If the late 1800s were a period of economic growth, why is it called the gilded age?

How did agitators on both sides of the slavery issue make things worse? by putting out bounties on certain peopleby committing murderthrough their writingsby compromising on too many things

The plantation economy in the south produced a. equal opportunity for all whites and no illiteracy. b. low profits despite the enslavement of a great number of people. c. great profits and developed great educational institutions. d. great profits at the expense of cultural development and equal opportunity.

What does jefferson mean when he writes"and to provide new guards for their future security"?