Unit 2, Day 1

Unit 2, Day 1

Gilded Age

​Objectives:

• ​US.2A - Identify the major eras in U.S. history from 1877 to the present and describe their defining characteristics.

• US.26A - Explain the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations such as electric power, telephone and satellite communications, petroleum-based products, steel production, and computers on the economic development of the United States.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age? 

• The discovery of gold fields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation 

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

• In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

Multiple Choice

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison? 

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances 

• Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

• Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes 

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines 

Multiple Choice

Which benefit resulted from the introduction of the Bessemer steel process? 

• Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers 

• Stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges 

• Transistors for radios

• Electric light bulb