Gilded Age

What is a captain of industry?

• A person who thinks they know how to run an industry.

• A captain who runs an industry.

• Business leaders who served the nation in a positive way.

• Business leaders who built their fortunes by stealing from the public.

What is a robber baron?

• Business leaders who built their fortunes by stealing from the public.

• Complete control of airplanes.

• Someone who robs barons.

• Business leaders who served the nation in a positive way.

How was oil gathered before drilling?

• Dig a hole and wait or hunted whales for oil

• Dug up in Alaska and shipped.

• Tapped oil trees and boiled the oil down.

What were some problems with railroads before the Civil War?

• Tracks were in short lines.

• No time zones.

• Brakes were reliable.

• Tracks didn't have the same width or gauge.

What railroad stretched to the West coast?

• Orient Express

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Transcolossus Railroad

• B&O Railroad

Who is known for Oil?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Henry Ford

Who is known for steel?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

What happened as workers became sick and tired of the harsh working conditions and poor pay?

• The government finally stepped in.

• They created labor unions.

• The managers started to pay them better.

• Nothing happened.

What is a yellow dog contract?

• What the Senate used to control dog owners.

• A pay raise for employees.

• A contract workers signed saying they will not pet dogs in the factory.

• A contract that workers signed saying they will not join a union.

What are two labor unions during this time?

• Knights of the Night

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• American Federal Labor Union