Jarrett Ch. 5/Industrialization & Gilded Age

Federal law to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition

Name of Period where entrepreneurs reaped huge profits & they kept workers wages low.

Connects East & West Coasts; Travel faster from place to place: Demand in steel increased.

Name 2 Labor Unions that fought for better working conditions like higher wages, 8 hours, etc

Federal law prohibiting unfair pratices by railroads, like charging higher $ for shorter routes

Economic system where individuals are free to produce & sell whatever they wish: Limited Govt

Which 2 historical figures are entrepreneurs known for being robber barons & philanthropists?

This event blamed labor leaders for bomb explosion in Chicago during demonstration of strikers

Which of the answers below is NOT a working condition labor unions fought employers for?

Technological Innovation that made steel production more economical & faster.