The Homestead Act of 1862 gave many people the opportunity to settle here...
the West
A one-owner business is called this
sole proprietorship
They were hired by the Central Pacific Railroad to help build the transcontinental railroad.
Chinese laborers (immigrants)
This is a court order used to stop a strike
injunction
This is the class all seventh graders at WCCS have fifth period.
American History
This is where most immigrants entered the US in the late 1800s.
Ellis Island
Investment money for a business is called
capital
He formed the first trust
John D. Rockefeller
In this system people are free to invest and make profit from business
capitalism
This is the last day of school before Christmas break.
December 20
Large numbers of immigrants from here led to the Exclusion Act of 1882.
China
A business owned by two or more people is this
partnership
He was known for forming The American Federation of Labor
This is a focus on money and things
materialism
What two books of the Bible must we read to get events of the nativity?
Matthew and Luke
The first trust was formed here
in the oil industry
This is formed when a business gains investors by selling stock in the company
corporation
They should not show materialism because it places more value on money than on God or becoming like Christ.
Christians
Labor unions worked to acquire this right
collective bargaining
What is Mrs. Cline's favorite food?
oranges (navel oranges to be precise)
The first continental railroad was completed here
Promontory Point, Utah
This is a supersized corporation of combined companies
trust
They believed that driving weaker businesses out of business was just a part of the struggle for survival
social Darwinists
This is a business consolidation that buys stock from several companies to control and make decisions for the business
holding company
List the names of Mrs. Cline's three children.
Tom, Tony, Michael