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Which Captain of Industry was known as “The Commodore” and was one of the wealthiest men in America because of the railroad?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Cornelius Vanderbilt
C. Andrew Carnegie
B. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Which Captain of Industry was known for revolutionizing the steel industry?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Cornelius Vanderbilt
C. Andrew Carnegie
C. Andrew Carnegie
Which Captain of Industry was known for creating an oil monopoly?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Cornelius Vanderbilt
C. Andrew Carnegie
A. John D. Rockefeller
What was the main reason immigrants came to America during the Gilded Age?
A. They were invited by American families to live with them.
B. They wanted to explore new lands and go on an adventure.
C. They were forced to leave their homes by the government.
D. They wanted a better life with more food and good jobs.
D. They wanted a better life with more food and good jobs.
What was the Gilded Age?
A. The shift from a technology-focused economy back to traditional agriculture and family farming.
B. The decision by the government to stop using steam power and rely entirely on solar and wind energy.
C. The transition from a farm-based society making things by hand to a city-based society using machines in factories.
D. The move from building large cities to spreading the population evenly across small, isolated towns.
C. The transition from a farm-based society making things by hand to a city-based society using machines in factories.
What island did all incoming immigrants stop at so they could be processed?
A. Ellis Island
B. Liberty Island
C. Long Island
D. Galápagos Islands
A. Ellis Island
What is an immigrant?
A. A person who travels to another country for a short vacation and returns home a week later.
B. A citizen who leaves their home city to move to a different state within the same country.
C. A person who leaves their native country to settle permanently in a new country.
D. A government official sent to work in a foreign embassy for a temporary assignment.
C. A person who leaves their native country to settle permanently in a new country.
What did immigrants bring with them that made America a more interesting place?
A. Large amounts of money to start new businesses.
B. New types of technology and inventions.
C. Their own cultures, like different foods and music.
D. Different kinds of animals and plants.
C. Their own cultures, like different foods and music.
What is a monopoly?
A. When many companies supply a product or service to the consumer.
B. When a company is forced to close.
C. A board game.
D. When a single company supplies a product or service to the consumer.
D. When a single company supplies a product or service to the consumer.
Give 1 example of something someone could do to earn the title of “Robber Barron”.
Forming illegal monopolies, creating unsafe working conditions, underpaying workers...
What is urbanization?
A. The process of people from rural areas moving into cities.
B. The process of people from cities moving into rural areas.
C. The process of people moving from the suburbs to rural areas.
D. The process of people moving from rural areas to the suburbs.
A. The process of people from rural areas moving into cities.
What is it called when 2 or more groups share parts of their culture with each other, then the 2 cultures become mixed forming something new?
Cultural Diffusion
List 2 reasons that immigrants might come to America.
Famine, poverty, political issues, land and job shortages...
What is one part of your culture that you are proud of?
(Write anything about your culture. Try to explain it in as much detail as you can.)
What is the difference between the term “Captain of Industry” and Robber Barron”?
A "Captain of Industry" is a positive term for the wealthy business owners during the Gilded Age. A "Robber Barron" is a negative term for the wealthy business men during the Gilded Age.