Today's Agenda

Content Standards: HS.UH.CE.1
Analyze the political, economic and social impacts of industrialization on the United States between 1877-1945.

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: What role did the government play in the economic during the Gilded Age?
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 Labor Movement
4. Individual Learning: The Age of Industry Meme
5. Reflection Question: How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire influence the growth of the labor movement?