DUAL CREDIT U.S.HISTORY – THE GILDED AGE – CHAPTERS 23-26
THURS 10/27 – Introduction - Read chapter 23, 24, 25 – What caused the Industrial Revolution? What was the Gilded Age? What caused the major growth of the U.S. during this period?
FRI 10/28 - Chapter 26 - What is the myth of the “Old West”? Examine the successive phases of economic activity in the West: mining, ranching, agriculture. – How did they grow, develop and change? - What was the Homestead Act? - Describe the challenges facing those settling in the West. - The Indian wars, fact and fiction - Explain the major reasons for the decline of the Plains Indian culture
MON 10/31 - TUES 11/1 – Explain why the late 19th Century presidential elections tended to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on “real” issues. Describe who, in general, supported the Republican Party, and who supported the Democratic Party and what each party wanted. Why was public enthusiasm for election campaigning so high? Why and how did civil service reform happen. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the spoils system and the civil service system? Is it desirable for certain public officials, such as federal court justices, to serve a life term?
WED 11/2 - THURS 11/3 – Describe these business methods: pool, interlocking directorate, trust, vertical/horizontal integration. How did inventions and the growth of the railroads affect the U.S.? - What was the “gospel of wealth”. DBQ # 11 See pA87 – DUE THURS 11/3 – Explain why unions became necessary in the U.S. - Compare and contrast the Knights of Labor, and the A.F. of L. - Why did the K. of L. fail and the A.F. of L. succeed.
FRI 11/4 - Examine life in the cities during the Gilded Age. Describe the positive and the negative aspects of life in the large U.S. cities. - Analyze the fears that Americans had towards immigrants (American Protective Association). Were those fears well founded? – What was the impact of industrialization and urbanization on late 19th Century churches, schools, family life, and women? What was the “social gospel”?
MON 11/7 - Finish any notes - Review for final
TUES 11/8 - TEST – ESSAY – What do you think were the three most significant consequences of the industrialization of the American economy after the Civil War? Explain your choices. DUE TUES 11/8
WED 11/10 – Review for final
STUDY GUIDE
Grant, Hayes, Tilden, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, J.P. Morgan, Tweed Ring, “bloody shirt”, Credit Mobilier, Compromise of 1877, Pendleton Act, Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Bell, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, Rockefeller, Powderly, Samual Gompers, closed shop, blacklist, lockout, yellow dog contract, Wabash case, gospel of wealth, Haymarket Riot, New South, Jane Addams, Darwin, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Moody, settlement house, nativism, evolution, Hull House, social gospel, Morrill Act, Comstock Law, American Protective Association, Salvation Army, Women’s Christian Temperance Movement, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Interstate Commerce Commission, Dawes Act, Plessy v. Ferguson