The Gilded Age Key People

  • Match the pictures to the correct name. (it might help to this activity last)
  1. ___ Eugene V. Debs
  2. ___ Samuel Gompers
  3. ___ William “Boss” Tweed
  4. ___ Andrew Carnegie
  5. ___ John D. Rockefeller
  6. ___ Cornelius Vanderbilt
  7. ___ J.P. Morgan
  8. ___ Thomas Nast
  9. ___ Thomas Edison
  10. ___ George Pullman
  11. ___ William Jennings Bryan
  12. ___ James A. Garfield
  • Fill in the blank with the name that best completes the statement.
  1. The leader of the 1894 Pullman Strike was ______; a union leader and one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. He was one of the best known socialists living in America.
  2. ______was a co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World. She helped coordinate many major strikes in the U.S..
  3. The American Federation of Labor was founded by ______. It provided a stable and unified union for skilled workers.
  4. ______was the leader of the steel industry in the U.S. He was a philanthropist, and known as one of the richest men in America.
  5. ______was leader of the Oil monopoly, and founded Standard Oil Company.
  6. ______was leader of the railroad industry in the U.S. during the Gilded Age. He popularized the use of steel rails in his railroad, which made railroads safer and more economical.
  7. ______was leader of the Banking industry in the U.S. He was a banker who financed the reorganization of railroads, insurance companies, and banks.
  • Explain in your own words why the following Key People ware significant to U.S. History.
  1. William “Boss” Tweed:
  1. Thomas Nast:
  1. Thomas Edison:
  1. George Pullman:
  1. William Jennings Bryan:
  1. James A. Garfield:
  • Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
  1. What was the name of the Newspaper that Thomas Nast worked for?
  1. In what way did the invention of the light bulb affect the workplace?
  1. Who was responsible for the assassination of James A. Garfield?
  1. How did Laissez-Faire economics allow monopolies to grow?
  1. George Pullman targeted which type of customer to ride trains with his invention of the sleeping car?
  1. What was the purpose of forming labor unions?
  1. What was the purpose of William Jennings Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech?