Question
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9)in what way did robber barons influence government and benefit from it during the Gilded Era
10)"The great fear of the period." What is the great fear the artist refers to in the title
11)how have attitudes towards immigrants changed in the last 150 years since the Gilded Age
12)which area of the US do you think was the most difficult to build a track across, and why? and which group served as the primary labor force to build it
13)why did child labor grow during the Gilded Age
14)what do you feel is a fair law regarding child labor
15)why do you think there was such a gap between the rich and the poor during the Gilded Age
9)in what way did robber barons influence government and benefit from it during the Gilded Era
10)"The great fear of the period." What is the great fear the artist refers to in the title
11)how have attitudes towards immigrants changed in the last 150 years since the Gilded Age
12)which area of the US do you think was the most difficult to build a track across, and why? and which group served as the primary labor force to build it
13)why did child labor grow during the Gilded Age
14)what do you feel is a fair law regarding child labor
15)why do you think there was such a gap between the rich and the poor during the Gilded Age
Answers
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9) Robber barons used bribery, campaign donations, and lobbying to get favorable laws, tariffs, land grants, and weak regulation — which let them form monopolies and grow huge profits.
10) The “great fear” usually meant anxiety about social collapse from industrialization: violent labor strikes, anarchism, and unrest caused by poverty, immigration, and rapid change.
11) 150 years ago many Americans were openly nativist and supported restrictive laws (e.g., Chinese Exclusion). Over time laws eased (1965 Immigration Act), immigrants became more accepted and integrated, but periodic anti-immigrant backlashes continue.
12) The Sierra Nevada (and other mountain ranges like the Rockies) were hardest because of steep terrain, tunnels, and harsh weather. Chinese immigrants were the primary labor force on the Central Pacific (Sierra Nevada) and Irish immigrants/Civil War vets worked much of the Union Pacific.
13) Child labor grew because factories needed cheap, small workers; many families were poor and needed the income; and there were few laws or schools requiring children to stay out of work.
14) A fair law: ban hazardous work for children, set a minimum working age (e.g., 14–16 for nonhazardous jobs), limit hours, and require regular school attendance with strict enforcement and penalties.
15) The gap widened because rapid industrialization concentrated wealth in owners of big businesses, laws and courts favored laissez-faire capitalism, unions were weak, wages stayed low for many, and there was little government redistribution or regulation.
10) The “great fear” usually meant anxiety about social collapse from industrialization: violent labor strikes, anarchism, and unrest caused by poverty, immigration, and rapid change.
11) 150 years ago many Americans were openly nativist and supported restrictive laws (e.g., Chinese Exclusion). Over time laws eased (1965 Immigration Act), immigrants became more accepted and integrated, but periodic anti-immigrant backlashes continue.
12) The Sierra Nevada (and other mountain ranges like the Rockies) were hardest because of steep terrain, tunnels, and harsh weather. Chinese immigrants were the primary labor force on the Central Pacific (Sierra Nevada) and Irish immigrants/Civil War vets worked much of the Union Pacific.
13) Child labor grew because factories needed cheap, small workers; many families were poor and needed the income; and there were few laws or schools requiring children to stay out of work.
14) A fair law: ban hazardous work for children, set a minimum working age (e.g., 14–16 for nonhazardous jobs), limit hours, and require regular school attendance with strict enforcement and penalties.
15) The gap widened because rapid industrialization concentrated wealth in owners of big businesses, laws and courts favored laissez-faire capitalism, unions were weak, wages stayed low for many, and there was little government redistribution or regulation.