The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age describes which time period of American history?

• 1500-1600

• 1870-1900

• 1900-1970

• 1861-1865

The growth of cities is called

• rural

• immigration

• technology

• urbanization

The Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court Case

• legalized segregation

• guaranteed rights for African Americans

• extended voting rights

Tammany Hall is an example of a political club led by

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Graham Bell

• William Tweed

• John D. Rockefeller

Workers began to speak out for their rights and some joined

• labor unions

• farming unions

• philanthropic organizations

• political clubs

During the Gilded Age, people moved from __________ areas to ____________ areas

• urban, rural

• rural, urban

• eastern, western

• western, eastern

Who owned the largest steel company in the United States?

• Collis Huntington

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

The term gilded means to cover something with a thin layer of

• gold

• copper

• silver

• bronze

John D. Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

• railroad

• steel

• oil

• finance

The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886 was in

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

• Detroit

• New York