Growth and Changes in Late 1800s America

Child Labor in Factories

One in five children worked due to poverty, impacting education

Settlement Houses

Buildings supporting poor immigrants in Americanization efforts

Electric Streetcar

Transport innovation allowing urban expansion in nineteenth-century cities

Growth of Public Schools

Increased enrollment, literacy, and attendance during the Gilded Age

Immigrant Contribution to Industrialism

Provided a strong labor force, diverse skills, and innovations

Horizontal Integration

Acquiring or merging with similar companies to reduce competition

Angel Island

Immigration entry point for Chinese and Asian immigrants to the US

Professional Police Force

Established by large cities in the late 1800s to combat crime

Bessemer Process

Crucial for mass steel production and skyscraper construction

Mark Twain

Author who wrote novels on moral issues in high society during the Gilded Age