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: 
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.