Gilded Age WebQuest by Devan Choksi https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu By: Devan Choksi, Hana Rust, Dustin Chan, May Chan en-us 2021-12-06 18:38:00 UTC 2025-10-09 08:38:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Captain of Big Business dustinchan1_1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1931892259
  • What was the view of the artist?
  • What is the artist trying to convey?
  • What percent of oil did Rockefeller control?
  • What was his business strategey?

    • John D Rockefeller built his first oil refinery in 1863 in Cleveland--> within two years it had become the largest oil refinery in the area

    In 1870, Rockefeller and some of his associates incorporated the Standard Oil Company and by 1872, the Standard Oil Company controlled nearly all of the oil refineries in Cleveland

    By 1882, Standard Oil has a near monopoly over the oil business in the United states--> This was significant because it meant that they could control the prices to be whatever they wanted, and could force people to pay high prices.
    ]]>     2021-12-06 18:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1931892259     The Knights of Labor (Labor Union) hanarust1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1932028066 Formed in 1869 as a secret society of tailors in Philadelphia, first founded by Samuel Gompers but he was removed and replaced later

    → wanted 8 hour work day for laborers

    → wanted workers, not capitalists to own the industries in which they labored

    → wanted to end child labor

    • Led by Terence V. Powderly

    → workers of all skill levels were welcome

    → immigrants, women, and african americans were welcome (anti-chinese)

    1870s-1880s →  found support among coal miners and railroad workers following a successful strike against the Wabash Railroad

    → Numbers increased in 1877 as a result of the Great Strike, and by 1886 The Knights of Labor had more than 700,000 members 

    → After the Haymarket incident, their numbers plummeted, and by the 1890s Powderly was forced out as the president

    Legacy- While it failed to accomplish its early goals, it was able to demonstrate the practicality of  nationwide labor organization and encouraged 

    future labor unions like the American Federation of Labor

    Quizlet Link (for review)--> https://quizlet.com/_aqdivd?x=1qqt&i=th2bs




    ]]>     2021-12-06 19:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1932028066     Consequences of Industrialization for Native Americans maychan2_1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1932063115 In the Gilded Age, businesses and industries expanded West to establish railroads, forcing natives out of their homes and land. In 1887, the Dawes Act confiscated and redistributed native land in the West. 
    Continuity: Before the Dawes Act, the federal government created reservation system to keep natives off of their land. However, the natives were able to govern themselves and maintain some traditional beliefs.
    Change: Due to industrialization, railroad companies began pushing natives out of their land as they expanded and settled westward. These settlers forced the natives to assimilate in white culture and destroyed the social cohesion of tribes, eliminating native culture and society.  

    1. How was industrialization harmful for Native Americans?
    2. Why did industrialization impact the Native Americans?

    https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/indian-reservations
    ]]>     2021-12-06 20:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1932063115     Consequences of Industrialization for Workers devanchoksi1_1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1936923874
  • Context:
    • Harsh working conditions
      • Long work hours
      • Low wages
      • Hard labor/health risks
  • Pullman Strike of 1894 
    • After falling revenue during the economic depression, the Pullman Company cut workers' wages and cut over 2000 workers
    • This led almost 4000 Pullman Company workers to go on strike and walk off the job
    • This led to a halt in railroad commerce in 27 states
  • As seen in the chart, the Gilded Age saw unprecedented levels of workers striking, representing a change over time

    • ]]>     2021-12-08 22:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1936923874     Knights of Labor Lecture Video for Review hanarust1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1936930036 2021-12-08 22:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1936930036 Jane Addams (reformer) hanarust1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1937278076 Jane Addams influenced reform on many Gilded Age problems including:

    -establishment of juvenile court system

    -better urban sanitation

    -protective labor laws for women and children

    -started the Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in America that provided counseling and education for immigrants


    Continuity: continued to fight for social reforms and justice, The Hull House was the first of many settlement houses such as the Henry Street Settlement in New York

    Change: started the settlement house movement in order to support immigrants and women involved in politics and the workforce unlike political bosses and machines that supported immigrants for political gain or votes.

    She won a Nobel peace Prize in 1931, and was the first American woman to do so


    ]]>     2021-12-09 02:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1937278076     Jane Addams Primary Source Document hanarust1 https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1937281223 2021-12-09 02:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/devanchoksi1_1/ejobv99hsmwywfdu/wish/1937281223