Chapter 6 Vocab

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Manufacturing steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to remove impurities.

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Bessemer Process

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Alliance of trade unions formed in 1886.

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American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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Fraudulent construction company that exploited Union Pacific Railroad profits using padded contracts.

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Credit Mobilier

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Creator of the American Federation of Labor, unified skilled workers.

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Samuel Gompers

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Factory builder for sleepers and railroad cars in Illinois; infamous for employee town.

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George Pullman

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Company takes over suppliers, distributors, and transport for control over product quality and cost.

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Vertical Integration

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1890 law banning trusts and monopolies in the U.S.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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Merging companies producing similar products.

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Horizontal Integration

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1877 Supreme Court case upholding state regulation of railroads for farmers and consumers, establishing government regulation of private industry.

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Munn v. Illinois

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Leader of the American Railway Union, voted to aid workers in the Pullman strike and jailed for six months for disobeying a court order.

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Eugene Debs