Politics
What act was passed to regulate the railroad industry?
Interstate Commerce Act
Who controlled the banking industry?
J.P Morgan
Catholic, Muslim, Hindi (ect)
Where were new immigrants from?
Mostly from eastern Europe and Asia.
Who invented the first practical lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What was the government building Boss Tweed used to steal money?
Tamany Hall
What industry did John D. Rockefeller monopolize?
Oil industry
What religion did old Immigrants bring to America?
Protestant Christians.
Mostly west Europe.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was Boss Tweed?
Boss Tweed was a corrupt politician who used Tammany Hall and governmental contracts to steal money.
Who was Andrew Carnegie's right-hand man?
Henry Frick
The Polish were mostly what religion?
Jewish
Who had an easier time adapting to American culture?
Old immigrants.
What process did Andrew Carnegie use to speed up steel production?
Bessemer Process
What lead to Boss Tweeds down-fall?
Thomas Nast's political cartoons.
What is the name of the anti monopoly act passed in 1890?
Sherman Antitrust act
What was the most prominent religion in America during the gilded age?
Catholic Christians
Why did people like old immigrants more than new immigrants?
The old immigrants could speak English, had useful skills, and had an easier time adapting to American culture.
Who invented elevators?
Elisha otis
What were 3 acts passed by the government?
Sherman Anti-trust act, Interstate Commerce act, Chinese Exclusion act. (any 3 count)
Who controlled the railroad industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Irish were mostly what religion?
Jewish (although they were still considered old immigrants)
What are 3 differences between New immigrants and Old immigrants
Old immigrants had useful skills, spoke English and had an easier time adapting to American culture. New immigrants had a hard time adapting to American culture, no useful skills and did not speak English.
How long did it take to build the Trans-Continental railroad?
1863-1869 (6 years)