Gilded Age (Unit 1, 1E)

Why was this time period termed the "Gilded Age"?

• meaning pretty on the outside, but not on the inside

• meaning it was the best of times

• meaning it was a time of war

• meaning it was based on civil rights

In the Gilded Age, majority of new jobs were in the

• farming industries

• factories

• homes

• European countries

Many cities were called ___ because of the poverty and poor sanitation

• slums

• hoovervilles

• golden states

• reservations

During the Gilded Age, many Native Americans were

• forced to live on reservations

• migrating south

• living like "Victorians"

• working in factories

Nativism was popular during the Gilded Age. What is "nativism"?

• the growth of cities

• supporting Americans and not immigrants

• poorly made apartment buildings

• describes the blending of ethnic groups

In the Gilded Age, there was an explosion of urbanization. What is "urbanization"?

• growth of cities

• laws preventing immigrants from entering the US

• the process of immigrants coming to America

• when industry bosses made a lot of money

In the Gilded Age, people could now work much longer due to this invention:

• light bulb

• phonograph

• telephone

• motion picture

Who is associated with the Model T Car and the assembly line?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright brothers

Who is associated with the first successful flight?

• Henry Ford

• Wright brothers

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

This gave Americans up to 160 acres of land in the West:

• Homestead Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Ellis Island Act

• Union Pacific Act