Zach and I discussed chapter 16 about the Gilded Age. Zach then took the segment pre-assessment quiz. Next, we went over the first section on the second great awakening and the business growth of the era. We discussed the social challenges to the oil and steel tycoons of the time (horizontal and vertical integration, trusts and pools, etc), and Zach took a quiz. Next, we went over the next section on the social and political arguments behind the economic policy, including social Darwinism theory, critiques of conspicuous consumption, as well as the Sherman Anti-trust Act. Zach then completed an analysis assignment. Next, we moved on to the next section which covered increased migration and nativism backlash. Zach then completed a quiz.