The Gilded Age

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Alexander Graham Bell

This man's oil company grew to control 90% of all U.S. oil production.

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

Who were industrial capitalists?

• Men who tried to start new businesses, but failed.

• Business leaders who became very rich in important industries.

• hard working regular Americans

• factory workers who worked long hours and did not get paid enough

This term means that there is a big difference in the income and opportunities of certain groups of people.

• industrial capitalism

• The gilded Age

• economic disparity

• industrial capitalists

Which of the following men became wealthy from steel production?

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Which of the following was not an industrial capitalist?

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Abraham Lincoln

• John D. Rockefeller

What was "mistrust of money"?

• Regular people did not trust wealthy people.

• the poor people can rise up and become rich.

• rich people will give their money to help communities.

• Rich people did not trust poor people.

Which of the following became the dominant industries that shaped a modern America?

• agriculture and fishing

• railroads, oil, steel, and coal

• gold and silver

• cars, airplanes, boats, and motorcycles

John Pierpont Morgan is known for his work in..........

• oil.

• shipping.

• steel.

• banking and finance.

From what did George Washington Carver learn to make many products?

• corn and beans

• wood and clay

• peanuts and sweet potatoes

• sod and grass