Politics
What was boss tweed known for?
He had created a political ring, playing a large part within our economics.
Jacob Rii's
How did oil companies, effect our economics?
Created monopolies within oil companies, not letting other companies thrive.
What's the book called "The Jungle" about?
The meat packing industry, and how unsanitary it was.
What's the sherman trust act?
Prohibits compition between businesses
What are political machines?
Someone of a higher up, who would stand by and make sure you voted for them. Or the person they wanted to be elected, normally hired by said person.
What are tentments?
Apartments where the majority of immigrants live, in poverty.
Why did oil company prices go up?
Having there being no other big oil company, prices went up since there was only one place to get your oil.
What's a Robber Barron?
A Person of wealth, industrialits who effect the industry negativly.
What was the commerce act?
Broke up railroad monopolies
Did people want more immigrants coming in?
The people that had been born in america, didn't want as many immigrants that were coming in.
Are tentements a sign of being in poverty or higher status.
poverty
Why were immigrants living in poverty?
The vast majority of immigrants, didn't have a place to go and barely had an money when coming to america.
Who had created the most efficent way to produce steel.
Andrew Carnegie
What was the homestead act?
Provided all american born citizens 160 acres of land
How did we as a country deal with more immigrants and our population doubling?
We had put more factories, poluting and harming america. Along with putting up lots of tentements, to provide housing.
Where were immigrants immigrating from?
North and Western Eroupe
What did Harvey Wiley do?
Create the poison squad, exposing how products were being packaged.
What was the easiest way to produce steel?
The Bessemer process revolutionized steel manufacture by decreasing its cost, from £40 per long ton to £6–7 per long ton, along with greatly increasing the scale and speed of production of this vital raw material. The process also decreased the labor requirements for steel-making.
What's three main aspects of the gilded age?
Wealth equality, political corruption and immigration.
What was the pullman strike?
Fought for fair labor, and not ruthless working hours.
Why were immigrants coming to america.
They had came to have more freedoms and a better life.