AP US History
Chapter 17 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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Part B
What reasons are given for the large population increase in urban areas?
How did political machines like Tammany Hall gain the support of the working class and immigrants?
How did nativists attempt to keep immigrants out of the United States?
How did settlement houses like Hull House help the urban poor?
What was the City Beautiful Movement and how did it impact urban development and planning?
What new public roles did women take on in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
What were the major causes of the political stalemate of the late 1800’s?
What caused the rise of farmers’ alliances?
How did the Homestead strike impact the public’s view of Andrew Carnegie?
What factors led to the end of the People’s Party?
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Part C
Gilded Age
political machines
Jacob Riis
People’s Party
Panic of 1893
Pullman Strike
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)