Closing Task 8-17-15
• Students will be assigned a vocabulary
word they will then create a foldable
with the following: (15 Minutes)
– First section: word
– Second section: the definition
– Larger section: a picture of the word
• Once complete the students will trade
with one another to complete the
vocabulary sheet.
Bell Ringer 8-18-15
• What are the
two main
political
parties in the
United
States?
Answer
•Democrats and
Republicans
Third Party Systems
What is a Third Party?
• Third parties often focus on issues
the main parties (democrats &
republicans) ignore.
• Third-party candidates can split the
major party with which they are
most similar, leading to the other
major party's victory.
Populist Party
• Populist Party –
established in
1890s; comprised
of poor farmers
from the south;
generally opposed
to banks, railroads,
and upper class;
Populist Party
• William Jennings Bryan
was the most popular
populist candidate.
Progressive Party
• Progressive Party –
formed in 1912 as a
result of a split in
the Republican
Party
• Also known as the
“Bull Moose Party”
Progressive Party
• Theodore Roosevelt most
popular candidate
Closing Task 8-18-15
• Examine the populist and progressive parties.
• You will complete the following:
– You will create a poster, your poster will signify
the impact of third parties in the US.
• Make sure to include facts about the populist
party and the progressive party.
• Use your notes and page 107-111 pg. the
Jarrett Book.
– Your poster must be in color.
– IT IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS.
How did the Third
Party system impact
the US? Explain.
Populist party:
What was it?
Why were they significant?
Bell Ringer 8-19-15
•What is
a third
party?
Academic Task
• Students will create a Venn diagram that
compares the similarities and differences
between the Populist Party and the Populist
Party.
Closing Task 8-19-15
• Once you have finished you will write an
AEIOU paragraph that compares the two
Third Parties.
Bell Ringer 8-20-15
• After analyzing
the title of the
book, what do
you think is the
definition of a
Muckraker?
Muckrakers
•Muckrakers –are
authors that published
truthful reports
involving social issues
Upton Sinclair
• Upton Sinclair – an author wrote
“The Jungle” which exposed the
conditions in the U.S. meat packing
industry, causing a public uproar
and leading to the passage of the
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat
Inspection Act
Upton Sinclair
Pure Food and Drug Act
• Pure Food and Drug Act – was passed for
preventing the manufacture, sale, or
transportation of adulterated
,misbranded, poisonous or deleterious
foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, as
well as for regulating traffic
• The government passed this law in
response to Upton Sinclair’s work The
Jungle
Susan B. Anthony
• Susan B. Anthony –
American reformer
and leader of the
women’s suffrage
(voting) movement
Ida B. Wells
• Ida B. Wells –
American reformer
and leader in the
anti-lynching
(hanging) crusade
W.E.B. DuBois
• W.E.B. DuBois – helped
found the NAACP
(National Association
for the Advancement of
Colored People).
• He encouraged a liberal
arts education for
African American civil
rights leaders.
Closing Task 8-20-15
– You will answer the following questions about
your assigned reformer:
1. Describe the occupation of this reformer
2. What impact did this reformer have on American
society?
3. Is the reformer a Muckraker? Explain why/why not.
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Susan B. Anthony (123-124)
Ida B. Wells (114)
Upton Sinclair (113)
WEB Dubois (114)
Bell Ringer 8-21-15
• What impact
did this book
make in United
States History?
Answer
• It made people push the
government to pass the
Pure Food and Drug Act.
Video links
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Ida Wells
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/1C8BA5A7-CEEA4E2B-9CB7-95CD252C59BF
Susan B. Anthony
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/964497B6-BD424F95-B625-46F34DB725C4
Upton Sinclair
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/D3257257-307E4576-AC2D-7C04F606F870
W.E.B DuBois
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/FFC1865C-B612491E-BF02-178AAAE1F67E
Closing Task
• Students will create an
acrostic poem using the
following word:
MUCKRAKERS
Bell Ringer 8-26-15
•What is a muckraker?
Answer
• An investigative journalist
(a modern day TMZ)
PROGRESSIVE ERA:
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES/ACTS
President Theodore Roosevelt
• He became
President in 1901.
• Conservation was
one of Roosevelt's
main concerns as
president
John Muir
• John Muir was
one of the earliest
advocates of the
national park idea
Forest Reserves
• John Muir helped persuade Theodore Roosevelt to
set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves and
over 50 wildlife sanctuaries and several national
parks.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Work
• Roosevelt used his authority to protect
wildlife and public lands by creating the U.S.
Forest Service and establishing:
– 51 Federal Bird Reservations,
– 4 National Game Preserves,
– 150 National Forests,
– 5 National Parks
• During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt
protected approximately 230,000,000 acres
of public land.
National Park System
• The National Park Service is a U.S.
federal agency that manages all
national monuments and parks.
Closing Task 8-26-15
• You are to write an acrostic poem that
describes what the national park system does
Jane Addams &
Frances Willard
8-27-15
Jane Addams
– Jane Addams – co-founder of Hull
House which helped new immigrant
women with job skills, educational,
and artistic programs to become
successful and productive citizens
– Her goal was to provide a center for a
higher civic and social life; to institute
and maintain educational and
philanthropic enterprises and to
investigate and improve the conditions
in the industrial districts of Chicago.
Frances Willard
• Frances Willard promoted the
cause of women and reform as a
pioneer educator and especially
as the most prominent leader of
the nineteenth century
movement to end alcohol abuse.
(Prohibition)
– Frances Willard – suffragette and
member of the WCTU (Women’s
Christian Temperance Union)
Closing Task 8-27-15
• You are to create a fake facebook profile for Jane Addams
and Frances Willard
• The profile must include the following:
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1.) A profile picture
2. A cover photo on the movement they represented
3.) 2 status updates on something that the individual might have said
4. Create an about me section and answer the following questions:
– What was their political contribution to America during
the Progressive Era?
– What was their social contribution to America during the
Progressive Era?
– What was their economic contribution to America during
the Progressive Era?
POLITICAL REFORMS
8-28-15
th
16
Amendment
• 16th – allowed the government to collect an
income taxes
• The purpose was to raise revenue for
government programs and reduce reliance on
tariffs
th
17
Amendment
• 17th amendmentgave the individual
voter more political
power because it
allowed the direct
election of the US
Senator's by
popular vote.
th
18
Amendment
• 18th – enabled
prohibition
(banned
alcohol)
th
19
Amendment
• 19th Amendment–
gave women
suffrage
Initiative
• Initiative – (a) the
power or right of
citizens to introduce a
new legislative measure
and (b) the right and
procedure by which
citizens can propose a
law by petition and
ensure its submission to
the electorate
Referendum
• Referendum – the submission of a proposed
public (like a petition) measure or actual statute
to a direct popular vote; this allows the people
to have more influence on the decision-making
process
Recall
• Recall – the procedure by which a public official
may be removed from office by popular vote; with
the right to employ this procedure, the people can
hold their elected leaders accountable for their
actions
Impact of Progressive Era
Reforms
– During the Progressive era,
political reforms were
initiated which gave the
people more say in how
their government was run
and operated, resulting in a
more participatory and
democratic government as
well as more accountability
for elected officials.
Closing Task 8-28-15
• Students will individually work on
the Progressive Era: Political
Reforms handout. You may use your
notes or textbooks to complete the
graphic organizers.
Poster Project 9-1-15
• Instructions: INDIVIDUALLY you will create a
poster describing an event or person during the
era.
• Your poster must include the following:
• A picture representing the topic
• You will answer the following questions:
– What era did this topic come from? (Celebrate
Freedom Week or West & Gilded Age)
– Why is the topic significant?
• You will also be graded on NEATNESS!
Poster Project 9-2-15
• Instructions: INDIVIDUALLY you will create a
poster describing an event or person during the
era.
• Your poster must include the following:
• A picture representing the topic
• You will answer the following questions:
– What era did this topic come from? (Celebrate
Freedom Week or West & Gilded Age)
– Why is the topic significant?
• You will also be graded on NEATNESS!