Immigration
Island that housed Asian immigrants
What is Angel Island
The Gilded Age began in what decade?
1860s
Condition of the North...
Rich; Strong
What is a monopoly?
Having complete control over supply or product
How many accidents occured in the workplace yearly?
Island that housed European immigrants
Ellis Island
The Gilded Age was a time for growth, new inventions, and expanding ____________
cities
Condition of the South...
Poor; Weak
3 results of Railroad expansion
How long did a workday usually last? How long was the workweek?
10 to 14 hours; 6 days
Immigrants that traveled to America were housed in _________ that were very unsanitary
What is a tenement?
Which two cities became major cities during the Gilded Age?
New York and Chicago
Labor Unions fight for _______________
Better working conditions
What was electricity's first use?
Communication along telegraph wire
What year did America experience an economic depression?
1873
Many immigrants faced _______________ and ____________ during the Gilded Age and still today
Discrimination and challenges
How long would it take to produce 2 tons of steel after the Bessemer Process?
6 minutes
What were elections like during the Gilded Age?
Elections were rigged
What year was the light bulb invented?
1879
Carnegie Steel Corporation
______________ immigrants were tasked on working on the Transcontinental railroad. Why were they tasked with working on this railroad?
Chinese; they were living on Angel Island
What is a Spoils System?
Where a political party hires their supporters into a government position.
Who invented the telephone.
Alexander Bell
What year was the telephone invented
1876
What was Robber Baron's goal for their workers?
To keep working wages low