Class: United States History
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America: Industrial Giant
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Reform: Populists & Progressives
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Imperialism & WWI
The Big Idea: At the turn of the century, reformers sought to make America more democratic, less corrupt,
more equal, and less unjust.
Date
Learning Activities
Essential Questions
W/10/7
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Introduction to Unit
V - One Woman, One Vote
Why did people oppose female suffrage? Did anti-suffragists think men
were superior to women?
F/10/9
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L - The Suffragette Movement
V - One Woman, One Vote
How did women gain the right to vote?
W/10/14
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L – Populism
R – Omaha Platform & Election of 1896
What were the successes and failures of the Populist Party? Why was it
the most important 3rd party in American History?
F/10/16
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V – T.R. & His Times
G – Thomas Nast & Political Cartoons
Why is Theodore Roosevelt considered one of the greatest Presidents in
American History, and how did he transform the Presidency?
T/10/20
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Terms Due
R – B.T. Washington v. WEB Du Bois
SC—B.T. Washington v. WEB Du Bois
Who was the stronger advocate for African-Americans: Booker T.
Washington or W.E.B. Du Bois?
TH/10/22
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Quiz on Terms
V – Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
How was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a turning point in Labor History?
T/10/27
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L -- Progressive Reformers & Their Impact
MM - Ragtime
Unit Review
How did progressive reformers make America a better place to live?
TH/10/29
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Test—Reform: Populists & Progressives
Notebooks Due!
How did the Populists & Progressive Reformers make America more
democratic?
Terms:
Define in Notebook and Know for Quiz
Read Chs. 7 - 8, pp. 182 - 244
People
Places
Events
Ideas
Booker T. Washington 186
Ida B. Wells Barnett 187, 223
Susan B. Anthony 191
Thomas Nast 194
Populist Party 200
Mary Elizabeth Lease *
William Jennings Bryan 202
Muckrakers 214
Jane Addams 216
Florence Kelley 217, 222
NAWSA G
Carry A. Nation *
Alice Paul 224-6
W.E.B. Du Bois 229-30
Theodore Roosevelt 233
Woodrow Wilson 240-1
Seneca Falls *
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory 217
Galveston 218
Settlement House G
Jim Crow 184-5
Plessy v. Ferguson 185, 192
Pendleton Act 195
Omaha Platform 201
Progressive Movement 212
The Jungle 220
NAACP G
Temperance Movement G
19th Amendment G
16th Amendment G
Direct Primary G
Suffrage G
Square Deal G
Ragtime *
State Standards:
Essential Question: What social, economic and political problems created a need for reforms in this era? (Standard 5)
Ideas citizenship legislation, progressive reforms, political machines
People/Roles muckrakers, Populists, Progressives,
Places/Institutions Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Events Pendleton Act, The Jungle, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments, Niagara Movement, creation of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP)
*Definition will be provided by Ms. Garvey; G=Glossary, L=Lecture, R=Reading, I=Internet, D=Discussion, P=Pair Work, SC=Socratic Circle