Unit 1A
We watched the entire episode below (1865-1885) and the episode below that, (1885-1913) stopping at McKinley - these are the "Gilded Age Presidents" you will be responsible for Unit 1A.
"Century of Dishonor" Replacement Activity - Due the day of the Unit 1A Test
Choose 2 of the 4 documents regarding the Chinese Exclusion Act and answer the questions pertaining to those documents (found at the end of the PDF).
Choose 2 of the 4 documents regarding the Chinese Exclusion Act and answer the questions pertaining to those documents (found at the end of the PDF).
Unit 1B
Possible Topics of the Short Answer Question on the Unit 1B Test:
-Muckrakers
-Minorities and immigrants during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
-Progressive Amendments (16-19)
-Progressive Era Presidents (TR, Taft, Wilson)
-Muckrakers
-Minorities and immigrants during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
-Progressive Amendments (16-19)
-Progressive Era Presidents (TR, Taft, Wilson)
“Filthy Cities: Industrial New York”
Directions: Please complete the following.
Directions: Please complete the following.
- Describe the conditions of NYC in the Industrial Age as you watch the video.
- How was the wealth gap between the rich and the poor evident in NYC? Describe evidence throughout the video.
- List and describe the causes of major disease outbreaks cited in the video (Typhus, Cholera, etc.)
- As you watch the video, list and describe the interventions, safety codes, legislation, etc. that have been put in place through the 1900s to improve conditions of large cities.
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Washington, Du Bois, and Wells Research Assignment:
1. Research and annotate your notes regarding the biographies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
2. Compare and contrast their viewpoints on attaining rights and equality for black Americans, citing quotes from the pieces they wrote on the subject.
3. How does their two different biographical information (think of their upbringing) impact their two different mindsets on achieving equality?
4. Define "Pan-Africanism" and who were its prominent advocates?
5. What criticisms did Du Bois have against Washington (and others) in The Souls of Black Folk (posted above)?
6. What organizations did Du Bois create to actively foster change on behalf of blacks in America?
7. Watch the following video on Ida B. Wells (also referred to as Ida Wells-Barnett). On what social issue did she bring awareness?
8. Why would she pursue freedom of the press to "keep the waters troubled"?
1. Research and annotate your notes regarding the biographies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
2. Compare and contrast their viewpoints on attaining rights and equality for black Americans, citing quotes from the pieces they wrote on the subject.
3. How does their two different biographical information (think of their upbringing) impact their two different mindsets on achieving equality?
4. Define "Pan-Africanism" and who were its prominent advocates?
5. What criticisms did Du Bois have against Washington (and others) in The Souls of Black Folk (posted above)?
6. What organizations did Du Bois create to actively foster change on behalf of blacks in America?
7. Watch the following video on Ida B. Wells (also referred to as Ida Wells-Barnett). On what social issue did she bring awareness?
8. Why would she pursue freedom of the press to "keep the waters troubled"?