WorksheetsThe Gilded Age and Industrialization
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of Industry” and “Robber Barons” because
they provided good paying jobs, but produced unsafe products.
they provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers.
they supported workplace reform but drove thier competitors out of business.
they worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices.
Immigrants from which two countries mostly helped build the railroads? Select all that apply.
English
Chinese
Irish
Italians
What is industrialization?
The shift from human and animal power to machine power.
The process of moving from machine power to animal power.
The belief that the United States should expand across the North American continent.
The use of hard working immigrants to mine natural resources.
Why were the late-1800s often referred to as the Gilded Age?
The times were extremely prosperous for most working Americans.
Some industrialists grew wealthy despite a great deal of political unrest.
National and local economies did poorly during this industrial period.
Most people feared that the nation would fall apart due to big industry.
