The economy of the gilead age was characterized by

The Gilded Age was characterized by really fast industrial and economic growth, from the 1870s to the 1900s. It was named after Mark Twain's and Charles Dudley Warner's novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirically describes a difficult period of living, covered and hidden with gold gilding.

The rapid expansion of industrialization was accompanied by a huge advance in transportation (railways), technologies and manufacturing (heavy industry, factories, coal mining), causing huge expansion of immigration from Europe to America, high real wage growth and individual wealth.  During these years, the U.S. economy had the fastest rate of growth, with high GDP, capital formation, real wage, etc.  

on 6 november american voters will elect members of the house of representatives and the senate, which together are called congress.

both houses of congress are currently controlled by the republican party, which backs president donald trump.

the democrats think they can win control of the house of representatives this year by winning a majority of seats.

doing so would let them block or delay the president’s plans by refusing to enact them.

all 435 seats in the house of representatives are up for election.

if the democrats want to take control of the house by having the most seats, they’re going to have to claim at least 23 from the republicans.

graphic: the battle for the house of representatives