By the time 1877 rolled around, the United States was in ruins due to the divisions and chaos of the Civil War. The Civil War ended in 1865, but it took more than a decade before the United States could rebuild to any extent. The years 1877 and 1900 were the most crucial and vital periods in American history. Richard White of The Gilder Lehrman so brilliantly noted: "They sparked developments that would shape the country for generations: the reunification of the South and the North, the integration of four million newly freed African Americans, westward expansion, immigration, industrialization. , urbanization. (White) During this period, the New South, New West, and industrialized Northwest experienced their fair share of "Through measures such as the Homestead and Railroad Acts of 1862, the government redistributed the vast majority communal lands owned by the Americans. From Indian tribes to railroad companies and white farmers” (Richard White). These actions led to several wars with the American Indians and forced some to emigrate to Canada. This new era was called the "gilded age" by historians of the 1920s. Which comes from one of Mark Twain's lesser-known novels, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. The Gilded Age in the United States took place between approximately 1870 and 1900. It was a time of rapid economic growth, primarily in the North and West. As a result, American wages were much higher than in countries like Europe, and workers migrated to the United States by the millions. In return, wages will rise rapidly. The railroads were hit hardest in the Gilded Age. However, the Gilded Age was also a time known for poverty and discrimination against the United States, due to the devastating effects of the Civil War on a country's economy and how America reacted. At the same time, immigrants were still tempted to become American citizens. The United States was destroyed, as was its economy. Over the next two decades, the American economy began to prosper. The economy was growing at such a rapid rate that immigrants from both Europe and Europe found it attractive to emigrate to America. In turn, this ordeal was a bad thing, while at the same time America could benefit from the new arrivals. The major problem that has arisen with all the new immigrants is that they have created more people, while creating the same number of jobs. This therefore led to many people becoming unemployed. On the other hand, it didn't matter, jobs were easier to fill and it was possible to make money. Mind you, they were probably aware of the post-Civil War chaos and still found America more attractive than their respect.