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Progressive Politics Notes

1/29/2015

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Snow Day!

1/27/2015

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Problems & Solutions

1/23/2015

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The Progressive Era

1/22/2015

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Learning Targets:
I can analyze the effectiveness of Progressive Era political reforms in addressing the problems of the late nineteenth & early 
twentieth centuries.

Critical Vocabulary:
Jacob A. Riis, How the Other Half Lives, “Muckrakers,”Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Eugene V. Debs, William “Big Bill” Haywood, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, Industrial Workers of the World, Social Gospel Movement, Robert La Follette, Wisconsin Idea, National Child Labor Committee, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, Florence Kelley, National Consumers League, Muller v. Oregon, National American Woman’s Suffrage Association, Nineteenth Amendment, Plessy v. Ferguson, Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, “Atlanta Compromise,” W.E.B. Du Bois, Niagara Movement, “Square Deal,” Anthracite Coal Strike, Northern Securities Company, “Trust-Buster,” Department of Commerce and Labor, Elkins Act, Hepburn Act, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, Newlands Act of 1902, John Muir, Sierra Club, Payne-Aldrich Tariff, Ballinger-Pinchot Dispute, “Old Guard” Republicans,“New Nationalism,” “Bull Moose” Party, “New Freedom,” “Triple Wall of Privilege,”Underwood Tariff Bill, Sixteenth Amendment, Federal Reserve Act, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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America: The Story of Us - Cities

1/21/2015

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The Growth of Industry DBQ

1/20/2015

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Learning Target: 

I can describe the growth of industry in the United States, & I can assess its impact on American society.

Today's Activities:
Use the resources in the Captains of Industry or Robber Barons DBQ to address the following question:

Your response will be graded according to the DBQ Scoring Guide discussed in class.

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The Growth of Industry

1/15/2015

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Learning Target: 
 I can describe the growth of industry in the United States, & I can assess its impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary:
Andrew Carnegie, Bessemer Process, Vertical Integration, J.P. Morgan, US Steel Corporation, John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil Company, Trust, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Social Darwinism, Wabash case, Interstate Commerce Act, Interstate Commerce Commission, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, National Labor Union, Contract Labor Law, Knights of Labor, Haymarket Square Riot, American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, Molly Maguires, Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike, Eugene V. Debs

Lesson Resources:
Use the following resources to prepare for the exam on The Growth of Industry:
  • The Growth of Industry Reading
  • The Growth of Industry Notes
  • Captains of Industry or Robber Barons DBQ
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Gilded Age Politics

1/13/2015

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Gilded Age Politics

1/12/2015

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Learning Target:
I can describe the corruption common to Gilded Age politics, & I can evaluate its impact on American society.

Critical Vocabulary:
Crédit Mobilier, Political Machines, Tammany Hall, Republican Platform, Democratic Platform, Patronage, Laissez Faire Economics, Grange, Farmers' Alliance, Populist Party, Omaha Platform, Interstate Commerce Commission, Graduated Income Tax, Regional Subtreasury, Inflationary Monetary Policy, William Jennings Bryan, Cross of Gold Speech
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Native Americans Under Siege Notes

1/9/2015

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