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What was the average annual wage per industrial worker in 1890, in 2022 dollars?
What was the average annual wage per industrial worker in 1890, in 2022 dollars?
- $500 ($15,410 in 2022 dollars)
- $380 ($11,523 in 2022 dollars)
- $600 ($20,000 in 2022 dollars)
- $564 ($18,370 in 2022 dollars) (correct)
During the Gilded Age, what was the major growth industry?
During the Gilded Age, what was the major growth industry?
- Mining
- Finance
- Factory system
- Railroads (correct)
What term was used to refer to the period from 1877 to 1900 in United States history?
What term was used to refer to the period from 1877 to 1900 in United States history?
- The Reconstruction Era
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Progressive Era
- The Gilded Age (correct)
What led to the rapid growth of the West during the Gilded Age?
What led to the rapid growth of the West during the Gilded Age?
What was a notable consequence of industrialization during the Gilded Age?
What was a notable consequence of industrialization during the Gilded Age?
What characterized the Gilded Age in terms of wealth and poverty?
What characterized the Gilded Age in terms of wealth and poverty?
What term was used to describe the period of economic boom that began after the American Civil War and ended at the turn of the century?
What term was used to describe the period of economic boom that began after the American Civil War and ended at the turn of the century?
Which two major nationwide depressions interrupted the growth and caused social and political upheavals during the period?
Which two major nationwide depressions interrupted the growth and caused social and political upheavals during the period?
Which region's economy became increasingly tied to commodities, cotton, and tobacco production during the period?
Which region's economy became increasingly tied to commodities, cotton, and tobacco production during the period?
What happened to African American people in the South after the Reconstruction Era in 1877?
What happened to African American people in the South after the Reconstruction Era in 1877?
What characterized the dominant issues during national elections in the period?
What characterized the dominant issues during national elections in the period?
What did unions crusade for during the period?
What did unions crusade for during the period?
What did middle-class reformers demand during the period?
What did middle-class reformers demand during the period?
What did local governments across the North and West chiefly build during the period?
What did local governments across the North and West chiefly build during the period?
Which religious denomination became the largest during the period?
Which religious denomination became the largest during the period?
What term was adopted by literary and cultural critics as well as historians to describe a designated period in American history?
What term was adopted by literary and cultural critics as well as historians to describe a designated period in American history?
