Answer: The Gilded Age refers to the time after the Civil War during Reconstruction onward when America was heavily invested in development
Step-by-step explanation:
My teacher explained it as a gold-covered poop because that was what it was. While Reconstruction was happening, the industry was booming, increased expansion to the west, and many more strides were made in this time period, there were fundamental problems that plagued the U.S that weren't addressed at this time and only led to bigger problems later. This is from 1865-1898 approximately.