Gilded Age

Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Stamp Act
• Great Plains Act
• Homestead Act

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

"Gilded" means

• A process used in making steel

• To be welcomed into the wealthy elite

• Shiny on the outside but rotten on inside

• Protected

The Gilded Age describes all of the following except

• Poverty

• Corruption in politics

• Large gap between rich and poor

• War

Labor Union

• Process of making an area more city-like; the growth of cities and towns from villages

• Development of industry, business, and the economy

• Work at an unskilled manual occupation

• An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests

Industrialization

• Wealth and resources of a country or region in terms of production and consumption of goods and services

• Development of industry, business, and the economy

• Process of making an area more city-like; the growth of cities and towns from villages

• The exclusive possession or control of supply or trade in a service or good

This event in the mining industry actually had the National Guard going against striking workers.

• Homestead Strike of 1892

• Pullman Strike of 1894

• Ludlow Massacre 1914

• Haymarket Riot 1896