Unit 2 Gilded Age Vocab TEST

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A vast grassland in central North America, from Texas to Canada, east of the Rockies.

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Great Plains

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Govt's minimal role in economy.

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laissez faire

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Type of monopoly where a company controls a majority of one step in production; consolidating many firms in the same business.

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Horizontal Integration

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A person who has moved to another country for permanent residence.

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Immigrant

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Exclusive control of supply or trade in a commodity; Corporations with complete control of production.

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Monopoly

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Policies favoring native over foreign born individuals

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Nativism

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Term for assimilating diverse cultures:

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Americanization

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Law that provided farmland to citizens for settling the Great Plains.

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Homestead Act

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Law to limit job competition on the West Coast by banning Chinese immigration.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Practice where a single company controls every step of the process, from raw materials to distribution.

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Vertical Integration