Question 1

What might account for the emergence of a mythic "Wild" West during the Gilded Age? Given the rapid post-Civil War expansion of industry beyond the Mississippi River,why would perceptions of a West,at once a lawless but timeless romantic frontier dominated by cowboys and Indians,permeate American popular culture in the late nineteenth century? (In composing your answer,consider the impact of the second industrial revolution.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of What might account for the emergence of...

Question 2

Sitting Bull stated,"The life my people want is a life of freedom." Likewise,Chief Joseph simply asked the government for equal rights enshrined by the laws.Describe what freedom meant to the Indians and how that conflicted with the interests and values of most white Americans.Also,explain why white Americans did not allow Indians the opportunity to have American citizenship.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sitting Bull stated,"The life my people want...

Question 3

How did the labor movement launch a sustained assault on the understanding of freedom grounded in Social Darwinism and in the liberty of contract?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the labor movement launch a...

Question 4

The West experienced tremendous growth after the Civil War; nowhere was this more apparent than in California.Write an essay on the consequences of population growth on the western landscape,looking at farming,livelihoods,the impact of the railroad,the growth of Indian reservations,and the subjugation of Indian peoples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The West experienced tremendous growth after the...

Question 5

How did the second industrial revolution transform the economy of the American West? Discuss the specific ways corporations affected economic development in the region,as well as the nature of the work itself and its impact on western workers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the second industrial revolution transform...

Question 6

Compare the motives and methods of the various social reformers active in the Gilded Age.How did the efforts of thinkers such as Henry George,Laurence Gronlund,and Edward Bellamy differ from those of the Protestant and Social Gospel reformers of the period? Were any of these approaches more successful than others? Why,or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the motives and methods of the...

Question 7

What role did the government play in defining,protecting,and/or limiting the liberty of American workers during the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What role did the government play in...

Question 8

Henry Demarest Lloyd wrote in Wealth against Commonwealth (1864),"Liberty and monopoly cannot live together." Based on your knowledge of the Gilded Age and the industrial revolution,assess the validity of this statement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Henry Demarest Lloyd wrote in Wealth against...

Question 9

Union leader John Mitchell explained that the court system was guaranteeing liberties that the workers did not want and denying them the liberty that was of real value to them.Explain what he meant by this statement.How were the courts defining liberty and freedom?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Union leader John Mitchell explained that the...

Question 10

Describe how the industrial revolution created new forms of freedom for some workers while restricting some freedoms for others.How did industrialization affect all workers? Be careful not to generalize.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how the industrial revolution created new...

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bonanza farms

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Quiz 16: America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890