Gilded age

The Gilded Age Era

  • Formation of the Standard Oil Company

    This event would make John D. Rockefeller one of the first billionaires of his time, his power of controlling oil production made him a number one supplier to many companies.
  • The Panic 1873

    This event was initiated soon after the stock market crashed and later triggered the Great Depression.
  • Railroad Strike

    Multiple railroads went on strike due to pay cuts, which resulted in transportation being disrupted.
  • The Chinese Exclusion Act

    This kept chinese immigrants from coming into the U.S.
  • The Pendleton Act

    A system where people were chosen for job positions using exams, and decisions didn't rely completely on social class.
  • Knights of Labor

    This event introduced 8 hour work days and marked the beginning of union activism.
  • The Dawes Act

    This allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
  • Battle at Homestead Steel

    Pinkertons and angry workers went to war because the workers wages were cut.
  • The Pullman Strike

    A widespread railroad strike/boycott because of wage cuts and getting fired.
  • William McKinley is Elected

    McKinley was the 25th president of the U.S up until his assassination in 1901.