Gilded Age America
Use the links below each question to read and find the answers. This website is an amazing resource from a highly credible source. I highly encourage you to explore all of the links, not just the ones used to complete this scavenger hunt.
1. How did the population demographics change in America from 1790 to 1860?
https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/gilded-age - Online textbook for Texas teachers made by the TEA. - An Overview of the Gilded Age
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2. How much of Chicago’s population was foreign born in 1900?
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/protest_and_reform/history/social_issues.html - SSCNET is a website created by professor Waugh at UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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3. How many Irish Immigrated to America between 1840 and 1910? Why did they leave Ireland?
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/protest_and_reform/history/social_issues.html - SSCNET is a website created by professor Waugh at UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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4. Define patronage and explain how it was used by politicians during the Gilded Age.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-ushistory2/chapter/political-patronage-in-the-gilded-age/ - Lumen Learning is an online textbook for college level students. - Political Patronage in the Gilded Age
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5. Explain how Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois attempted to improve the rights of African Americans during the Gilded Age. Explain their similarities and differences.
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/african_americans/history/african_american_experience.html - SSCNET is created by professor Waugh at UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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6. In what two ways did the U.S. government encourage the settlement of the west during the Gilded Age?
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtID=2 - Digital History is an online resource full of primary sources used in history classes across the country. - Closing the Western Frontier
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7. How did Alfred Beveredge and Andrew Carnegie differ with their opinions on American Imperialism during the Gilded Age? Use both sources to create your answer
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1256&context=grtheses - This is a digital primary source from Butler University explaining Beveredge’s Stance on imperialism.
https://web.viu.ca/davies/H324War/Carnegie.Distant.1898.htm - This is a digital primary source from Andrew Carnegie about his beliefs on imperialism.
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8. How did baseball become “Americas Past Time” during the Gilded Age?
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/sports_and_culture/history/baseball_history.html - Professor Waugh’s Gilded Age class from UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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9. How did Susan B. Anthony use civil disobedience to help women gain suffrage during the Gilded Age?
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/protest_and_reform/protest_and_reform_history.html - Professor Waugh’s Gilded Age class from UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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10. There was so much happening across the country and around the world as America was becoming more modern in industry and militarily. Explain which segment of the Gilded Age you found the most interesting and why. Cite specific examples from the link below.
https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/index2.shtml - Professor Waugh’s Gilded Age class from UCLA - The Gilded Age, From the Death of Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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