During the Gilded Age, technological innovations led to greater wealth and more leisure time, resulting in

Resulting in a notable increase in the standard of living

Explanation:

In the history of United, Gilded Age was regarded as an era that brought about rapid economic growth in U.S.

Northern and Western United States actually felt it more. It was an era arround 19th century, which was known between the year 1870s and 1900. It should be noted that During the Gilded Age, technological innovations led to greater wealth and more leisure time, resulting in notable increase in the standard of living

b: to eliminate competition from other farmers