The Gilded Age

Tammany Hall is an example of a political club led by, _________________

Businessmen who gave back to their communities by helping to build roads, schools, churches . .

Workers began to speak out for their rights and some joined ______________.

The first significant law restricting immigration into the U.S. Chinese immigrants were blamed for economic problems.

_______________ were opened to help immigrants adjust to their new lives in American cities.

Group made up of farmers unhappy with other political parties - they wanted progressive change

The "Plessy vs. Ferguson" Supreme Court case . . .

Government officials were using their power to

Most people used ________ lamps to light their homes, so oil refining was a great opportunity.

The Gilded Age describes which time period of American history?

A term that suggested that wealthy business leaders contributed positively to the country in some way

The Bonsack machine, named after its inventor, theoretically could roll as many ______________ as 48 workers.

______________ authored the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), which made monopolies and trusts illegal.

The growth of cities is called . . .

Which of the following was NOT an important invention of the Gilded Age?

_________ helped Florida grow into a huge tourist attraction.

Women gained some opportunities, but they still could NOT

This technology allowed for people to travel from the east coast to the west coast . . .

Some big businesses used _______ practices that hurt other businesses or their own workers.

Many immigrants settled in the _____ where their ships came into harbor (e.g. Boston).

During the Gilded Age, people moved from _____ areas to ______ areas.

Gilded means ___________________________

Federally owned island in New York Harbor that was the U.S.'s busiest immigrant inspection station (from ~1892 to 1924)

Owned the largest steel company in the United States (~ 1900)

Selling newspapers, shining shoes, sewing, & working in coal mines were some jobs of _________.

John D. Rockefeller's oil industry represents the growth of what?

______ were on the rise--more output than manpower could produce!