By: Alexia Nelson, Tyla Robinson, Tamia Jones 2nd Period

GILDED AGE

1. Gilded Age came to be late 19th century to early 20th century

2. Railroads sparked the nation’s economy

3. New technologies were created 4. Rise of first millionaire class5. Government was pro-business .

Mark Twain co-authored the book The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today which characterized the surface of American society to be covered with gold but underneath corroded

PROBLEMS DURING THE GILDED AGE

Graft

Problem 1

Overpopulation

Problem 2

Factory Conditions

Problem 3

http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-carnegie/videos/homestead-strike

CORRUPTION

During the Gilded Age, Congress had a lot of corruption and the presidency was at an all-time low in terms of power.

"Most political discussions [in the Gilded Age] revolved around essentially trivial matters,” -John Garratt.

Presidents during the time period of after the civil war to the 1890s are known as

“the Forgettable Presidents.” These

Presidents include Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes.

Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant

Rutherford B. Hayes

Corruption in politics

CORRUPTION

CORRUPTION

Ulysses S. Grant -war hero, but unsuccessful President due to lack of experience. During his office many events of corruption happened involving his insiders.

Rutherford B. Hayes

-Rutherford’s whole election was corrupt in itself.

Andrew Johnson-Andrew Johnson became President after Lincoln’s assassination and tried to implement a policy that allowed former confederate states to return quickly to the union.

John D. Rockefeller John D. was born on July 8, 1839 Studied for a short time at a

commercial college for bookkeeping

In 1859, Rockefeller and a friend partnered together to make their own commission firm.

Rockefeller and several others invested in the Cleveland refinery

In 1870, Rockefeller ,his younger brother , and various others formed the Standard Oil company of Ohio.

SOC soon became a monopoly in the oil industry.

People categorized him as a symbol for corporate greed. And criticized him.

John D. Rockefeller. Digital image. ENTREPRENEURS AND AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH. Keith T. Poole,

n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.

“NO MAN BECOMES RICH UNLESS HE ENRICHES OTHERS.” ― ANDREW CARNEGIE

Born November 25, 1835Despite having little formal education, he became one of the wealthWorked for Thomas Scott and learned about the rail road industry and how business works.Made wise investments in things such as the oil industry. Founded the Carnegie Steel Company and built many plants around the country.In 1901, Carnegie decided to sell his company to J.P Morgan. Carnegie wanted to spend the rest of his life helping others so he:

$5 million dollars to the New York Public Library

Established the Carnegie- Mellon University in 1904

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Carnegie Foundation for International Peace

Carnegie-Mellon University

JP MORGAN

Born April 17, 1837 Graduated high

school in 1854 He created a bank

which helped which helped the U.S. government numerous times when it was in a financial crisis.

Criticized by the media for creating monopolies.

Aboukhadijeh, Feross. "Gilded Age Scandal and Corruption" StudyNotes.org. Study Notes, LLC., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.

<https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/gilded-age-scandal-and-corruption/>.

"Andrew Carnegie Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.

"Andrew Carnegie." PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1999. Web. 3 Dec..2015.

"Digital History." Digital History. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.

"Homestead Strike." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.

"Homestead Strike Video." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.

"John D. Rockefeller Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.

"John D. Rockefeller." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.

"The Gilded Age: 1865-1900." The Gilded Age: 1865-1900. 4 May 2014. Web. 4 Dec.2015.

DeSantis, Vincent p. “The Gilded Age In American History.” Web. 4 Dec. 2015. <http://

www.rbhayes.org/hayes/content/files/Hayes_Historical_Journal/gildedageamericanhist.html>

“The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson.”HarpWeek, LLC. Web. 3. 2015. <http://www.impeachandrewjohnson.com/11BiographiesKeyIndividuals/AndrewJohnson.htm>

WORKS CITED