Introduction
Immigration and African American Rights, I think these are the main events that happen during the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was an eventful time, had lots of things going on from left and right of us. Mark Twain called the 19th century the Gilded Age, by this he meant that the period was glittering on the surface, but corrupt underneath. There were only two different classes, either you were rich or poor. There was no in between because either you ran a successful business and had family connections or people had jobs that paid very poorly.
Industrialization/Inventions
There was a lot of industries and new inventions during the Gilded Age. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, which allows people to use electric light
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Angel Island immigration station was on the San Francisco Bay. Another immigration station was Ellis Island and they had immigrants from the East and were mostly Europeans. Ellis Island was a small island in New York Harber. The Hull House is located in Chicago, which was founded by Jane Addams to help poor immigrants get steady there and find a job, a place to live, and then leave. The Chinese Exclusion Act worked on Railroads and mines (cheap labor source).The U.S. banned Chinese immigrants for 10 years possibly, and would probably renew it in about 10 years. A advantage is how immigrants could come to the U.S., but the disadvantage to this was how much time and effort it took to come to the U.S.
African-Americans Rights w/ discrimination
When the Plessy v. Ferguson constitutional law case that was with the Supreme Court. The case says “separate, but equal is okay” that’s still segregation and that is not ok! National Association for the Advancements of Colored People (NAACP) tried to expand colored peoples rights, which is founded by Jane Addams and Well B du Bruis. Ida B Wells campaigned anti-lynching through articles targeted by the KKK (White League). Black Codes were laws that had intent and the effect of restricting African Americans ' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. After the black codes law, then came the literary tests, Jim Crow laws, and poll taxes. An
The gilded age was a period in history that caused a vast transformation due to the increase of American industrialization. Values and attitudes toward The Gilded Age varied.
The Gilded Age is a time period in American history between 1870-1900. During this time period there was a boom in the United States economy and population. Unfortunately, during this time period there was a lot of financial corruption and inequality which caused the rich to become very wealthy. Interestingly enough there were a variety of distinguished authors, from William Graham Sumner, Henry Demarest Lloyd, Andrew Carnegie, and Henry George knew economic inequality was a major problem and something needed to be done.
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The Gilded Age is a brief time in American history in which the United States experienced a population and rapid economic expansion. Mark Twain named it the “Gilded Age” as this was after the Civil War, lasting from 1870 - 1900. Although, this name was ironic as “gilded” is a term used to describe something that was covered in gold, by this he meant that the Gilded Age was whitewashed but was full of corruption. It shows how the social factors (as seen in documents A,B,C and D), economic factors (as seen in documents G), and political factors (as seen in documents E, H and I)
The Gilded Age is defined as the time between the Civil War and World War I, during which the United States population grew quickly and the economy prospered greatly. However, it is also known to be cluttered with political corruption and corporate financial misleadings, in which the rich grew very wealthy and the poor were basically peasants. The economic growth of the nation was highly influenced by the availability of land and technological innovations promised through multiple acts passed throughout the time period, and, as a result, there were many negative changes in the social standing of minorities.
The Gilded Age saw the United States shift from an agricultural to an urban, industrial society, as millions of Americans flocked to cities in the post, Civil War time zone. Nearly 40 percent of Americans lived in urbanized areas by 1900, as opposed to 20 percent in 1800s. Industrialization and the rush to the cities led to the development of consumerism and a middle class. The rich had many advantages to the new age.
The Gilded Age was the time of rapid economic growth for the United States. The period where little corporations turned into a millionaire company. The time of one of the most dynamic, contentious, and volatile periods in American history happened. National wealth increased dramatically but their was a problem for the poor and the farmers of the U.S. People may say that the Gilded Age was the era of corruption, harsh labor and brutal industrial competition, but others think that the Gilded Age is the time that the U.S. exploded industrially and that was the moment that the U.S became one of the superpowers of the world. The Gilded Age was a new era of industry. It was a time of great social change and economic growth for the U.S. Lots of
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The Gilded Age was a very special time for our nation that took place from the 1870s to around 1900. During this time, economic growth was at a rapid increase, politics were corrupted yet had high turnouts, and urbanization flourished. Every aspect of the life of an American changed drastically throughout this time of the Gilded Age. The entire era was focused on the enormous changes that each aspect of America was going through. As this is brought to attention, if we are to look into the way that America is in our time of today, we can find that there are many similarities to that of the original Gilded Age. The United States of America have currently found themselves to be experiencing the second era of the Gilded Age throughout the areas of economic, politic and social transformation.
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The Gilded Age was an era after the civil war in the United States in which the economy thrived in a rapidly paste. Mark Twain because of the corruption over money and power gave the name to this era. The businessmen during this period were known for their ruthless actions and for the thirst over money. During the Gilded Age the cities grew as well as the population. The social, political and economic structures changed during the Gilded Age of the late 19h century.
The Gilded Age was a period from the late 1800s through the early 1900s. The name of this time period was given by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their book The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today which expresses this time using two stories. One of a Tennessee family trying to sell undeveloped land and the other of two upper class businessmen. This book visits the highs and lows of living in this age. Those who are rich and plentiful, and those who are dirt poor. Showing the struggle people went through to live in this era. The workers during this time were conservative capitalists trying to make as much money as they could as cheap and fast as they could. They did this at the expense of the poor who got even poorer as this happened.
The Gilded Age Served as an era that was characterized by rapid growth of the economy, though significant social conflict was also prevalent. Railroads were regarded as the major industry, as well as mining, factory and
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