(C) The Gilded Age

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(C) The Gilded Age

Last updated 20 days ago

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There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.
Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

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Name two famous inventors from this time frame (1870-1910).

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The four Presidents to be assassinated are Abraham Lincoln, ___________________ , _____________________ , and John F. Kennedy.

Other Answer Choices:

Chester Arthur

James Garfield

Jimmy Carter

William McKinley

Ronald Reagan

Ulysses S. Grant

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A rich capitalist would often be called a __________ by the poor people in America, who viewed the billionaires as greedy.

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This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.
Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

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In the Gilded Age, less farming jobs were needed so people started moving to the ___________  for jobs in ______________ .

Other Answer Choices:

cities

suburbs

airports

farms

factories

Question 21

00:42

Question 22

01:32

Question 23

02:17

Question 24

03:24

What political party dominated the Presidency from 1870 until 1910?

Progressive

Democrats

Whigs

Republicans

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There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.
Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

Name two famous inventors from this time frame (1870-1910).

What nation would have the least immigrants coming to America during the Gilded Age?

India

Russia

Ireland

Italy

Industry boomed during the Gilded Age and America created its first billionaire. Match the super rich capitalist with the industry that they dominated.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
JP Morgan		Oil
John D. Rockefeller		Steel
Andrew Carnegie		Railroad
Cornelius Vanderbilt		Banking

Put the following events in chronological order:

General Custer is killed at Little Big Horn
The Civil War comes to an end
Jimmy Carter is born
The first train was invented

Vocabulary Matching:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Tenement		Using gold & silver to back currency
Bimetallism		Tax on imported goods
Tariffs		Having control over a type of industry
Monopoly		A ghetto apartment building

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The four Presidents to be assassinated are Abraham Lincoln, ___________________ , _____________________ , and John F. Kennedy.

Other Answer Choices:

Chester Arthur

James Garfield

Jimmy Carter

William McKinley

Ronald Reagan

Ulysses S. Grant

A rich capitalist would often be called a __________ by the poor people in America, who viewed the billionaires as greedy.

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This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.
Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

A trust is another word for a monopoly.

True

False

In the Gilded Age, less farming jobs were needed so people started moving to the ___________  for jobs in ______________ .

Other Answer Choices:

cities

suburbs

airports

farms

factories

Question 21

00:42

Question 22

01:32

Question 23

02:17

Question 24

03:24

What famous American author called the 1870-1910 time frame the Gilded Age?

Mark Twain

John Rockefeller

Benjamin Harrison

Dan Finkle

Why is it called the 'Gilded Age'?

What?

Everything is 100% golden!

Gold inside, looks bad outside

Gold covered outside, rotten inside

What political party dominated the Presidency from 1870 until 1910?

Progressive

Democrats

Whigs

Republicans

This is the only President to win two terms as President, but not in a row. (Donald Trump is trying to accomplish this now)

Ulysses S. Grant

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

What nation gave America the Statue of Liberty as a gift?

France

Russia

Italy

England

Which island is the Statue of Liberty located on?

Robinson Island

Angel Island

Ellis Island

Liberty Island

What nation would have the least immigrants coming to America during the Gilded Age?

India

Russia

Ireland

Italy

Immigrants from China were most likely processed at which island?

Alcatraz Island

Liberty Island

Angel Island

Ellis Island

America attempted to limit the number of Chinese Immigrants during the Gilded Age.

True

False

Industry boomed during the Gilded Age and America created its first billionaire. Match the super rich capitalist with the industry that they dominated.

JP Morgan

Oil

John D. Rockefeller

Steel

Andrew Carnegie

Railroad

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Banking

Put the following events in chronological order:

General Custer is killed at Little Big Horn

The Civil War comes to an end

Jimmy Carter is born

The first train was invented

Vocabulary Matching:

Tenement

Using gold & silver to back currency

Bimetallism

Tax on imported goods

Tariffs

Having control over a type of industry

Monopoly

A ghetto apartment building

Use the image on the left to help choose two adjectives describing each of the following:

Buying stock in other companies
Eliminating the competition
Owning all transportation in a company
Controlling all the supplies in a company

Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration

A trust is another word for a monopoly.

True

False

Most people hired to work in this factory were young, unskilled __________

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire will lead to law changes that still exist today. What are some features we have in buildings to help in case a fire were to occur?

Stories like these were common in the Gilded Age. Disasters and fires destroyed entire cities such as:

Chicago & San Francisco

Las Angeles & San Antonio

Houston & Boston

Philadelphia & New York

Do you believe bad things sometimes have to happen in order for a law change to be made? Can a law be made before something bad happens?
What is a law that you would like see made before more bad stuff happens?

What famous American author called the 1870-1910 time frame the Gilded Age?

Mark Twain

John Rockefeller

Benjamin Harrison

Dan Finkle

Why is it called the 'Gilded Age'?

What?

Everything is 100% golden!

Gold inside, looks bad outside

Gold covered outside, rotten inside

This is the only President to win two terms as President, but not in a row. (Donald Trump is trying to accomplish this now)

Ulysses S. Grant

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

What nation gave America the Statue of Liberty as a gift?

France

Russia

Italy

England

Which island is the Statue of Liberty located on?

Robinson Island

Angel Island

Ellis Island

Liberty Island

Immigrants from China were most likely processed at which island?

Alcatraz Island

Liberty Island

Angel Island

Ellis Island

America attempted to limit the number of Chinese Immigrants during the Gilded Age.

True

False

Use the image on the left to help choose two adjectives describing each of the following:

Buying stock in other companies

Eliminating the competition

Owning all transportation in a company

Controlling all the supplies in a company

Vertical Integration

Horizontal Integration

Stories like these were common in the Gilded Age. Disasters and fires destroyed entire cities such as:

Chicago & San Francisco

Las Angeles & San Antonio

Houston & Boston

Philadelphia & New York

(C) The Gilded Age

(C) The Gilded Age

There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

Name two famous inventors from this time frame (1870-1910).

This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

What political party dominated the Presidency from 1870 until 1910?

There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

Name two famous inventors from this time frame (1870-1910).

What nation would have the least immigrants coming to America during the Gilded Age?

Industry boomed during the Gilded Age and America created its first billionaire. Match the super rich capitalist with the industry that they dominated.

Put the following events in chronological order:

Vocabulary Matching:

This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

A trust is another word for a monopoly.

What famous American author called the 1870-1910 time frame the Gilded Age?

Why is it called the 'Gilded Age'?

This is the only President to win two terms as President, but not in a row. (Donald Trump is trying to accomplish this now)

What nation gave America the Statue of Liberty as a gift?

Which island is the Statue of Liberty located on?

Immigrants from China were most likely processed at which island?

America attempted to limit the number of Chinese Immigrants during the Gilded Age.

Use the image on the left to help choose two adjectives describing each of the following:

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire will lead to law changes that still exist today. What are some features we have in buildings to help in case a fire were to occur?

Stories like these were common in the Gilded Age. Disasters and fires destroyed entire cities such as:

Do you believe bad things sometimes have to happen in order for a law change to be made? Can a law be made before something bad happens? What is a law that you would like see made before more bad stuff happens?

There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.
Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.
Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

There were over 500,000 new inventions during the Gilded Age. These inventions made life easier and led to the Industrialization of America.
Name four new inventions created between 1870-1910.

This image is a classic example of a tenement dwelling, where multiple families would live in a small ghetto home with no running water.
Name 2 other problems that existed in cities during the Gilded Age.

Do you believe bad things sometimes have to happen in order for a law change to be made? Can a law be made before something bad happens?
What is a law that you would like see made before more bad stuff happens?