Gilded Age

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Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

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America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

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The transcontinental railroad was mostly built by:

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Chinese and Irish immigrants because they worked for low wages.

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Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion? The Homestead Act of 1862, mining gold and other natural resources, the transcontinental railroad

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assimilation of American Indians

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The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:

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assimilation

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This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:

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the Bessemer Process

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What is a monopoly?

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When one person or company controls a market

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Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller were know as robber barons because:

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they were like nobility, but they trampled on people to get rich.

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The growth of cities is called:

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urbanization

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Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:

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union

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During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:

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crowded, run down, and filthy