| A | B |
|---|
| boom | a time of fast economic or population growth |
| refinery | a factory where metals, fuels, and other materials are cleaned and made |
| prospectors | people searching for gold, silver, and other mineral resources |
| bust | time of fast economic decline |
| homesteaders | person living on land granted by the government |
| reservation | 1) an area of land set aside by the government for uses only by Native Americans |
| advertisement | 1) a public announcement that tells people about a product or an opportunity |
| tenements | a poorly built apartment building |
| prejudice | unfair feeling of hate or dislike for members of a certain group because of their background, race, or religion |
| regulations | a rule or order |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fighting a war |
| anarchist | a person who is against any type of government |
| seige | a long lasting attack |
| assembly line | system of building things in which a moving belt carries parts from worker to worker |
| imperialism | the building of an empire |
