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Sparknotes: Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Effects of the 19th Century Warfare on the Growth of Industrialism
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Quizzes/Study AidsBasic Practice:
6.1 Identify how the effects of 19th century warfare promoted the growth of industrialism (i.e., railroads, iron vs. steel industry, textiles, coal, rubber, processed foods).
6.2 Identify major agricultural post-Civil War American geographic areas on a map.
6.3 Identify major urban areas of the United States on a map (i.e., Northeast, upper Midwest, Atlantic Coast, California).
6.4 Identify patterns of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the United States of America (i.e., crop famines, European social and political unrest, religious freedom) 6.5 Distinguish the differences in assimilation of "old" vs. "new" immigration. (i.e., languages, settlement patterns, education, employment, housing, Nativist reaction, religion, geographic origin).
6.6 Read and interpret a primary source document reflecting the dynamics of the Gilded Age American society (e.g., Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise," Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth," Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman," Jane Addams' Hull House accounts, Jacob Riis photographs and/or writings, a sweatshop worker's personal story).
6.7 Recognize technological and industrial advancements to the era (i.e., advancements in mining, farming or ranching).
6.8 Match innovators to their industrial and technological contributions (i.e., Vanderbilt, Westinghouse, Carnegie, Pullman, Hershey, Dupont, Bell, Edison, Rockefeller, Swift, and Armour).
6.9 Recognize the economic disparity among farmers, wage earners, immigrants, or racial groups when compared to industrial capitalists.
6.10 Interpret a political cartoon which portrays the controversial aspects of the Gilded Age (e.g. Populist reaction to politician and/or tycoons, railroad development, westward expansion, Dawes Act, urban developments).
6.11Analyze the impact of different forms of corruption and its consequences in American politics during the later half of the Age.(i.e., Grant's Black Friday, Credit Mobilier, Whiskey Ring, Tammany Hall, Boss System, Garfield's assassination, Civil Service Reform, Granger laws, Interstate Commerce Act).
6.12 Assess the effect of late 19th century technological innovation on the daily lives of American people (i.e., electricity, indoor plumbing, communication, transportation).
High Performing Practice:
Reconstruction
Closing the West
Gilded Age
Granger & Populist Movements
Immigration
Industrialism Vocab AND People Exam
Industrialism Vocabulary 1
Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Agricultural Product Map
Closing the West
Gilded Age
Granger and Populist Movements
Immigration
Industrialism Vocabulary 2
Immigrants
Push&Pull Factors of Immigration
Political Cartoons
Major Industrial Centers Map
Sparknotes: Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Effects of the 19th Century Warfare on the Growth of Industrialism
Videos
Quizzes/Study AidsBasic Practice:
6.1 Identify how the effects of 19th century warfare promoted the growth of industrialism (i.e., railroads, iron vs. steel industry, textiles, coal, rubber, processed foods).
6.2 Identify major agricultural post-Civil War American geographic areas on a map.
6.3 Identify major urban areas of the United States on a map (i.e., Northeast, upper Midwest, Atlantic Coast, California).
6.4 Identify patterns of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the United States of America (i.e., crop famines, European social and political unrest, religious freedom) 6.5 Distinguish the differences in assimilation of "old" vs. "new" immigration. (i.e., languages, settlement patterns, education, employment, housing, Nativist reaction, religion, geographic origin).
6.6 Read and interpret a primary source document reflecting the dynamics of the Gilded Age American society (e.g., Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise," Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth," Sojourner Truth "Ain't I A Woman," Jane Addams' Hull House accounts, Jacob Riis photographs and/or writings, a sweatshop worker's personal story).
6.7 Recognize technological and industrial advancements to the era (i.e., advancements in mining, farming or ranching).
6.8 Match innovators to their industrial and technological contributions (i.e., Vanderbilt, Westinghouse, Carnegie, Pullman, Hershey, Dupont, Bell, Edison, Rockefeller, Swift, and Armour).
6.9 Recognize the economic disparity among farmers, wage earners, immigrants, or racial groups when compared to industrial capitalists.
6.10 Interpret a political cartoon which portrays the controversial aspects of the Gilded Age (e.g. Populist reaction to politician and/or tycoons, railroad development, westward expansion, Dawes Act, urban developments).
6.11Analyze the impact of different forms of corruption and its consequences in American politics during the later half of the Age.(i.e., Grant's Black Friday, Credit Mobilier, Whiskey Ring, Tammany Hall, Boss System, Garfield's assassination, Civil Service Reform, Granger laws, Interstate Commerce Act).
6.12 Assess the effect of late 19th century technological innovation on the daily lives of American people (i.e., electricity, indoor plumbing, communication, transportation).
High Performing Practice:
Reconstruction
Closing the West
Gilded Age
Granger & Populist Movements
Immigration
Industrialism Vocab AND People Exam
Industrialism Vocabulary 1
Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Agricultural Product Map
Closing the West
Gilded Age
Granger and Populist Movements
Immigration
Industrialism Vocabulary 2
Immigrants
Push&Pull Factors of Immigration
Political Cartoons
Major Industrial Centers Map
Era 6 Locations
6.2 Identify major agricultural post-Civil War American geographic areas on a map.
• Chicago, IL; New York City; Cincinnati, OH; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA;
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
6.3 Identify major urban areas of the United States on a map (i.e., Northeast, upper Midwest, Atlantic Coast, California).
• Northeast- New York
• Upper Mid-West- St. Louis, MO; Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL
• Atlantic-Boston
• California- San Francisco
• Chicago, IL; New York City; Cincinnati, OH; Memphis, TN; New Orleans, LA;
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
6.3 Identify major urban areas of the United States on a map (i.e., Northeast, upper Midwest, Atlantic Coast, California).
• Northeast- New York
• Upper Mid-West- St. Louis, MO; Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL
• Atlantic-Boston
• California- San Francisco
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6.12 Assess the effect of late 19th century technological innovation on the daily lives of American people (i.e., electricity, indoor plumbing, communication, transportation).
6.7 Recognize technological and industrial advancements to the era (i.e., advancements in mining, farming or ranching).
6.7 Recognize technological and industrial advancements to the era (i.e., advancements in mining, farming or ranching).