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WorksheetsGilded Age
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Crowded, over populated housing, with unsanitary conditions is called...
Urbanization
Ruralization
Tenements
Industrialization
Urban means...
Cities
Country
The name Gilded Age comes from
An increase in political corruption of the era
All the new inventions of the era
The urbanization and industrialization of the era
The sarcastic book title by Mark Twain - thin layer of gold on top of a layer of cheap tin
Who were the New Immigrants?
Came from Northern and Western Europe
Came from Eastern & Southern Europe, Asia, and Mexico
Came mostly from China in large numbers
Many immigrants from South American nations
The First Industrial Revolution in the 1820s was known mostly for....
Mass Production
Electricity
Steamships
Railroads
Why was mass production so significant ?
It made making things easier and cheaper
It made the work day easier
It improved work and living conditions better for people in poverty
Wages increased
The Bessemer Process made it cheaper and easier to make what material?
Paper
Oil
Gold
Steel
What did labor unions do during the Gilded Age? (2 answers)
Organized strikes against corrupt business owners.
Passed constitutional amendments in favor of workers rights
Worked hard to protect business owners and their interests
Protected workers and collectively bargained on their behalf
Who were migrants during this time?
Asian Americans leaving Chinese Exclusion laws
African Americans escaping Jim Crow laws and segregation
Caucasians being pulled to rural communities to escape the influx of immigrants
What was Jacob Riis known for?
Steel manufacturing
Photojournalism
Telephone
Policing
JP Morgan was known for
Insurance
Child Labor
Sweatshops
Banking
JD Rockefeller was known for
Skyscrapers
Oil
Railroads
Steel
Who exposed life in the tenements?
Henry Frick
JD Rockefeller
Jacob Riis
Mark Twain
What was the most significant aspect of the Industrial Revolution?
Most of the individuals entering the workforce were women
There were too many jobs and not enough people to fill them
Jobs were extremely skilled and hard to fill
More people were working for others, earning wages, living in cities rather than working for themselves
Why was the Homestead Strike significant?
It created a new law for workers
It was the most violent of the time period
It favored business owners and gave them more protections
Bettered the relationships between workers and business owners
Which city experienced the most growth of the time period
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
