Big Business during the Gilded Age

(a)   were one of the first big businesses in America. They helped create time zones so that shipping and passenger transport could become standard.

What term describes when a large company buys out smaller companies in the same business. The goal/ purpose is to gain control over the entire business.

• philanthropy

• corporation

• monopoly

• political machine

Which of the following describes POSTIVE effects of big business?

• economic inequality between workers & industrialists (CEOS/ bosses)

• unfair practices, like bribing government representatives

• poor treatment of workers

• philanthropy by industrialists

The Sherman Anti-trust Act was EFFECTIVE/ worked and stopped monopolies or trusts from forming.

• True

• False

Why were farmers frustrated with railroads and banks?

• Railroads did not give farmers fair shipping rates

• Banks gave farmers free money to plant seeds

• Railroads gave farmers fair shipping rates

Which was NOT an idea from the Populist Party?

• Private ownership of railroads (instead of government ownership)

• A graduated income Tax/ Tax Brackets

• Right for workers

• Voting for women

Gilded Age refers to the years 1870-1900.

• True

• False

What were some working conditions during the Gilded Age (1870-1900)

• Workers worked for 40 hours/ week

• Workers worked for 20 hours/ week

• Workers worked for 100 hours/ week

• Workers received fair wages