Unit 1- The Gilded Age

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Samuel Gompers

• JP Morgan

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

• Robber Baron

• Slum Lord

• Proprietor

• Land Lord

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

• monopoly

• industry

• colony

• philanthropy

A Scottish immigrant who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry.

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

• Educated professionals

• Factory workers

• Scientists

• Lawyers

Which island did European immigrants register to live in in the U.S.?

• Ellis

• Angel

• Galveston

• Long

Rockefeller made his own barrels for the oil he mined. This is an example of getting rich by _________________ integration.

• vertical

• horizontal

• parallel

• bi-lateral

This picture represents the idea of ?

• Nativism

• Melting Pot

• Reservations

• Globalism

What idea does this image represent?

• Slums

• Melting Pot

• Racism

• Chocolate Fondue

During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.

• cities

• farms