Gilded Age Urbanization

Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?

• Northern Europe

• Eastern and Northern Europe

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Central Europe

The time between 1870 and 1900 (late 1800s) during which the population and economy grew quickly along with political and corporate corruption. "The rich got richer at the expense of the poor"

• Laissez-Faire

• American Foundations

• Gilded Age

• Monopoly

Increased ​ (a)   led to cities becoming more ​ (b)   in the late 1800s.

• immigration

• populated

• trade

• assimilated

• production

What was the famous New York Democratic political machine called?

• Tammany Hall

• Tammany Tweed

• Thomas Pendergast Machine

• William M. Tweed Hall

________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 

• Industrial Giants

• Captains of Industry

• Robber Barons

• Union Leaders

Match the following

• - railroad industry

  - made a fortune on shipping goods

  -promoted the use of railroads

• JD Rockefeller

• -founded Standard Oil

  -created a monopoly on oil

  -Richest man to ever live

• JP Morgan

• -established the banking industry

  - financier

  - buys out Carnegie in 1901

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• - takes over steel industry

  - wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"

  - used the Bessemer process

• Andrew Carnegie

Many immigrants found work as-

• unskilled labor in factories

• farmers on the Great Plains

• skilled craftsmen

• Educators

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• Political Corruption

• Laissez Faire

• Monopoly

• Social Darwinism

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

• Large monopolies

• small private business

• political machines

• labor unions

During the Gilded Age, there was an increase in ________________ and _________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

• Immigration / urbanization

• capitalism / imperialism

• communism / free enterprise

• reform movements / civil rights