/ Illustrate a political cartoon dealing with the expansion of big business in the United States during the Gilded Age. / Complete an illustrated timeline of the technological inventions of the Gilded Age. Include at least 10 events and 7 pictures/illustrations/drawings.
Write two newspaper articles, 1 supporting the practices of the Captains of Industry, and the other criticizing the practices of the Robber Barons. Use at least 2 specific people from your text and include why their practices made them either Captains or Barons. / Complete the mind map activity sheet concerning the Industrial impact during the Gilded Age. For each term or idea, you will be responsible for drawing a picture associated with the definition OR its importance in the war. You will also write three facts that detail the importance and lasting significance of the item. / Create a Monument that honors the inventions of Thomas Edison and their impact on American life. Choose from the following accomplishments: the electric light bulb, motion
pictures, and the phonograph.
Using a blank map of the U.S., trace the major railroad lines and the time zones. Explain why the time zones were created and what benefits they created. / Analyze the Modern Colossus of RailRoads political cartoon answer the two accompanying questions. / Read Andrew Carnegie’s “Wealth and Its Uses” and write a one page paper that answers the following questions.
1. What did Carnegie say are the three ways to use wealth?
2. Which of the three uses did he endorse?
3. From what you know about Carnegie’s life, did he live up to his own philosophy of wealth and its uses?
4. Do you agree with Carnegie and why?
Gilded Age Industry Tic-Tac-Toe
You will be completing a tic-tac-toe game by completing three assignments. The only stipulation is that you MUST use the CENTER square as one of your three. These topics cover America during the Gilded Age Industry .