Business Terms

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 build strong understanding of economic vocabulary through definition writing, contextual sentence construction, and historical reflection focused on Industrialization and the Gilded Age. By defining key terms such as corporation, trust, and laissez-faire, then using them correctly in original sentences, learners reinforce both word meaning and historical application.

Skills Reinforced

• Economic Concepts (Grades 6-8) – Understand vocabulary related to industrial growth and big business
• Vocabulary Development – Write clear definitions using accurate historical meaning
• Contextual Application – Use terms correctly in sentences tied to historical situations
• Historical Reasoning – Connect economic language to real impacts on society and government

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with middle school social studies and ELA standards
• Definition + Sentence Format – Reinforces both meaning and proper usage
• Reflection Component Included – Encourages deeper thinking about how vocabulary connects to history
• Flexible Use – Ideal for classwork, review, assessment, or homeschool instruction
• Supports Precision in Writing – Builds careful word choice and clarity

This Business Terms worksheet helps students master essential Industrialization vocabulary by combining definition writing with contextual practice. By applying economic terms in historically accurate sentences and reflecting on their significance, learners strengthen comprehension, writing accuracy, and historical literacy. It’s a no-prep, effective resource for classroom and homeschool settings focused on precise language and meaningful understanding of industrial-era concepts.

This worksheet is part of our Industrialization and the Gilded Age Worksheets collection.