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Chapter 5Chapter 5Cram Jam SessionCram Jam Session

Sherry Woods,Sherry Woods,Caywood Elementary School Caywood Elementary School

Lexington, TNLexington, TN

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Free EnterpriseFree EnterpriseAn economic system in An economic system in which businesses have the which businesses have the freedom to offer for sale freedom to offer for sale many kinds of goods and many kinds of goods and services.services.

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Capital ResourcesCapital ResourcesMoney needed to run a Money needed to run a business.business.

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EntrepreneurEntrepreneurPerson who takes a Person who takes a chance by opening up a chance by opening up a businessbusiness

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hubhubCity where many trains City where many trains and planes make stops and planes make stops on their way to on their way to different destinationsdifferent destinations

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prejudiceprejudiceFeeling some people Feeling some people have that makes them have that makes them dislike members of a dislike members of a different race or culturedifferent race or culture

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investinvestTo buy stock in a To buy stock in a company in hopes of company in hopes of making a profitmaking a profit

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tenementstenementsCrowded and poorly Crowded and poorly built apartment housebuilt apartment house

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monopolymonopolyNearly complete control Nearly complete control of an industryof an industry

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Ellis IslandEllis IslandEntry place into the Entry place into the United States for most United States for most immigrants from Europeimmigrants from Europe

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naturalizationnaturalizationSteps that immigrants Steps that immigrants take to become United take to become United States citizensStates citizens

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Angel IslandAngel IslandEntry place into the Entry place into the United States for most United States for most immigrants from Asiaimmigrants from Asia

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Jane AddamsJane AddamsFounded a settlement Founded a settlement house that helped house that helped people living in Chicagopeople living in Chicago

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Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieMade the production of Made the production of steel a major industry in steel a major industry in the United States.the United States.

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John D. RockefellerJohn D. RockefellerFormed the Standard Formed the Standard Oil Company and gained Oil Company and gained almost complete control almost complete control of the oil business.of the oil business.

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Samuel GompersSamuel GompersOrganized groups of Organized groups of skilled workers into the skilled workers into the American Federation of American Federation of Labor AFLLabor AFL

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Jacob LawrenceJacob Lawrencewrote a book about wrote a book about African Americans African Americans moving from northern moving from northern cities from the South.cities from the South.

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Jacob RiisJacob RiisWrote a book about poor Wrote a book about poor living conditions in New living conditions in New York City tenements.York City tenements.

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William JenneyWilliam JenneyBuilt the world’s first Built the world’s first skyscraper, in Chicago.skyscraper, in Chicago.

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Samuel F.B. MorseSamuel F.B. MorseInvented the telegraph, Invented the telegraph, a way of carrying a way of carrying messages along wiresmessages along wires

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