Gilded Age

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gilded Age?

• people began moving to rural areas to farm acres of cotton and grain
• the political process was opened up to citizens of different ethnicities and social class
• America expanded westward to accomplish its goal of Manifest Destiny
• the government passed favorable laws to help the growth of big business

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the government passed favorable laws to help the growth of big business

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The Gilded Age is infamous for

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businessmen bribing government officials

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Who is responsible for the invention of the light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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Why is the invention of the light bulb significant?

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It enabled factory workers to work longer hours resulting in greater production of goods.

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In the late 1800s, many territories in the western part of America became states. What is the most likely reason for this?

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The transcontinental railroad allowed people to quickly move west.

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What was one of the benefits of the transcontinental railroad?

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Farmers were able to sell their goods to distant markets.

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The Homestead Act offered settlers

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160 acres of land if they would live on and improve the land

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The Homestead Act resulted in:

• Catholics moving to California to escape persecution on the East Coast
• businessmen paying employees higher wages to stay in the East and work in their factories
• many people selling their possessions and moving west to claim land
• improved relations with Native Americans

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many people selling their possessions and moving west to claim land

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During the Gilded Age, there was a notable increase in federal support for:

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased temperance regulations

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the growth of big business

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Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called

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free enterprise