Gilded Age Vocab Quiz

Businesses became wealthy, and some corrupt government officials supported business first policies.

• Gilded Age

• Progressive Era

• Civil Rights Era

• Roaring Twenties

Railroads industry-

• Provided Farmers access to distant markets, allowed Americans to settle the West. The railroad industry will be monopolized by Cornelius Vanderbilt.

• companies that were engaged in producing, refining, and marketing oil were combined in the Standard Oil Trust; Oil industry monopolized by John D. Rockefeller.

• An example of big business that was made possible by Captain of Industry Andrew Carnegie. It helped fuel industrialism in America and the manufacturing center was Pittsburgh.

• made manufacturing more efficient; light bulb led to more hours of work= more production

electricity-

• made manufacturing more efficient; light bulb led to more hours of work= more production

• Provided Farmers access to distant markets, allowed Americans to settle the West. The railroad industry will be monopolized by Cornelius Vanderbilt.

• companies that were engaged in producing, refining, and marketing oil were combined in the Standard Oil Trust; Oil industry monopolized by John D. Rockefeller.

• An example of big business that was made possible by Captain of Industry Andrew Carnegie. It helped fuel industrialism in America and the manufacturing center was Pittsburgh.

total control of a type of industry by one person or one company

• Chip sellers at Mission High School

• The Cottage Industry

• Monopolies

• monopsony

Made is millions in the steel industry; Philanthropy to improve society through donations to education and the arts

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• J.P. Morgan

passed in 1862, resulted in the settling of the frontier by farmers. Homesteader were given 160 acres if they could maintain it for 5 years.

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Pendleton Act

​ (a)   was highly influential figure during the Gilded Age, renowned for his financial prowess, corporate consolidations, and philanthropic endeavors.

• J.P. Morgan
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• Cornelius Vanderbilt

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#Gilded Age-J.P. Morgan

​ (a)   made is millions in the oil industry; Philanthropy to improve society through donations to education and the arts

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• J.P. Morgan
• Cornelius Vanderbilt

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#Gilded Age-John D. Rockefeller

The ​ (a)   made cheaper costing steel that was stronger. Allowed for railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers to be built.

• Bessemer Process
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Electricity (light bulb)
• Gilded Age Characteristics

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#Gilded Age-Bessemer Process