Lesson 15- Vocabulary Words- American History

People who come into a country to live are called?

• immigrants

• slums

• inventions

Crowded, dirty parts of a city where buildings are old and need repairs and the people are poor are called?

• immigrants

• slums

• inventions

These are bad and unfair ideas about people based on a group they belong to?

• immigrants

• slums

• prejudice

These are new things created by imagination that caused huge changes in American life.

• inventions

• industry

• monopolies

All the companies in a business are called?

• inventions

• industry

• monopolies

This is when a business completely controls the making and selling of a product.

• inventions

• industry

• monopolies

The ways people exchange news and ideas is called?

• communication

• transportation

• skyscrapers

Ways of getting from one place to another is called?

• communications

• transportation

• skyscrapers

Very tall buildings are called?

• tranportation

• commununication

• skyscrapers

The contest between businesses to "win" buyers for their goods is called?

• competition

• laissez-faire

• negotiate