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How did western railroads contribute to the cattle industry during the Gilded Age?
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Railroads allowed cattle farmers to sell more cattle because they could transport them faster and farther than ever before. The trains could also take cattle to places where it was not possible to move them along trails. The Gilded Age was the period of time from the 1870s to 1900.
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What legislation was passed during the gilded age to regulate monopolies and railroads?
1887: The Interstate Commerce Act which attacked monopolies and competition. 1890: Sherman Antitrust Act which attacked contracts made between businesses.
Definition of gilded age History of the US gilded age?
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How did the gilded age lead to the populist party?
How can we connect the gilded age to the progressive movement
Who is gilded age?
Gilded Age was the period that was roughly followed from the 1870s. The term gilded age was coined by the writers by the names of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner.
Political participation during the gilded age?
Political participation during the Gilded Age was extremely high.
Which industry was considered a catalyst of economic growth during the gilded age?
railroad industry
What is one reason why the expansion of railroads caused prices of products to drop during the gilded age?
railroads provided expensive but fast transpotation of raw materials and products
What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?
railroads provided expensive but fast transpotation of raw materials and products
Who referred to the age of industry as the gilded age?
Mark Twain.
Who referred to the age industry as the gilded age?
Mark Twain.
During the Gilded Age most of the railroad barons?
Railroads were the chief cause for the unprecedented growth of the Gilded Age. Railroad Barons by building of the Transcontinental Railroad made travel accessible to more people. A trip that would have taken six months now only took six days. It also made the shipping of goods across the company economically feasible and increased sales for businesses that relied on the transportation industry in some way.
Influential figures in industry in Gilded Age?
John D. Rockefeller.First billionaire
What was a trust during the gilded age?
A trust is when competing companies in an industry join together to control the industry. They form a monopoly.
What effects did the Ranching frontier have on industry during the Gilded Age 1880s-1900?
The ranching
What inventions were made in the gilded age?
Thomas Edison created the Lightbulb Henry Bessemer and the Steel engine the railroads Telegraph The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell
When an industry was monopolized by one company or trust during the Gilded Age what happened to workers and rsquo wages?
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How do you say 'gilded' in Bulgarian?
v (gilded, gilded, gilt) позлатявам, варакосвам
