The Period
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
Gilded Age
What was the Pendleton Act (1883)?
It was an early effort at replacing patronage with merit examinations for jobseekers.
Many in the middle class did not accept__________.
Social Darwinism
Major Cause of social inequality during the Gilded Age...
Unequal distribution of wealth between the elites and the working class/poor
Who established the National Labor Union (NLU)?
William Sylvis
Reformers felt that alcohol consumption was the main source of social problems. Which movement were they a part of?
Temperance
What were the years of the Gilded Age?
1870s-1890s
“While the rich wore diamonds, many wore _______.”
rags
Many middle-class women felt social and moral reform depended on women getting the right to vote. The right for women to vote is called what?
Women's Suffrage