Essay Questions for Test (2/5) rubrics to come!

You will choose ONE (1) of the following prompts to write your essay:

1. In what ways did the political conflicts of the Gilded Age still reflect the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction? Address relevant issues of race and sectional conflict in your response
2. During the late nineteenth century, farmers, workers, and consumers lobbied government for effective regulation of businesses. What factors account for the level of success achieved by these groups in that effort?
3.  In what ways and to what extent was the late nineteenth century both, a “New Industrial Age” and a “Gilded Age” in urban America?
4. What was the relative importance of each of the following as factors in the successful settlement of the American West between 1860 and 1900?

• Government Policies 
• Climate and Geography 
• Technology and Inventions

5. In the post–Civil War United States, corporations grew significantly in number, size, and influence. Analyze the impact of big business on the economy and politics and the responses of Americans to these changes. Confine your answer to the period 1870 to 1900.