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WorksheetsThe Gilded Age
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Make an inference to determine which two of the following options explains how Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb impacted American society?
There were less fires in businesses and homes.
Production times decreased in businesses and factories.
Farmers could plow their fields more efficiently.
Americans could more easily work at night.
Who invented the first instrument used to record voices and instruments known as the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
George Eastman
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Which of the following are considered famous inventors as discussed in class. (Multiple select)
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the most important union organizer in America?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
Roger B. Taney
This person was best known for finding many uses for peanuts.
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Bessemer
George Washington Carver
What was the American Federation of Labor? (AFL)
An organization created to increase stock prices.
An organization where labor unions joined together to fight for their rights as workers.
A place to work during the Gilded Age.
An organization where Andrew Carnegie donated his fortune.
Who is the best-known for earning his fortune in the railroad industry?
Thomas Edison
Henry Bessemer
George Eastman
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Labor union leaders in the late 1800s demanded which employee benefit?
Better childcare
Early retirement
Shorter working hours
Better job training
Who created the assembly line for automobiles and was best known for the Model T?
Henry Bessemer
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Swift and Armour
Henry Ford
Which person during the Gilded Age decided to sell kerosene instead of drilling for oil?
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Washington Carver
What is the meaning of industrial capitalist?
A person that works for the rights of workers.
A person that started a restaurant and insisted that it be segregated.
A person who makes a lot of money as a government leader.
A person who makes lots of money owning factories.
Which of the following is an example of economic disparity?
It describes a society where some people are making lots of money, but other people live in terrible conditions.
It describes a society where everyone is successful and there’s no need for charity.
It describes a society where everyone lives in poor conditions, disease is everywhere, and most people don’t have enough food to eat.
It describes a society that doesn’t have a government.
Which of the following people were industrial capitalists? (Multiple select)
John D. Rockefeller
George Washington Carver
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
