Gilded Age Robber Barons

Multiple Choice

How did the assembly line change life for ordinary Americans?

• It made cars too expensive for most families.

• It slowed down production but created safer jobs.

• It lowered the price of goods like cars, making them affordable.

• It gave small businesses a chance to compete with big corporations.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains how the telephone changed American business?

• It allowed companies to advertise on the radio.

• It reduced the need for steel in building telegraph poles.

• It made electricity available to more people.

• It made long-distance communication faster and easier.

Multiple Choice

Why did many businesses prefer hiring immigrants during the Gilded Age?

• Immigrants had more advanced training than Americans.

• Immigrants were willing to work for lower wages.

• Immigrants were protected by stronger labor laws.

• Immigrants owned most factories.

Match

Look at the political cartoons below and match each Robber Baron to the correct picture.

Andrew Carnegie

J.P. Morgan

John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Multiple Choice

If you were alive during the Gilded Age, how might your opinion of the Robber Barons depend on your social class?

• Workers might admire them for their success, while business owners saw them as lazy.

• Immigrants might refuse to work for them, while native-born Americans would only praise them.

• Farmers would support them because they made steel tools cheaper.

• Wealthy elites might see them as role models, while poor workers might view them as greedy exploiters.