Gilded Age & Progressive Era

Who were the Progressives?

• Factory owners who tried to make inexpensive products.
• People who moved out of the city into the suburbs.
• Wealthy people who owned many tenement houses.
• People who tried to reform the government and society.

 What was a Muckraker?

• A politician who was corrupt.
• A factory owner who employed child labor.
• An investigative journalist who exposed corruption in society.
• An immigrant who lived in a tenement building.

Describe the Gilded Age described by Mark Twain (1870-1900).

• A period in history where most people are living a good life and are happy.
• A period in history where everything looks good on the outside, but if you look deeper you will see lots of of serious  problems especially in the government.
• A period in history when most things are made from metal.
• A period in history where construction in large cities is booming.

What was a major concerns of people during the Gilded age?

• The Power of the rich.
• Cholera
• Immigration
• The president having too much power and control.

What another major concerns of people during the Gilded age?

• Cholera
• The president having too much power and control.
• Corruption: abuse of power for personal gain.
• Immigration

What was the Progressive Era in the United States?

• A time when everyone was employed in the city.
• A time when cars replaced horses for the main mode of transportation.
• A time of Westward Expansion in the United States.
• A time when there was political reform and changes in things like child labor, poor working conditions, women's rights, etc.

Who was Jacob Riis and how did he contribute to reform?

• He helped change labor laws in Chicago.
• He wrote a book, "The Jungle," exposing the working conditions in the meat factories in Chicago.
• Wrote a book, "How the Other Half Lives," that showed the public what life was like in New York City living in the tenement slums
• He helped stop child labor

What president is best know for making the most strives during the Progressive Era?

• Harry S. Truman
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• Teddy Roosevelt

What was one thing the progressives
did not try to change?

• Labor Rights
• Women's Rights
• Safety of the Nation's Food & Drug supply
• Use of Technology

What major education reform took place during the Progressive Era?

• All children were given free lunches at school.
• Many cities opened state colleges
• Children were REQUIRED to go to school through the 6th grade.
• Boys were required to go to college or trade school.