immigrants, skilled and unskilled workers.11) Provided the strength to government regulation of business – especially the railroads. Prohibited pools, rebates and certain rate discounts. 12) Author of a utopian novel entitled looking backward. The novel reflected the concerns of the time period and sought to provide hopeful look into the future.17) The industrial workers of the world. attempted to unite all workers in one large union.19) Civil war pensions – by 1900 accounted for 40% of the federal budget.20)  legislatures in many southern states started passing Black Codes-Plans to keep blacks in a condition of semi-slavery.21) Factory owners were able to associate the events with the knights of labor.22) Lincoln’s plan required ten-percent of voters in the 1860 elections in each southern state to swear an oath of allegiance to the United States.23) The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.24) Founder of Standard Oil. Expanded his refining business to include oil fields, transportation, and consumer sales.25) Nominated in 1896 for President by the populist party and the Democratic party. “Cross of Gold” Speech made him famous as a leader of Farmers and Union workers. 26) A legal arrangement that allowed one company to control the actions of another.27) Economic concept allowing larger companies to enjoy the benefits coming from their size. Large companies can afford to buy complex and modern machines.28) Government should not interfere with the economy. Wealth was a mark of well-deserved power and responsibility.29) State governments were the first to regulate railroad business practices and then followed by the national government regulation.30) U.S. Army stationed large numbers of soldiers in the south to protect the Reconstruction governments.31) President Grover Cleveland arranged a deal with financier J.P. Morgan – gold in exchange for federal bonds. The deal caused great anger among farmers and workers.
 

 

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