A | B |
Credit Mobilier | railroad company that overcharged the government |
political machine | support group of political parties |
political boss | ensures that party members are elected |
William Marcy Tweed | Ran Tammany Hall - NYC's Democratic political machine |
laissez-faire | no government involvement in business |
Promontory Point | Completion point of transcontinental railroad |
George Pullman | Invented the sleeping rail car |
George Westinghouse | Invented the air brake for trains |
Sam Morse | Invented the telegraph and code |
Alexander Bell | Invented the phone and started AT&T |
assembly line | Allows companies to make products faster and cheaper |
capital | money used for investment |
stock | a share of a business |
corporation | a business owned by shareholders |
JP Morgan | A leading US banker |
United States Steel | The first billion dollar business |