Describe the population movement trend during the gilded age in the United States

The Gilded Age saw rapid economic and industrial growth, driven by technical advances in transportation and manufacturing, and causing an expansion of personal wealth, philanthropy, and immigration.

Politics during this time not only experienced corruption, but also increased participation. The ” political machine,” in which constituents supported a candidate in exchange for anticipated patronage, reached new heights.

The Gilded Age also was characterized by social reform, such as women’s suffrage, workplace improvements, prohibition, and civil service changes.

Women were politically active and played a large role in the economy, both as workers and consumers.

Much social thought of the time was characterized by explanations and justifications for the increasing wealth disparity among Americans, although there were many dissenting voices.

Key Terms

The Gilded Age: An era in the United States from 1870 to 1900 characterized by industrial growth, political participation, and social reform.

political machines: Political organizations in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts.

Susan B. Anthony: A leader in the women’s suffrage movement and a key figure in the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

suffrage: The legal right to vote

is there answer choices?

  a) written constitution. also known as magna carta and a necessity of the democracies that form federations to regulate the principles by which the government will be governed, because if they had to act without a body of specific laws would produce confrontations.

b) territorial division. federalism is constituted by the division of powers on the geographical basis of each territory.

c) decentralization. in a federal system there is both a central government and units of government lower than the central one, each making decisions regarding the provision of certain public services in their respective geographical jurisdictions.

d) supreme court of justice. to counteract the rigidity of the written constitution, judicial action is required to interpret said constitution and necessary changes can be made.