For Extra Credit over the break you may do one of the following for a max. total of 25pts.
1. A 3 page paper on a topic (person, place or thing/event) of historical significance from the time period of 1880-1910. A Works Cited must be included. Papers should be typed and double spaced.
2. A poster of a topic (person, place or thing/event) of historical significance from the time period of 1880-1910.
3. Compose an original song.
4. A Diorama of the time period.
Have a Great Break! If you choose to do the Extra Credit, it will be due on Jan. 3.
Friday, December 16, 2011
12/12-15 Intro to Imperialism
Ch. 10 Sec. 1 RG p. 350-353
1. Define Imperialism.
2. What were the four factors why imperialism grew?
3. What was the saying about Great Britain during this time?
4. What made competition even more intense after 1871?
5. Define annex.
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Ch. 10 Sec. 1 P. 353-356
6. What was Seward's Folly?
7. What did Commodore Perry do in 1853?
8. What were the steps to American expansion from pg. 354-355.
9. What were banana republics? How did Minor C. Keith lead to development of these?
10. What did Alfred Mahan want the U.S. to do? Why did he believe in this?
11. Who were three people who thought the U.S. was losing its vitality with the end of the frontier?
12. In summation, what were the 3 main reasons for American Imperialism?
1. Define Imperialism.
2. What were the four factors why imperialism grew?
3. What was the saying about Great Britain during this time?
4. What made competition even more intense after 1871?
5. Define annex.
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Ch. 10 Sec. 1 P. 353-356
6. What was Seward's Folly?
7. What did Commodore Perry do in 1853?
8. What were the steps to American expansion from pg. 354-355.
9. What were banana republics? How did Minor C. Keith lead to development of these?
10. What did Alfred Mahan want the U.S. to do? Why did he believe in this?
11. Who were three people who thought the U.S. was losing its vitality with the end of the frontier?
12. In summation, what were the 3 main reasons for American Imperialism?
12/6-10 Social/Politica Issues in Progressive Era
Social and Political Issues in the Progressive Era
12/1-2 Progressive Era Wkst.
Ch. 11 Terms to Know
Progressive Era Wkst.
The Progressive Movement Worksheet
The rapid growth of industry in the U.S. brought about such problems as business monopolies, dishonest politicians, crowded city slums, and miserable working conditions. During the 1870s and 1880s, reformers spoke out against these evils and demanded improvements in the quality of life for the middle class and the poor. But little progress was made until the 1890s when the public and the government gave widespread support to the reform movement.
The people who led the fight for change called themselves “progressives”. They attacked the abuses of monopolies and trusts, the rate-fixing practices of railroads, the use of child labor in factories and mines, and the corruption of big-city political machines. They supported women’s suffrage, conservation programs, civil service, and better pay and shorter hours for workers.
The Progressive Movement of the 1890s and early 1900s was urged on by a group of writers called the “muckrakers”. This name applied to American journalists, novelists, and critics who in the first decade of the 20th century attempted to expose the abuses of business and the corruption in politics. The term derives from the word muckrake used by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech in 1906, in which he agreed with many of the charges of the muckrakers but asserted that some of their methods were sensational and irresponsible. He compared them to a character from Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress who could look no way but downward with a muckrake in his hands and was interested only in raking the filth. Since the 1870s there had been recurrent efforts at reform in government, politics, and business, but it was not until the advent of the national mass-circulation magazines such as McClure’s, Everybody’s, and Collier’s that the muckrakers were provided with sufficient funds for their investigations and with a large enough audience to arouse nationwide concern. All aspects of American life interested the muckrakers, the most famous of whom are Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, David Graham Phillips, Ray Stannard Baker, Samuel Hopkins Adams, and Upton Sinclair. Lincoln Steffens wrote about dishonest politicians in The Shame of the Cities. Ida Tarbell published History of the Standard Oil Company, in which she exposed the ruthless methods by which Standard Oil won almost total control of U.S. oil production. In his book The Jungle, Upton Sinclair told a shocking story about the unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. In the early 1900s magazine articles that attacked trusts—including those of Charles E. Russell on the beef trust, Thomas Lawson on Amalgamated Copper, and Burton J. Hendrick on life insurance companies—did much to create public demand for regulation of the great combines. The muckraking movement lost support in about 1912. Historians agree that if it had not been for the revelations of the muckrakers the Progressive movement would not have received the popular support needed for effective reform. (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05.)
Reformers won control of many city and some state governments. The also succeeded in getting numerous candidates elected to Congress. Both the Democrats and the Republicans voted for reform legislation. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson supported various reform laws. The result was that many changes were made at the local, state, and federal levels.
Matching:
Match the problems the country faced before the reforms were made with the changes that were made after reform from the word bank. Include the problems with the reforms on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Congress passed the Hepburn Act. This law gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The result was a broad reduction in railroad rates.
B. While Theodore Roosevelt was President, the government sued more than 40 companies for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. One suit broke up John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company. Roosevelt earned the nickname “trust-buster”. During Woodrow Wilson’s administration, the Clayton Act gave the government additional power to break up monopolies.
C. Laws were passed requiring safety precautions in factories. Some states passed minimum wage laws. Working hours were shortened. “Workmen’s compensation laws” required employers to carry insurance on their workers. Many states passed legislation that restricted child labor. The American Federation of Labor bargained for better wages and working conditions.
D. The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act gave the government power to take action against companies whose products were impure, unsafe, or wrongly labeled.
E. More and more government jobs were filled using the civil service system, or merit system. Persons had to prove they were qualified for a job by passing a civil service test.
F. The women’s suffrage movement succeeded in getting the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution. It gave women the right to vote.
G. The Australian ballot, or “secret ballot”, was introduced. It was printed by the government on paper of the same color. The ballot contained a list of candidates and the positions they wished to fill. The voter marked his ballot in the privacy of a curtained booth.
H. The Forest Reserve Act set aside wilderness areas. Other “conservation” measures saved mineral, water, and fuel resources. Congress established the National Park Service to run existing national parks and start new ones.
I. The “direct primary” was used to select candidates for office. In a “primary election”, registered voters from each party chose the candidates that they wanted to run in the upcoming regular election.
J. Progressive mayors and state lawmakers introduced numerous political reforms. The initiative enabled citizens to propose laws; the referendum allowed them to vote for or against laws already passed by state legislatures; a recall let them vote to remove corrupt politicians from office.
K. The 16th Amendment gave the federal government the power to collect “income taxes.” The more money a person earned, the more taxes he paid.
L. The 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of Senators by the voters of each state.
1. _____Victorious candidates used the spoils system to give government positions to friends and supporters. But many of these people lacked the qualifications necessary for doing a good job.
2. _____Candidates running for office were usually chosen by a small group of party leaders. Voters had no say in who the candidates would be.
3. _____Political leaders often lined up voters who were willing to be bought and gave them ballots on easily identifiable colored paper. Counterfeiting ballots, stuffing ballot boxes, the graveyard vote, and other illegal practices were widespread.
4. _____In New York City and other large urban areas, party bosses controlled strong political machines. Favors were done for people in return for their votes. Bribes were regularly accepted. “Boss” William Tweed of New York was the worst fo the corrupt politicians, stealing an estimated $30 million or more of the taxpayer’s money.
5. _____In spite of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act, railroad rates remained excessively high. Railroad companies found ways to avoid paying lower rates set by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).
6. _____Workers, including women and children, were frequently on the job 12 to 14 hours a day, six or seven days a week. Wages were terribly low. Bad working conditions often caused illness and accidents.
7. _____Many big businesses became monopolies or trusts. One company, or several companies working together, gained control of an industry, such as oil. They charged high prices because there was no competition to hold prices down.
8. _____Terrible conditions existed in the food processing industry. Upton Sinclair, a muckraker, told how packing houses often kept meat on dirty floors. He found that chopped meat sometimes contained rat hairs, wood splinters, bits of rope, or pieces of spoiled meat.
9. _____Wilderness areas were being ruined. Great buffalo herds disappeared, the passenger pigeon became extinct, and other forms of wildlife were threatened. Government land and mineral resources were either sold cheaply or given away.
10. _____Taxes were usually based on the amount of property a person owned. But many wealthy people hid some of their property from the government. Consequently, they did not pay their fair share of the taxes being collected.
11. _____The two Senators that each state sent to Congress were chosen by the members of the various state legislatures.
12. _____Only male citizens 21 or older could vote. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association which campaigned for the right of women to vote.
Progressive Era Wkst.
The Progressive Movement Worksheet
The rapid growth of industry in the U.S. brought about such problems as business monopolies, dishonest politicians, crowded city slums, and miserable working conditions. During the 1870s and 1880s, reformers spoke out against these evils and demanded improvements in the quality of life for the middle class and the poor. But little progress was made until the 1890s when the public and the government gave widespread support to the reform movement.
The people who led the fight for change called themselves “progressives”. They attacked the abuses of monopolies and trusts, the rate-fixing practices of railroads, the use of child labor in factories and mines, and the corruption of big-city political machines. They supported women’s suffrage, conservation programs, civil service, and better pay and shorter hours for workers.
The Progressive Movement of the 1890s and early 1900s was urged on by a group of writers called the “muckrakers”. This name applied to American journalists, novelists, and critics who in the first decade of the 20th century attempted to expose the abuses of business and the corruption in politics. The term derives from the word muckrake used by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech in 1906, in which he agreed with many of the charges of the muckrakers but asserted that some of their methods were sensational and irresponsible. He compared them to a character from Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress who could look no way but downward with a muckrake in his hands and was interested only in raking the filth. Since the 1870s there had been recurrent efforts at reform in government, politics, and business, but it was not until the advent of the national mass-circulation magazines such as McClure’s, Everybody’s, and Collier’s that the muckrakers were provided with sufficient funds for their investigations and with a large enough audience to arouse nationwide concern. All aspects of American life interested the muckrakers, the most famous of whom are Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, David Graham Phillips, Ray Stannard Baker, Samuel Hopkins Adams, and Upton Sinclair. Lincoln Steffens wrote about dishonest politicians in The Shame of the Cities. Ida Tarbell published History of the Standard Oil Company, in which she exposed the ruthless methods by which Standard Oil won almost total control of U.S. oil production. In his book The Jungle, Upton Sinclair told a shocking story about the unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry. In the early 1900s magazine articles that attacked trusts—including those of Charles E. Russell on the beef trust, Thomas Lawson on Amalgamated Copper, and Burton J. Hendrick on life insurance companies—did much to create public demand for regulation of the great combines. The muckraking movement lost support in about 1912. Historians agree that if it had not been for the revelations of the muckrakers the Progressive movement would not have received the popular support needed for effective reform. (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05.)
Reformers won control of many city and some state governments. The also succeeded in getting numerous candidates elected to Congress. Both the Democrats and the Republicans voted for reform legislation. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson supported various reform laws. The result was that many changes were made at the local, state, and federal levels.
Matching:
Match the problems the country faced before the reforms were made with the changes that were made after reform from the word bank. Include the problems with the reforms on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Congress passed the Hepburn Act. This law gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The result was a broad reduction in railroad rates.
B. While Theodore Roosevelt was President, the government sued more than 40 companies for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. One suit broke up John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company. Roosevelt earned the nickname “trust-buster”. During Woodrow Wilson’s administration, the Clayton Act gave the government additional power to break up monopolies.
C. Laws were passed requiring safety precautions in factories. Some states passed minimum wage laws. Working hours were shortened. “Workmen’s compensation laws” required employers to carry insurance on their workers. Many states passed legislation that restricted child labor. The American Federation of Labor bargained for better wages and working conditions.
D. The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act gave the government power to take action against companies whose products were impure, unsafe, or wrongly labeled.
E. More and more government jobs were filled using the civil service system, or merit system. Persons had to prove they were qualified for a job by passing a civil service test.
F. The women’s suffrage movement succeeded in getting the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution. It gave women the right to vote.
G. The Australian ballot, or “secret ballot”, was introduced. It was printed by the government on paper of the same color. The ballot contained a list of candidates and the positions they wished to fill. The voter marked his ballot in the privacy of a curtained booth.
H. The Forest Reserve Act set aside wilderness areas. Other “conservation” measures saved mineral, water, and fuel resources. Congress established the National Park Service to run existing national parks and start new ones.
I. The “direct primary” was used to select candidates for office. In a “primary election”, registered voters from each party chose the candidates that they wanted to run in the upcoming regular election.
J. Progressive mayors and state lawmakers introduced numerous political reforms. The initiative enabled citizens to propose laws; the referendum allowed them to vote for or against laws already passed by state legislatures; a recall let them vote to remove corrupt politicians from office.
K. The 16th Amendment gave the federal government the power to collect “income taxes.” The more money a person earned, the more taxes he paid.
L. The 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of Senators by the voters of each state.
1. _____Victorious candidates used the spoils system to give government positions to friends and supporters. But many of these people lacked the qualifications necessary for doing a good job.
2. _____Candidates running for office were usually chosen by a small group of party leaders. Voters had no say in who the candidates would be.
3. _____Political leaders often lined up voters who were willing to be bought and gave them ballots on easily identifiable colored paper. Counterfeiting ballots, stuffing ballot boxes, the graveyard vote, and other illegal practices were widespread.
4. _____In New York City and other large urban areas, party bosses controlled strong political machines. Favors were done for people in return for their votes. Bribes were regularly accepted. “Boss” William Tweed of New York was the worst fo the corrupt politicians, stealing an estimated $30 million or more of the taxpayer’s money.
5. _____In spite of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act, railroad rates remained excessively high. Railroad companies found ways to avoid paying lower rates set by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).
6. _____Workers, including women and children, were frequently on the job 12 to 14 hours a day, six or seven days a week. Wages were terribly low. Bad working conditions often caused illness and accidents.
7. _____Many big businesses became monopolies or trusts. One company, or several companies working together, gained control of an industry, such as oil. They charged high prices because there was no competition to hold prices down.
8. _____Terrible conditions existed in the food processing industry. Upton Sinclair, a muckraker, told how packing houses often kept meat on dirty floors. He found that chopped meat sometimes contained rat hairs, wood splinters, bits of rope, or pieces of spoiled meat.
9. _____Wilderness areas were being ruined. Great buffalo herds disappeared, the passenger pigeon became extinct, and other forms of wildlife were threatened. Government land and mineral resources were either sold cheaply or given away.
10. _____Taxes were usually based on the amount of property a person owned. But many wealthy people hid some of their property from the government. Consequently, they did not pay their fair share of the taxes being collected.
11. _____The two Senators that each state sent to Congress were chosen by the members of the various state legislatures.
12. _____Only male citizens 21 or older could vote. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association which campaigned for the right of women to vote.
11/28-30 Ch. 9 Jigsaw
Ch. 9 Jigsaw
Ch. 9 Quick Quiz
Ch. 9 Quick Quiz
I. Matching
a. ragtime b. vaudeville c. mail-order catalogs d. yellow journalism e. assimilation
ab. literacy ac. Jim Crow ad. Poll tax ae. Department store bc. Rural free delivery (RFD)
____ 1. The ability to read and write is called ____.
____ 2. ____ is the process by which people of one culture become part of another culture.
____ 3. ____ was a kind of inexpensive variety show that became popular in the 1870s.
____ 4. ____ attracted readers by presenting “sensational” news stories.
____ 5. To keep African Americans from voting, some southern states charged a(n) ____ to cast a ballot.
____ 6. A system of laws called ____ legally segregated and degraded African Americans.
____ 7. Farm families gained greater access to what cities had to offer through ____.
____ 8. large store carrying a great variety of goods
____ 9. mail delivery to rural areas
II. Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 10. By 1910, nearly 60 percent of American children were in school because
a. families had more money b. scholarships were plentiful
c. immigration was down d. many states required school attendance by law; compulsory education.
____ 11. The American dream of rising from “rags to riches” was reflected in
a. Mark Twain’s novel The Gilded Age. b. novels of social protest.
c. Horatio Alger’s Ragged Dick stories. d. minstrel shows.
____ 12. During the early 1900s, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was an example of how African Americans
a. used the court system to fight discrimination. b. formed their own political parties.
c. ended all segregation in the South. d. founded settlement houses in black neighborhoods
____ 13. The “new woman” of the early 1900s promoted the idea that women should
a. adopt more convenient hair and dress styles. b. reject marriage and motherhood.
c. be chaperoned on dates. d. have perfect manners
____ 14. Which best describes the popular amusements of the late 1800s?
a. They were available to a small segment of the population. b. They were heavily censored by the government.
c. They were inexpensive and readily available to large numbers of people. d. They were mainly imported from Europe and Asia.
____ 15. What did W.E.B. Du Bois encourage students to seek in school?
a. a vocational education b. a liberal arts education c. basic literacy d. agricultural skills
____ 16. What caused newspaper publishers to encourage “sensational” reporting?
a. competition for readers b. the high price of paper and ink
c. growing interest in sports d. the popularity of comic strips
____ 17. How did minstrel shows portray African Americans?
a. as proud and free Americans b. as stereotypes; ignorant
c. as wealthy industrialists d. as respected, but poor farmers
____ 18. How did southern states keep African Americans from gaining political power?
a. lynching b. segregation
c. voting restrictions(poll tax, grandfather clause, literacy tests, etc) d. de facto discrimination
____ 19. In which fields did most women professionals work?
a. law, engineering, and ministry b. education, healthcare, and social work
c. science, music, and manufacturing d. architecture, textiles, and banking
____ 20. Why did middle-class women join volunteer organizations after the Civil War?
a. pressure from husbands b. need for intellectual and social stimulation
c. rejection of household duties d. appeal of job-training programs
Ch. 9 Quick Quiz
Ch. 9 Quick Quiz
I. Matching
a. ragtime b. vaudeville c. mail-order catalogs d. yellow journalism e. assimilation
ab. literacy ac. Jim Crow ad. Poll tax ae. Department store bc. Rural free delivery (RFD)
____ 1. The ability to read and write is called ____.
____ 2. ____ is the process by which people of one culture become part of another culture.
____ 3. ____ was a kind of inexpensive variety show that became popular in the 1870s.
____ 4. ____ attracted readers by presenting “sensational” news stories.
____ 5. To keep African Americans from voting, some southern states charged a(n) ____ to cast a ballot.
____ 6. A system of laws called ____ legally segregated and degraded African Americans.
____ 7. Farm families gained greater access to what cities had to offer through ____.
____ 8. large store carrying a great variety of goods
____ 9. mail delivery to rural areas
II. Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 10. By 1910, nearly 60 percent of American children were in school because
a. families had more money b. scholarships were plentiful
c. immigration was down d. many states required school attendance by law; compulsory education.
____ 11. The American dream of rising from “rags to riches” was reflected in
a. Mark Twain’s novel The Gilded Age. b. novels of social protest.
c. Horatio Alger’s Ragged Dick stories. d. minstrel shows.
____ 12. During the early 1900s, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was an example of how African Americans
a. used the court system to fight discrimination. b. formed their own political parties.
c. ended all segregation in the South. d. founded settlement houses in black neighborhoods
____ 13. The “new woman” of the early 1900s promoted the idea that women should
a. adopt more convenient hair and dress styles. b. reject marriage and motherhood.
c. be chaperoned on dates. d. have perfect manners
____ 14. Which best describes the popular amusements of the late 1800s?
a. They were available to a small segment of the population. b. They were heavily censored by the government.
c. They were inexpensive and readily available to large numbers of people. d. They were mainly imported from Europe and Asia.
____ 15. What did W.E.B. Du Bois encourage students to seek in school?
a. a vocational education b. a liberal arts education c. basic literacy d. agricultural skills
____ 16. What caused newspaper publishers to encourage “sensational” reporting?
a. competition for readers b. the high price of paper and ink
c. growing interest in sports d. the popularity of comic strips
____ 17. How did minstrel shows portray African Americans?
a. as proud and free Americans b. as stereotypes; ignorant
c. as wealthy industrialists d. as respected, but poor farmers
____ 18. How did southern states keep African Americans from gaining political power?
a. lynching b. segregation
c. voting restrictions(poll tax, grandfather clause, literacy tests, etc) d. de facto discrimination
____ 19. In which fields did most women professionals work?
a. law, engineering, and ministry b. education, healthcare, and social work
c. science, music, and manufacturing d. architecture, textiles, and banking
____ 20. Why did middle-class women join volunteer organizations after the Civil War?
a. pressure from husbands b. need for intellectual and social stimulation
c. rejection of household duties d. appeal of job-training programs
11/16-18 Progressive Era
Intro.
Ch. 8 S4 Calls for Reform
1. Why were many Americans shocked to find out the conditions of the poor?
2. What was the social gospel movement? How did this organization lead to the establishment of the Settlement Houses?
3. What is the study of sociology?
4. Who were the “purity crusaders”?
5. What were the purity crusaders determined to stop?
6. What is the temperance movement?
7. What was the WCTU?
8. Besides a call for prohibition, what else did purity crusaders want an end to?
ID:
9. Nativism
10. Prohibition.
Intro to Ch. 9
Ch. 8 S4 Calls for Reform
1. Why were many Americans shocked to find out the conditions of the poor?
2. What was the social gospel movement? How did this organization lead to the establishment of the Settlement Houses?
3. What is the study of sociology?
4. Who were the “purity crusaders”?
5. What were the purity crusaders determined to stop?
6. What is the temperance movement?
7. What was the WCTU?
8. Besides a call for prohibition, what else did purity crusaders want an end to?
ID:
9. Nativism
10. Prohibition.
Intro to Ch. 9
11/10 Industrialization EXAM (Gilded Age)
Take Home Portion--Written Portion after the Exam Due on 11/14
11/7-9 The Gilded Age
Ch. 8 S1 RG
1. Why did most Americans in the late 1800s support a laissez-faire approach to economic matters.
2. Explain the notorious scandal that occurred after Congress awarded the Union Pacific Railroad loans and land for the transcontinental railroad.
3. How did the spoils system have negative consequences for American politics?
4. Trace the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties during the Gilded Age.
5. Describe how political leaders looked to reform the spoils system.
6. Analyze ways in which government officials tried to regulate the railroads.
Key Terms Identifications
7. Gilded Age
8. laissez faire
9. subsidy
10. blue laws
11. civil service
12. Pendleton Civil Service Act
Ch. 8 S2-4 Pair-Share In Class Work
1. Why did most Americans in the late 1800s support a laissez-faire approach to economic matters.
2. Explain the notorious scandal that occurred after Congress awarded the Union Pacific Railroad loans and land for the transcontinental railroad.
3. How did the spoils system have negative consequences for American politics?
4. Trace the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties during the Gilded Age.
5. Describe how political leaders looked to reform the spoils system.
6. Analyze ways in which government officials tried to regulate the railroads.
Key Terms Identifications
7. Gilded Age
8. laissez faire
9. subsidy
10. blue laws
11. civil service
12. Pendleton Civil Service Act
Ch. 8 S2-4 Pair-Share In Class Work
11/4 Industrialization
Ch. 7 S3 and S4 Reading Guide
S3
1. What was the impact of gold strikes? What happened after the easily gathered gold was gone?
2. What were the causes of the cattle boom? What was Cowboy life really like?
3. How did farming improve due to machinery, technology and new farming techniques?
Identify the following:
4. placer mining 5. long drive 6. dry farming
S4.
7. What was the U.S. monetary policy during this time.?
8. What was the Cross of Gold Speech? Who gave it?
9. What was the Interstate Commerce Act?
10. What was the Bland-Allison Act?
S3
1. What was the impact of gold strikes? What happened after the easily gathered gold was gone?
2. What were the causes of the cattle boom? What was Cowboy life really like?
3. How did farming improve due to machinery, technology and new farming techniques?
Identify the following:
4. placer mining 5. long drive 6. dry farming
S4.
7. What was the U.S. monetary policy during this time.?
8. What was the Cross of Gold Speech? Who gave it?
9. What was the Interstate Commerce Act?
10. What was the Bland-Allison Act?
10/31-11/3 Far & Away
Immigrant Experience in the U.S.
Far and Away Video Notes
1. What is life like for Joseph Donally?
2. What happens at Joseph’s father’s funeral?
3. What does Joseph decide to do in retaliation?
4. What is life like for Shannon Christie?
5. Why is Shannon planning to run away? Where is she planning to go? What does she expect when she gets there?
6. What does Shannon learn about America on the ship?
7. When and where do Joseph and Shannon arrive? What happens when they arrive?
8. What does Mike Kelly tell Joseph? Why is Mike Kelly interested in Joseph becoming a citizen and being eligible to vote?
9. What happens at the Christie’s house in Ireland?
10. Where do Joseph and Shannon work? What’s it like?
11. How does Joseph begin to make more money?
12. What changes occur in Joseph and Shannon?
13. What happens when Joseph challenges Mike Kelly’s authority?
14. What happens at the big prize fight between Joseph and the Italian champion?
15. After the fight, what happens to Joseph and Shannon? Why can’t Joseph find work?
16. What happens to Shannon at the house? Where does Joseph take Shannon?
17. What does Joseph do next? Where does he find work? What type of work is it? What changes his direction?
18. Where do Joseph and Shannon meet again?
19. Describe the Oklahoma Land Rush?
20. What happens when Joseph attempts to claim his land?
Questions Due at the End of the Movie
Far and Away Video Notes
1. What is life like for Joseph Donally?
2. What happens at Joseph’s father’s funeral?
3. What does Joseph decide to do in retaliation?
4. What is life like for Shannon Christie?
5. Why is Shannon planning to run away? Where is she planning to go? What does she expect when she gets there?
6. What does Shannon learn about America on the ship?
7. When and where do Joseph and Shannon arrive? What happens when they arrive?
8. What does Mike Kelly tell Joseph? Why is Mike Kelly interested in Joseph becoming a citizen and being eligible to vote?
9. What happens at the Christie’s house in Ireland?
10. Where do Joseph and Shannon work? What’s it like?
11. How does Joseph begin to make more money?
12. What changes occur in Joseph and Shannon?
13. What happens when Joseph challenges Mike Kelly’s authority?
14. What happens at the big prize fight between Joseph and the Italian champion?
15. After the fight, what happens to Joseph and Shannon? Why can’t Joseph find work?
16. What happens to Shannon at the house? Where does Joseph take Shannon?
17. What does Joseph do next? Where does he find work? What type of work is it? What changes his direction?
18. Where do Joseph and Shannon meet again?
19. Describe the Oklahoma Land Rush?
20. What happens when Joseph attempts to claim his land?
Questions Due at the End of the Movie
Monday, October 31, 2011
10/17-20 When Monopoly wasn't a Game
Vertical and Horizontal Integration
Rise of Industry Wkst.
Carnegie--The Rise of Steel
Rise of Industry Wkst.
Carnegie--The Rise of Steel
Thursday, October 6, 2011
10/6 Technological Age
1. Syllabus Due
2. SQ3R technique of studying.
3. Ch. 6 S1 RG –A Technological Revolution
Identifications:
1. Samuel Morse 2. patents 3. productivity 4. Edwin Drake 5. Thomas Edison
6. General Electric 7. Electric Bulbs 8. telegraph
9. Alexander Bell 10. transcontinental railroad
11. time zones 12. Bessemer Process
13. mass production 14. The Roeblings 15. Brooklyn Bridge
Short Answer Questions
16. What did Edison use to perfect the light bulb? Where did his inventions take place?
17. How did electricity directly change the way in which people lived? What area of the country did not receive electricity?
18. How did the telegraph and telephone help link the country?
19. Why did the Railroads need a standardized system of time keeping for the country? What are the four time zones in the CONUS?
20. Describe 5 ways in which the Railroads revolutionized business in the U.S.
21. How did the mass production of steel help change the country? (Hint: Think big city landscape).
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2. SQ3R technique of studying.
3. Ch. 6 S1 RG –A Technological Revolution
Identifications:
1. Samuel Morse 2. patents 3. productivity 4. Edwin Drake 5. Thomas Edison
6. General Electric 7. Electric Bulbs 8. telegraph
9. Alexander Bell 10. transcontinental railroad
11. time zones 12. Bessemer Process
13. mass production 14. The Roeblings 15. Brooklyn Bridge
Short Answer Questions
16. What did Edison use to perfect the light bulb? Where did his inventions take place?
17. How did electricity directly change the way in which people lived? What area of the country did not receive electricity?
18. How did the telegraph and telephone help link the country?
19. Why did the Railroads need a standardized system of time keeping for the country? What are the four time zones in the CONUS?
20. Describe 5 ways in which the Railroads revolutionized business in the U.S.
21. How did the mass production of steel help change the country? (Hint: Think big city landscape).
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10/4-5 Geog
1. Syllabus for the class
2. Spragueville Geography
3. Reading a Simple Map.
4. Intro to Industrial Age. Ch. 6 S1 RG
2. Spragueville Geography
3. Reading a Simple Map.
4. Intro to Industrial Age. Ch. 6 S1 RG
Friday, September 30, 2011
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