Industrial Cities:

Automotive Industry City

Industrial Cities:

Meat Packing Industry City

Industrial Cities:

Textile Industry City

Industrial Cities:

Steel Industry City

Which of the following allowed big businesses to develop during the industrial era?

Which term best matches the definition?

Exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market.

Companies have a lower cost of production due to economy of scale

Consumers have less choice and might pay higher prices

Which name is a synonym (word that means the same thing) for Captain of Industry?

Industrial cities like Pittsburg, Detroit, Chicago, and New England specialized in different industries because....

A progressive is someone who....

A good thing that entices people move to a new place.

A bad thing that drives people to move away from their home.

Diseased potatoes leave families in Ireland with little food.

Women worked as domestic servants for 16 or more hours per day. Low wages forced them to live in poor housing. But still enjoyed a new feeling of equality.

Persecution of Germans for staging a revolution against a harsh government.

Greater economic opportunity and more freedom from government control in the United States.

Were likely to live in rural areas and become farmers. Arrived with money but still were only given low-paying jobs.

Jobs in factories and construction.

Cramped, poorly lit apartment buildings, commonly the home of immigrants that lacked indoor plumbing and had poor ventilation.

What was the result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?

Progressive era changes included which of the following:

Which term best fits the following definition?

an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

In the late 19th century US, many of the reform movements were the result of...

Which quote would most likely be spoken by a nativist?

According to the cartoon, what happened to the US immigration policies?

Why did anti-immigration feelings develop during the Gilded Age?

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is an example of...

What is the attitude towards immigration in this political cartoon?

coined by Mark Twain to describe the golden exterior of 19th century American society, covering the rotten, corrupt core

Cities attracted people with modern technology & conveniences not found in rural America

During what era was there an in increase in corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization?

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

Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a ______________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.

Which group of immigrants came to the U.S. as a result of famine and were discriminated against for being Catholic?

What legislation allowed the government to regulate big business like railroads and prohibited monopolies?

This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer's safety as a response to Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle?

People like Upton Sinclair were _____________ because they investigated and exposed abuse and corruption.

New _________________ like the light bulb made manufacturing processes more efficient.