Could you please explain what a strike is and what strikes were like during the Gilded Age in the United States.

Answer 1

http://www.bing.com/search?q=What+Is+a+Labor+Strike&FORM=R5FD

and

http://www.bing.com/search?setmkt=en-US&q=labor+strike+gilded+age

Read widely and take good notes. Let us know what you write.

Answer 2

You probably mean a labor strike in which the workers refuse to work until their demands are met.

http://faculty.weber.edu/kmackay/notable_labor_strikes_of_the_gil.htm