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Today's Agenda

1/31/2019

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Learning Target:
I can analyze the effectiveness of Progressive Era political reforms in addressing the problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Critical Vocabulary: 
“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
 
Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson.
  2. Citizenship Question: Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States? 
    A. Chief Justice Earl Warren
    B. Chief Justice Warren Burger
    C. Chief Justice William Rehnquist
    D. Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr.
  3. Guided Instruction: Progressive Politics
  4. Reflection Question: How did Roosevelt's campaign impact the outcome of the Election of 1912?

Homework: The Progressive Era Reading
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Snow Day!

1/30/2019

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Today's Agenda

1/29/2019

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Learning Target:
I can analyze the effectiveness of Progressive Era political reforms in addressing the problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Critical Vocabulary: 
“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

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Begin work on the Changing Politics Chart.
  2. Citizenship Question: Name two of the six current U.S. Representatives for the state of Kentucky.
    1. ​Bradley Byrne and Martha Roby
    2. Phil Roe and Jimmy Duncan
    3. Marcy Kaptur and Mike Turner
    4. ​Hal Rodgers and John Yarmuth 
  3. Guided Instruction: Progressive Politics & The Presidents Video
  4. Reflection Question: To what degree did William Howard Taft's policies address the problems of the Progressive Era? Explain.

Homework: Progressive Politics Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/28/2019

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Learning Target:
I can analyze the effectiveness of Progressive Era political reforms in addressing the problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Critical Vocabulary: 
“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

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for William "Boss" Tweed, Thomas Nast, William Jennings Bryan, and Teddy Roosevelt.
  2. Citizenship Test Question: Who is the current Governor of Kentucky? 
    A. Governor Patton 
    B. Governor Bevin
    C. Governor Collins
    D. Governor Beshear
  3. Guided Instruction: Progressive Politics & The Presidents Video
  4. Individual Learning: Three Progressive Presidents Chart
  5. Reflection Question: To what degree did Teddy Roosevelt's policies address the problems of the Progressive Era? Explain.

Homework: The Progressive Era Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/25/2019

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the changes that took place in American cities from 1860-1915, & I can predict the problems that will arise as a result.

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


Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey.
  2. Citizenship Question: Who is the current President of the United States? 
    A. President G. W. Bush
    B. President Clinton
    C. President Trump
    D. President Obama
  3. Guided Instruction: Gilded Age Politics
  4. Reflection Question: What happened to the Populist Party following the Election of 1896? 

Homework: America Moves to the City Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/24/2019

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the changes that took place in American cities from 1860-1915, & I can predict the problems that will arise as a result.

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


Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul.
  2. Citizenship Question: Who is the current President of the United States? 
    A. President G. W. Bush
    B. President Clinton
    C. President Trump
    D. President Obama
  3. Collaborative Learning: America Moves to the City Action Figures
  4. Reflection Question: What was the Social Gospel Movement?

Homework: America Moves to the City Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/23/2019

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the changes that took place in American cities from 1860-1915, & I can predict the problems that will arise as a result.

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


Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Jacob Riis, Ida B. Wells, Upton Sinclair.
  2. Citizenship Question: How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court? 
    A. 5 
    B. 7 
    C. 9 
    D. 11
  3. Individual Learning: America Moves to the City Action Figures
  4. Reflection Question: What is a muckraker?

Homework: America Moves to the City Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/22/2019

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the changes that took place in American cities from 1860-1915, & I can predict the problems that will arise as a result.

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


Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How did "Old" Immigrants differ from "New" Immigrants?
  2. Citizenship Question: What is the main duty of the President's Cabinet? 
    A. set policy 
    B. make laws 
    C. advise the President 
    D. command the military
  3. ​​​Guided Instruction: The Story of Us - Cities
  4. Reflection Question: Describe 3 problems that developed as American cities grew during the period from 1865 to 1915.

Homework: America Moves to the City Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/18/2019

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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, United States Steel Corporation,
John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil Company, trust, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Herbert Spencer,Social Darwinism, Interstate Commerce Act, Interstate Commerce Commission, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Wage Slaves, Commonwealth v. Hunt, National Labor Union, Contract Labor Law, Knights of Labor, Terence V. Powderly, Haymarket Square Riot, American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, strike fund, Molly Maguires, Pinkerton Detective Agency, Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Homestead Strike, Henry C. Frick, Pullman Strike, Eugene V. Debs

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Samuel Gompers and Eugene V. Debs.
  2. Citizenship Question: How many years are there in one term of office for a U.S. President? 
    A. 2 
    B. 4 
    C. 6 
    D. 8
  3. Guided Instruction: The Growth of Industry
  4. Reflection Question: Why did some workers turn to socialism in this period?

Homework: The Age of Industry Reading
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Today's Agenda

1/17/2019

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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, United States Steel Corporation,
John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil Company, trust, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Herbert Spencer,Social Darwinism, Interstate Commerce Act, Interstate Commerce Commission, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Wage Slaves, Commonwealth v. Hunt, National Labor Union, Contract Labor Law, Knights of Labor, Terence V. Powderly, Haymarket Square Riot, American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, strike fund, Molly Maguires, Pinkerton Detective Agency, Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Homestead Strike, Henry C. Frick, Pullman Strike, Eugene V. Debs

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How was Social Darwinism used to justify laissez faire economics?
  2. Citizenship Question: How is the number of U.S. Representatives chosen for each state? 
    A. by state location 
    B. by state population 
    C. by state geographical size 
    D. by state political affiliation
  3. Independent Learning: Captains of Industry Document Study
  4. Reflection Question: Based on what you have read, were men such as Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, or Carnegie 'Captains of Industry' or 'Robber Barons'? Why?

Homework: The Age of Industry Reading
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    • New Deal Breakout
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    • Trading Cards
    • US History Flashcards
    • US Presidents Flashcards
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    • Crash Course Videos
    • iTunes U >
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      • US History since 1877
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      • US History Overview 3
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