Vocabulary
A person who moves from one country and is new to another country.
Immigrant
What does the term "Gilded" mean?
Gold, Glittering in Gold
How would you describe the conditions of factories that immigrants worked in?
The factories were dangerous. People worked long hours and made little pay.
Which Thinking Map is best for Describing?
Circle Map
What is it called when people leave a particular place with hopes of a better life.
Pull Factors
Country/Farm Living
Rural
Name one of the Wealthy families of NYC during the Gilded Age.
Vanderbilt, Morgan, Dupont, Rockefeller, Hearst, Mellon, Carnegie, Goulds, Dukes, Roosevelts, Astors, Whitneys
How did Labor Unions help children?
Labor unions recognized that children should not work and SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.
Which Thinking Map is best for Classifying and used to analyze various sources?
Tree Map
What is it called when people leave a place because of various factors that effect their lives.
Push Factors
The process where people leave rural areas and move to the city.
Urbanization
Dishonest or illegal behavior by powerful people.
Corruption
What happened to the owners of the building/factory where over 100 women died?
It went to court but they were found NOT GUILTY of any wrong doing.
What is the name of an image that artist draw to sway the viewers opinion?
Political Cartoons
The Name of the Island in NYC where immigrants came to be processed before officially living in the US.
Ellis Island
The process by which people give up their heritage and culture to fit in with another group.
Assimilation
How would you describe the disparity in living between the working class and the business owners during the Gilded Age?
The working class lived in run down apartments, had raggedy clothing, and looked defeated.
The business owners lived lavish lifestyles and were glamorous.
An organization that works together to improve working conditions.
Labor Unions
Name of buildings that immigrants lived in.
Tenements
Describe the injuries that people received while working in factories?
Burns, arm and leg injuries, amputations, and death.
Name of building that Immigrants lived in.
(another name for apartment)
Tenement
How did Mark Twain describe the Gilded Age?
He described it as Glittering on the Outside but Rotten Underneath.
What is the name of the tragic fire that killed over 100 immigrant women in the factory?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
What is the name of the case that we are currently working on in Mock Trial?
The Case of the Crooked Crocs.
What is the name of the Book that was written to shed light on the disgusting conditions of the factories?
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.