Geo-Regions/Gilded Age
The large, flat area in the central U.S. known for farming and ranching.
What are the Great Plains?
Many immigrants came to the U.S. in the 1800s and early 1900s in search of this.
What is economic opportunity?
Factories in the late 1800s were usually built near these natural resources.
What are rivers or coal deposits?
Urbanization is the growth of these.
What are cities?
This president is known for creating national parks and conserving natural resources.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
“This industrialist used vertical integration to build a steel empire in Pittsburgh and later endowed public libraries and education.”
“Who is Andrew Carnegie?”
“The rapid arrival of immigrants from Europe and rural-to-urban migration led to these crowded and unsanitary living spaces.”
“What are tenements?”
“Labor unions organized for this basic demand to reduce worker exhaustion.”
“What are shorter hours?”
“This technological method revolutionized steel production, making mass construction of railroads and buildings possible.”
“What is the Bessemer process?”
These public lands are protected for conservation and recreation.
What are national parks?
This natural feature formed a western boundary to early U.S. expansion.
What is the Mississippi River?
This 1930s environmental disaster forced thousands of families to migrate westward.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Industrial growth led to this kind of negative environmental effect in cities.
What is pollution?
This city grew rapidly due to its location on Lake Michigan and railway access.
What is Chicago?
“By 1890, the average annual wage for industrial workers had risen from $380 to this approximate amount.”
“What is $564 (or around $550–$580)?”
“He dominated the oil industry with Standard Oil, forming one of the first major trusts and using horizontal integration.”
“Who is John D. Rockefeller?”
“This political machine in New York City exemplified corruption during the Gilded Age.”
“What is Tammany Hall (Boss Tweed)?”
“This party, supported by farmers, advocated for free silver and railroad regulation.”
“What is the Populist Party (People’s Party)?”
Immigrants often lived in these crowded, unsafe apartment buildings.
What are tenements?
This transportation system expanded into the West, increasing settlement and altering the land.
What are railroads?
“This financier merged Edison’s company and Carnegie Steel to form U.S. Steel in 1901.”
“Who is J. P. Morgan?”
“This 1882 law restricted immigration from a specific country for the first time in U.S. history.”
“What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?”
“This 1890 act was the federal government's first attempt to curb monopolies.”
“What is the Sherman Anti‑Trust Act?”
“This system connected the East and West coasts, dramatically accelerating transportation and commerce.”
“What is the Transcontinental Railroad?”
This 1930's disaster was caused by poor farming practices and drought, and it led to major migration westward.
What is the Dust Bowl?