HUSH: G7 Reading Schedule
Goal 7: The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914) - The learner will analyze the economic,
political, and social reforms of the Progressive Period.
 7.01: Explain the conditions that led to the rise of Progressivism.
 7.02: Analyze how different groups of Americans made economic and political gains in the
Progressive Period.
 7.03: Evaluate the effects of racial segregation on different regions and segments of the United States'
society.
 7.04: Examine the impact of technological changes on economic, social, and cultural life in the United
States.
Date(s)
3/14-3/15
3/18-3/19
Objective
7.01
7/02/7.03/7.04
Chapter
17.1, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5
17.2, 16.3
16.1, 16.2, 16.4
Date
3/20
Events
G7
Test
Assignments: Read the requested chapters in the textbooks & complete the questions.
Chapter 17: The Progressive Era
Chapter Objective: Explain how the progressive movement managed to increase the power of
government to regulate business and to protect society from the injustices fostered by big
business.
SECTION 1 The Origins of Progressivism
1. Explain the four goals of progressivism.
2. Summarize progressive efforts to clean up government.
3. Identify progressive efforts to reform state government, protect workers, and reform
elections.
SECTION 2 Women in Public Life
1. Describe the growing presence of women in the workforce at the turn of the 20th century.
2. Identify leaders of the woman suffrage movement.
3. Explain how woman suffrage was achieved.
SECTION 3 Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
1. Describe the events of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency.
2. Explain how Roosevelt used the power of the presidency to regulate business.
3. Identify laws passed to protect public health and the environment.
4. Summarize Roosevelt's stand on civil rights.
SECTION 4 Progressivism Under Taft
1. Summarize the events of the Taft presidency.
2. Explain the division in the Republican Party.
3. Describe the election of 1912.
SECTION 5 Wilson's New Freedom
1. Describe Woodrow Wilson's background and the progressive reforms of his presidency.
2. List the steps leading to woman suffrage.
3. Explain the limits of Wilson's progressivism.
Chapter 16: Life at the Turn of the 20th Century
Chapter Objective: To analyze significant turn-of-the-20th-century trends in such areas as
technology, education, race relations, and mass culture.
SECTION 1 Science and Urban Life
1. Describe the impact of technological advances on turn-of-the-20th-century urban planning.
2. Summarize turn of the century communication innovations.
SECTION 2 Education and Culture
1. Analyze the expansion of public education at the turn of the 20th century.
2. Describe the growth of higher education.
SECTION 3 Segregation and Discrimination
1. Trace the historical underpinnings of legalized segregation and the African-American struggle
against racism in the United States.
2. Summarize turn-of-the-20th-century race relations in the North and the South.
3. Identify discrimination against minorities in the American West.
SECTION 4 The Dawn of Mass Culture
1. Give examples of turn-of-the-20th-century leisure activities and popular sports.
2. Analyze the spread of mass culture in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.
3. Describe turn-of-the-20th-century innovations in marketing and advertising.