The Gilded Age was a time period that is usually not taught, but was a time of accomplishment. The Gilded Age was a time period between 1870 to 1900. This time period was marked with several accomplishments, which were railroads, factories and the industrialization of the economy. This was also the time of the industrial revolution, which was when many people that lived in the rural areas left their homes for the cities in search of work. This was due to the increasing amount of agricultural productivity that was seen that required less people to man the agricultural fields. The Gilded Age was also a time where the politicians that were in office during this time period were actually sincere and dedicated to being public servants. This resulted in the creation of a stable monetary system and the beginnings of federal regulations that would become the Commerce Commission and the Sherman Anti-trust act. \u00a0The Commerce Commission would set rates for transportation of goods. The Sherman Anti-trust act’s purpose was the protect consumers from any efforts restrain trade, to preserve economic competition between companies; And made it so monopolization \u00a0could no longer occur within businesses. \u00a0Finally the Gilded Age is known for the expansion of transportation the led people to go to more museums and theaters, which were funded by big business leaders, such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie being the one that expanded the American Steel Industry and Rockefeller who made his wealth in the American Oil Industry. \u00a0Both are regarded as the richest men in modern history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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