Gilded Age

Where did most Americans work during the Gilded Age?

Who began a mission Sunday school for the young people in Chicago and opened Christian schools?

What author began writing more realistic stories?

What are people who try to solve problems in society called?

Who wrote articles defending the truth of the Bible?

What are 2 main causes of the growth of cities?

The Salvation Army..

An economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses is called...

Who made millions of dollars in the transportion industry?

An organized event to achieve a particular purpose is called a...

Who was the leader in the oil industry?

Who built the Great Northern Railway and was called "Empire Builder"?

Why are the late 1800s called the Gilded Age?

Who became the most important manufacturer of steel?

Americans had more time to play than in the past.

Cities were much cleaner than the country.

Who invented the sleeping train car?

What were the problems of urbanization?

Who was blind and wrote thousands of hymns such as Blessed Assurance?

What immigrant wanted to improve the lives of the city's poor by becoming a reporter and author?

What grew during the Gilded Age?

A business that is owned by many people is called...

Social Darwinism is a Biblical principle.

A combination of several smaller companies into one gigantic corporation is called...

Who invented the light bulb and the phonograph?

Urbanization had many problems.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union campaigned to ban....

What is the idea that only the fittest people can survive in society?

During the Gilded Age, Americans thought that attending concerts was a waste of time.

What is a labor union?

Which was NOT an important industry during the Gilded Age?

Who was the first to patent the telephone?