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100

He coined the phrase "Gilded Age"...one of the US greatest writers

Who is Mark Twain?

100

He was a political cartoonist that attacked corrupt policies of city officials in NYS during the Gilded Age

Who is Thomas Nast?

100

This law attempted to break-up and outlaw the formation of monopolies by big businesses

What is Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

100

This was a negative term used to describe big business owners during the Gilded Age

What is Robber Barrons?

100

She exposed the scandalous practices of the Oil business and John D. Rockefeller

Ida Tarbell

200
These two Florida businessmen helped to bring tourism and railroads to Florida

Who are Henry Plant and Flagler?

200

He made his fortune in the oil business during the Gilded Age

Who is John D. Rockefeller?

200

This Amemdment gave women the right to vote...finally!!!!

What is the 19th amendment?

200

This was a positive term used to describe big business owners during the Gilded Age

What is Captains of Industry?

200

This 1886 Chicago rally for an 8-hour workday turned violent after a bomb was thrown, leading to the deaths of police officers and protesters.

What is the Haymarket Riot?

300

He made a fortune as a banker and financier during the Gilded Age

Who is JP Morgan?

300

He made his fortune in the steel business during the Gilded Age

Who is Andrew Carnegie?

300

This amendment outlawed alcohol in the US. It would later be repealed

What is the 18th amendment?

300

These two law gave the Federal Govenrment tha ability to inspect foods and products to insure the safety of US citizens

What are the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act?

300

In 1892, workers at this Pennsylvania steel plant clashed with Pinkerton agents during a violent strike against wage cuts imposed by Andrew Carnegie's company.

What is the Homestead Strike?

400

He ran a political machine in NYC during the Gilded Age. It was called Tammany Hall

Who is William "Boss" Tweed?

400

He exposed horrible living condition of city residents through photography

Who is Jacob A Riis?

400

This amendment allowed citizens to elect US Senators directly

What is the 17th amendment?

400

These were journalist and photographers that sought to expose the trouble of the Gilded Age through print and photography.

Who are Muckrakers?

400

In 1894, this national strike led by the American Railway Union was a response to wage cuts and high rent in a company town owned by a railroad car manufacturer.

What is the Pullman Strike?

500

He wrote a book called "Th Jungle" that exposed the unhealthy practices in the meat industry

Who is Upton Sinclair?

500

She established a social welfare communit house in Chicago that catered to young immigrant women in the community.

Who is Jane Addams?

500

This amendment allowed the US government to collect taxes from an individuals income

What is the 16th Amendment?

500

The two main labor unions of the Gilded Age

What is The Knights of Labor and The American Federation of Labor?

500

Historians consider this to be the time period of the Gilded Age.

When is the Late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century