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U.s. History: The Gilded Age WebsiteU.s. History: The Gilded Age Website
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Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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U.s. History: The Gilded Age

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The United States had an industrial resurgence after the Civil War. Read about the growth of big business in many areas and the men associated with these businesses. See also the people who did not prosper during this time and evaluate what the government did to help.

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Concepts

big business, labor unions, poverty

Additional Tags

business magnates, business tycoons, corruption in government, growth of industry, pro-business government, ushistory.org, independence hall association, emergence of industrial america, growth of the american economy, emergence of industrial america (1865-1919)

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RH.6-8.9

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