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    • 1: 1491-1607
    • 2: 1607- 1754
    • 3: 1754- 1800
    • 4: 1800- 1848 >
      • 4.2 The Rise of Political Parties
      • 4.3 Politics & Regional Interests
      • 4.4 America on the World Stage
      • 4.5 Market Revolution A
      • 4.6 Market Revolution B
      • 4.7 Expanding Democracy
      • 4.8 Jackson & Federal Power
      • 4.9 The Development of Am Culture
      • 4.10 The 2nd Great Awakening
      • 4.11 An Age of Reform
      • 4.12 African Americans in the Early Repubic
      • 4.13 The Society of the South...
    • 5: 1844- 1877 >
      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
      • 5.3 The Mexican War
      • 5.4 Comp of 1850
      • 5.5 Sectional Conflict
      • 5.6 Failure of Compromise
      • 5.7 Election of 1860 & Succession
      • 5.8 Military Conflict
      • 5.9 Government Policies
      • 5.10 Reconstruction
      • 5.11 Failure of Reconstruction
    • 6: 1865- 1898 >
      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.10 Development of the Middle Class
      • 6.11 Reform in the Gilded Age
      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
    • 7: 1880- 1945
    • 8: 1945- 1980
    • 9: 1980- present
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TOPIC 6.7
Labor in the Gilded Age



THEMATIC FOCUS Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT)
The interplay between markets, private enterprise, labor, technology, and
government policy shape the American economy. In turn, economic activity shapes
society and government policy and drives technological innovation.


Unit 6: Learning Objective E
Explain the socioeconomic continuities and changes associated with the growth of industrial capitalism from 1865 to 1898.

HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
As the price of many goods decreased, workers’ real wages increased, providing new access to a variety of goods and services; many Americans’ standards of living improved, while the gap between rich and poor grew.1. By 1900, 10% of the U.S. population controlled 90% of the nation’s wealth.
KC-2
Labor and management battled over wages and working conditions, with workers organizing local and national unions and/or directly confronting business leaders.​
KC-3
The industrial workforce expanded and child labor increased.
  • Home
  • Periods
    • 1: 1491-1607
    • 2: 1607- 1754
    • 3: 1754- 1800
    • 4: 1800- 1848 >
      • 4.2 The Rise of Political Parties
      • 4.3 Politics & Regional Interests
      • 4.4 America on the World Stage
      • 4.5 Market Revolution A
      • 4.6 Market Revolution B
      • 4.7 Expanding Democracy
      • 4.8 Jackson & Federal Power
      • 4.9 The Development of Am Culture
      • 4.10 The 2nd Great Awakening
      • 4.11 An Age of Reform
      • 4.12 African Americans in the Early Repubic
      • 4.13 The Society of the South...
    • 5: 1844- 1877 >
      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
      • 5.3 The Mexican War
      • 5.4 Comp of 1850
      • 5.5 Sectional Conflict
      • 5.6 Failure of Compromise
      • 5.7 Election of 1860 & Succession
      • 5.8 Military Conflict
      • 5.9 Government Policies
      • 5.10 Reconstruction
      • 5.11 Failure of Reconstruction
    • 6: 1865- 1898 >
      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.10 Development of the Middle Class
      • 6.11 Reform in the Gilded Age
      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
    • 7: 1880- 1945
    • 8: 1945- 1980
    • 9: 1980- present
  • The AP Test 5/6/2021
    • Stimulus-Response Questions
    • Free Response Questions >
      • Short Answer
      • Long Essay
      • DBQs
  • AP History Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills
  • Thematic Learning Objectives