Gilded Age

Industry

100

The business tycoons of the 19th century were often thought of as Captains of Industry, though some people referred to them by this more offensive term.

Robber Baron

200

When a company controls an entire market and has no other competitors, they man run afoul of these laws, also the name of a board game.

Monopoly Laws

300

This man founded Standard Oil in 1870, which controlled 90% of all US oil refineries by 1890. 

John D. Rockefeller

400

This man from Scotland used the Bessemer process to make steel efficiently, making him a steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest men in America.

Andrew Carnegie

500

This family, which includes CNN's Anderson Cooper, gained their wealth through shipping and railroad empires.  There Biltmore estate is  the largest and privately owned home in America at 178,000 square feet.

The Vanderbilt Family

Immigration

100

Sailing into the New York City Harbor, arriving immigrants were treated to the sight of this famous statue.

The Statue of Liberty

200

Immigrants arriving in NYC stopped at this island for processing.

Ellis Island.

300

A law passed in 1882 and continued until 1943, effectively ban all immigrants from this Asian nation.

China

400

An influx of this immigrant group surged in the 1840s due to a potato famine in their home country.

Ireland

500

During the late 19th & early 20th century, most immigrants who arrived in America came from which continent?

Europe

Workers

100

Employees who join together to negotiate for better wages and conditions, with the power to go on strike, are known by this term.

Union

200

Males as young as 8 years old worked in the mines removing impurities from chunks of coal.

Breaker Boys

300

These two immigrant groups were responsible for building the Transcontinental railroad.

Chinese & Irish.

400

Upton Sinclair exposed the dangerous and unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry in this book.

The Jungle

500

During the 1800s, the work day could last as long as 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week, though a law passed in 1940 lessened the total work week to this many hours.

40 hours

Gilded

100

Gilded means to cover something in a thin coating of this precious metal.

Gold

200

These were the three main industries of the late 19th century.

Oil, Steel & Railroads.

300

This government agency was created in 1906 to ensure the products Americans consume are safe

FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

400

This poem, written by Emma Lazarus, includes the iconic phrase, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"

The New Colossus

500

This two-word term is used to describe the monetary differences between the upper class and the poor, which grew dramatically during the Gilded Age 

Wealth Inequality (Wealth Gap)

Americana

100

This center in New York City, named for a 19th century businessman, includes a large Christmas tree, ice skating rink and the NBC studios, including Saturday Night Live.

Rockefeller Center

200

This university, founded in 1873 to help heal the wounds of the Civil War, was initially endowed with $1 million by this 19th century businessman.

Vanderbilt

300

This concert venue is a large hall located in New York City, named after this 19th businessman. 

Carnegie Hall

400

This man, known for writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, also coined the term, "Gilded Age" to define the late 19th century

Mark Twain

500

This President was assassinated in 1881, the second US President to be assassinated.

James A. Garfield