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mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. ... It is easy to caricature the Gilded Age as an era of corruption, conspicuous consumption, and unfettered capitalism.
It was mostly like the first. questioning the practice and teachings of God and telling people that they didn't need to go to church , that they could preach in thier own homes. they could beg for forgiveness on thier own .