AP®︎ US History: Topic 6.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.7 of AP US History – Labor in the Gilded Age.
Questions List
Topic 6.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-6.1.I.C
What was a primary cause of economic inequality during the Gilded Age?
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Topic 6.7: Labor in the Gilded Age
Thematic Focus: Work, Exchange, and TechnologyWXT
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.
Learning Objective: 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-6.1.I.C
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.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.II.C
Labor and management battled over wages and working conditions, with workers organizing local and national unions and/or directly confronting business leaders.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.II.B.i
The industrial workforce expanded and child labor increased.
