Introduction to the Gilded Age & Industrial Revolution: Illustrated
Vocabulary
Directions: Select 4 vocabulary terms from the list below (ONE from each
column). You may use a dictionary, dictionary com, or Google definitions.
Draw your term (by hand or on Google Slides) on a separate sheet of paper (or
slide). Make sure you include the definition (in YOUR OWN WORDS) and a
sentence about the term/illustration with your drawing.
Complete them each on a separate sheet of paper/document/slide/Google drawing.
Make sure your heading appears on the documents and the file name. Make sure
your work represents your best effort, creativity, and care!
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Capitalism Monopoly (not
the board game)
Industrialization Regulation
Laissez-Faire Trust (definition
similar to
corporation)
Urbanization Tenement
Industrialist Corporation Gilded Age Immigrant
Chosen Terms:
1. Capitalism
2. Trust
3. Urbanization
4. Tenement
Definition of Terms:
1. Capitalism: An economic system where individuals and companies own the means of production and operate for profit. In a capitalist economy, the production and distribution of goods are determined by the supply and demand in the market.
2. Trust: A business arrangement in which a group of companies assign their shares to a board of trustees to manage, allowing for centralized control. Trusts were common in the late 19th century as a way to control and dominate markets.
3. Urbanization: The process of a population shifting from rural areas to cities, resulting in the growth of urban areas and the development of cities. Urbanization was a significant trend during the Industrial Revolution as people moved to urban areas for job opportunities.
4. Tenement: A type of multi-family housing unit that was often overcrowded, unsanitary, and had poor living conditions. Tenements were prevalent in urban areas during the Gilded Age, housing many immigrant families in cramped and inadequate living spaces.
Sentence:
The rapid urbanization during the Industrial Revolution led to the construction of many tenement buildings in cities, where poor immigrant families lived in cramped and unsanitary conditions.