1. What was the single most important development during the Gilded Age? Provide the rationale behind your argument.
2. Describe the emergence of consumer culture and mass merchandizing in the last decades of the 19th Century. What impact did this new culture have on American values?
3. Explain the meaning of the Carlisle Indian School's motto, "Kill the Indian and Save the Man." How successful were the numerous off-reservation boarding schools in achieving their goals?