| A | B |
| Angel Island | entry place into the U.S. for most immigrants from Asia |
| capital resources | money needed to run a business |
| corporation | business that sells shares of stock to investors |
| Ellis Island | entry place into the U.S. for immigrants from Europe |
| entrepreneur | person who takes charge in the opening up of a business |
| free enterprise | economic system in which businesses have the freedom to offer many kinds of goods and services for sale |
| hub | city where many trains and planes make stops on their way to different destinations |
| invest | to buy stock in a company hoping to make a profit |
| monopoly | nearly complete control of an industry |
| naturalization | step that immigrants take to become U.S. citizens |
| prejudice | feeling some people have against members of a different race or culture |
| tenement | crowded and poorly built apartment houses |