Gilded Age

Who wrote "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today?"

• Tom Sawyer

• Peter McGuire

• Mark Twain

Where was the first skyscraper

• Pittsburgh

• New York

• Chicago

What is the purpose of Labor Day?

• to allow factory workers to go on strike

• to honor workers who used their skills to make life better

• to honor the company owners for their riches

What is another name for "improve"

• baron

• reform

• industry

What is the purpose of labor unions

• they helped organize strikes

• they fought for equal rights for workers

• they argued with the business owners

What does Gilded Age mean?

• time when some people were making lots of money. Gilded represents gold

• poor factories

What was Andrew Carnegie famous for ?

• steel

• coal

• oil

what was John D Rockefeller famous for?

• steel

• coal

• famous for founding Standard Oil Company

Theodore Roosevelt was?

• The 28th President famous for passing laws that created an 8 hour work day

• The 26th President famous for creating deals to give average citizens more rights

• Steel

Who was Woodrow Wilson

• The 28th President famous for passing laws that created an 8 hour work day

• The 26th President famous for creating deals to average citizens more rights

• Steel