5 th Grade Social Studies Ch. 7-8 Vocabulary Mrs. Thornburgs version
Vocabulary Terms in 5 th Grade Social Studies Ch. 7-8 CorporationCompetitionMonopoly Labor UnionPersecutionStrike Ethnic GroupTenementDemand ProgressivesRailheadSlum Rapid TransitMuckrakerSupply
What do we call unfair treatment or punishment?
Persecution
What do we call a town where railroad tracks begin or end?
Railhead
What do we call a poor, crowded part of the city?
Slum
What do we call the amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices?
Supply
What do we call a company that has no competition?
Monopoly
What do we call a system of trains used to move people around a city?
Rapid transit
What do we call a group of people who share a culture or language?
Ethnic Group
What do we call someone who points out unpleasant truths?
Muckraker
What do we call a business in which many people own shares, or parts, of the business?
Corporation
What do we call a poorly built apartment building?
Tenement
What do we call it when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or services?
Competition
What do we call a time when workers refuse to work?
Strike
What do we call the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices?
Demand
What do we call an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members?
Labor Union
What do we call reformers who wanted to make cities and factories cleaner and safer?
Progressives