Glossary

Transcontinental Railroad

a continuous network of railway tracks that crosses a continent, connecting different coasts or borders of a landmass completed in 1869, which linked the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, significantly shortening travel times and facilitating western expansion and trade.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican-American War

Treaty of Paris

Ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.

Trespass

to enter land or property without the permission of the owner.

Trust

a large group of businesses in the same industry that transfer its assets to a board of trustees, reducing competition and effectively creating monopolies or near-monopolies

Trust-busting

government policy, especially during the Progressive Era, to break up large corporations and monopolies

Trusts

a large grouping of businesses in the same industry that transfer their assets to a board of trustees, reducing competition and effectively creating monopolies or near-monopolies

U.S. Army Ordnance Department

responsible for the production and maintenance of weapons and munition (now known as the Ordnance Corps)

U.S. Census

a population survey conducted every 10 years by the federal government

Unanimous

Characterized by complete agreement.