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1/24/2018

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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: What role did the muckrakers play in uncovering problems at the turn of the century?
  2. Citizenship Test Question: Name one of the two current U.S. Senators for the state of Kentucky. 
    1. Senator Hatch
    2. Senator Sanders
    3. Senator McConnell
    4. Senator Warren
  3. Collaborative Learning: America Moves to the City Chart
  4. Reflection Question: Who was Jacob Riis? How did his work impact life in American cities?

Homework: America Moves to the City

Tentative Test Date: February 2
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