1. Turn of the Century America
Vocabulary

2. demand

3. The amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices

4. supply

5. The amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices.

6. railhead

7. A town where railroad tracks begin and end.

8. barbed wire

9. Twisted wire with a sharp barb, or point, every few inches.

10. corporation

11. A business in which many people own shares, or parts, of the business.

12. competition

13. What occurs when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or service.

14. monopoly

15. A company that has no competition.

16. labor union

17. An organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members.

18. strike

19. The stopping of work by workers.

20. persecution

21. Unfair treatment or punishment.

22. ethnic group

23. A group of people who share a language or culture.

24. tenement

25. A rundown, poorly maintained apartment building.

26. stockyard

27. A fenced area where large numbers of animals such as hogs and cattle are kept until they are used as food or moved to another place.

28. skyscraper

29. A very tall building.

30. rapid transit

31. A system of trains used to move people around cities.

32. slum

33. A poor, crowded part of a city.

34. settlement house

35. A community center for people in cities.

36. progressives

37. Reformers who think governments should make laws to protect workers, consumers, and citizens’ rights.

38. muckraker

39. Someone who “rakes up,” or points out, unpleasant truths.