PPT-Politics of the Gilded Age

AP US History Mrs Lacks Gilded Age Term coined sarcastically by Mark Twain amp Charles Dudley Warner in The Gilded Age 1873 Gilded Age Era of forgettable presidents Hayes Garfield Arthur amp B Harrison . The . Rise. of Big Business. Essential Question. :. What factors led to the rise of the American Industrial Revolution from 1870 to 1900?. Warm-Up Question:. Examine the image on the next slide & answer the question: . Discovering Problems at the turn of the century. How the Other Half Lives. – Jacob Riis. “Like rabbits in their burrows, the little ragamuffins sleep with at least one eye open, and every sense alert to the approach of danger; of their enemy, the policeman, whose chief business in life is to move them on and of the agent bent on robbing them of their cherished freedom. At the first warning shout they scatter and are off. To pursue them would be like chasing the fleet-footed mountain goat…There is not an open door, a hidden turn or runway, which they do not know, with lots of secret passages and short cuts no one else ever found.”. 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Political Machines. The Gilded Age. 1870’s-1900. . Name of a . book written by Mark Twain. and Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. (1873), satirizing what they believed to be an . The. . Gilded Age. This era known as the . Gilded Age. . . A gilded object is made of cheap metal, but coated in a thin layer of gold. . Think of the candy gold coins…. Grrrr. The USA seemed perfect from the outside, but was actually full of many problems.. The Gilded Age. The term “Gilded Age” is coined by Mark Twain in 1873. “Get rich, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must”. Period 6 Overview. Leaders (business and politics). Workers (farmers and union/factory). 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . tycoons. In the late 19. th. Century the US became the leading industrial power. Many became wealthy beyond belief. With no government regulation and greed workers suffered. What beliefs and policies allowed the unfair business practices?. 1. PURPOSe of the series. What . we won’t be doing. …. 1. PURPOSe of the series. What we will be doing. …. 2. A few ground rules. 3. My Motivation . 3. My Motivation . A . pastoral. motivation. “Gilded Age” – 1870-1900. Post-Reconstruction America. Phrase coined by Mark Twain; used to represent America during this time. Also, think of a beautiful, shiny, red apple… that is rotten on the inside. Gilded Age. :. A sarcastic name given to the . three-decade-long post-Civil era. by Mark Twain in 1873. Every. presidential . election. was . close. The . majority. party in the House . switched 6 times . TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron. TIME Magazine Format. Date the reflects the time of your Robber Barron. Interesting quote/summary . of . your . cover story. Cover Story of your Robber Barron. Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning. Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning.