Labor
What problems started when people were working in factories?
Labor issues
This man invented the lightbulb
Thomas Edison
This is a negative terms used to describe business men
Robber Barons
Gilded Age means what?
Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside
Political Machines took advantage of these people
Name some conditions of labor
Long hours, low pay, no insurance, and dangerous conditions
This process made the production of steel more economical
Bessemer Process
This is a positive term used to describe business men
Captains of Industry
People who grew angry and resentful at immigrants were known as
Nativists
This country is Alexis de Tocqueville's homeland
Franch
This company was the first monopoly
Standard Oil - John D. Rockefeller
This man is credited for inventing the telephone
Alexander G. Bell
This man ran the first monopoly in the steel business
Andrew Carnegie
Roads, skyscrapers, prisons, sewers, schools, railroads, etc, are all examples of what?
Infrastructure
This Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
This act aimed at stopping monopolies and trusts from engaging in unfair practices
Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890
Name some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad
increased population and expansion of business
This name ran a monopoly in the oil business
John D. Rockefeller
Civil Service Reform was a response to this issue
Political Machines and Spoils System
The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters is called what
The Spoils System
This act prohibited unfair practices by the railroads. Usually charging small farmers more to ship goods than large companies
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
In this system individuals are free to produce and sell whatever they wish
Free Enterprise System
In this speech Andrew Carnegie answered critics who attacked him for not paying workers more while using his wealth to build libraries and universities.
Gospel of Wealth
This system viewed people based on their merit and not "who they know"
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Name all 5 of Alexis de Tocqueville's American values
Liberty
Egalitarianism
Individualism
Populism
Laissez-Faire