Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday

 Today we are going to review and look at the following video:

 

1. What was the "Galveston Plan"? 

2. What is an initiative? 

3. What did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?

4. What did Theodore Roosevelt push for while governor of New York? 

5. Which political reform of the Progressive Era do you think had the biggest impact and why?


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Wednesday

 Today we are going to discuss the Progressive Era and Teddy Roosevelt. 



1. What percentage of Americans lived in urban areas by 1900? 
2. Who were "muckrakers"? 
3. What did Populists argue? 
4. When was the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution? 
5. Why do you think muckrakers were such important players during the Progressive Era?


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Tuesday

 Today you should be finishing chapter 27. Make sure you share these assignments with me.

If you are finish make sure you know the following:

- McKinley Tariff

A turning point in U.S.-Hawaiian relations occurred in 1890, when Congress approved the MCKINLEY TARIFF, which raised import rates on foreign sugar. Hawaiian sugar planters were now being undersold in the American market, and as a result, a depression swept the islands. 

-Teller Amendment 

-Rough Riders - and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cztQVr_fAz4

-Platt Amendment

-Open Door note/policy

- Boxer Rebellion

- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

- Roosevelt Corollary




1. What percentage of Americans lived in urban areas by 1900? 
2. Who were "muckrakers"? 
3. What did Populists argue? 
4. When was the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution?
 5. Why do you think muckrakers were such important players during the Progressive Era?

Monday, February 26, 2024

Monday

 Today you should be finishing chapter 27. I be making your responsible for certain sections of the chapter. For your sections you will need to give a "review summary", a list of notes for your classmates, and 5 study questions. 

HW: For next week make sure you know the following

- McKinley Tariff

-Teller Amendment 

-Rough Riders

-Platt Amendment

-Open Door note/policy

- Boxer Rebellion

- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

- Roosevelt Corollary




Below is a list of sections in chapter 27 with the assigned portions.

 

America Turns Outward (Mina, Evelyn)

Spurning the Hawaiian Pear (Mina, Evelyn)

Cubans Rise in Revolt (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

Dewey's May Day Victory at Manila (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

The Confused Invasion of Cuba (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

America's Course of Empire (Leo)

Perplexities in Puerto Rico and Cuba (Leo)

New Horizons in Two Hemispheres (Ryder, Kaleb)

Little Brown Brothers in the Philippines (Ryder, Kaleb)

Hinging the Open Door in China (Kenadie, Lennon)

Imperialism or Bryanism in 1900 (Kenadie, Lennon)

The Brandished of the Big Stick (Landon)

Building the Panama Canal (Landon)

TR Perversion of the Monroe Doctrine (Evelyn, Mina)

Roosevelt on the World Stage (Landon, Lennon, Ryder)

Japanese Laborers in California (Kenadie, Kaleb, Leo)

Friday, February 23, 2024

Friday

 

 Today we are going to begin reading chapter 27. I be making your responsible for certain sections of the chapter. For your sections you will need to give a "review summary", a list of notes for your classmates, and 5 study questions. 

HW: For next week make sure you know the following

- McKinley Tariff

-Teller Amendment 

-Rough Riders

-Platt Amendment

-Open Door note/policy

- Boxer Rebellion

- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

- Roosevelt Corollary


  1. McKinley was born in what state? 

2. What other future president did McKinley become friends with during the Civil War? 

3. McKinley championed or supported the ___________ standard. 

4. What war did McKinley lead the United States through?

 5. How do you think McKinley's background aided him in winning the presidency?


 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Progressive Era and U.S. Imperialism

 Today we are going to begin reading chapter 27. I be making your responsible for certain sections of the chapter. For your sections you will need to give a "review summary", a list of notes for your classmates, and 5 study questions. 

HW: For next week make sure you know the following

- McKinley Tariff

-Teller Amendment 

-Rough Riders

-Platt Amendment

-Open Door note/policy

- Boxer Rebellion

- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

- Roosevelt Corollary



  1. Where was Benjamin Harrison born? 

2. What campaign during the Civil War did Harrison take part in?

 3. What did Harrison have installed in the White House? 

4. What was a central issue during his presidency that would be a major campaign issue in 1892? 

5. Why do you think Harrison did not attempt to run for re-election like Grover Cleveland had?

 

Below is a list of sections in chapter 27 with the assigned portions.

 

America Turns Outward (Mina, Evelyn)

Spurning the Hawaiian Pear (Mina, Evelyn)

Cubans Rise in Revolt (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

Dewey's May Day Victory at Manila (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

The Confused Invasion of Cuba (Jeremy, Elizabeth)

America's Course of Empire (Leo)

Perplexities in Puerto Rico and Cuba (Leo)

New Horizons in Two Hemispheres (Ryder, Kaleb)

Little Brown Brothers in the Philippines (Ryder, Kaleb)

Hinging the Open Door in China (Kenadie, Lennon)

Imperialism or Bryanism in 1900 (Kenadie, Lennon)

The Brandished of the Big Stick (Landon)

Building the Panama Canal (Landon)

TR Perversion of the Monroe Doctrine (Evelyn, Mina)

Roosevelt on the World Stage (Landon, Lennon, Ryder)

Japanese Laborers in California (Kenadie, Kaleb, Leo)

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Wednesday

 Today we are going to finish the PPT on the Gilded Age, list and discuss the Presidents through this era and make sure you know the following

 



1. What college did Arthur attend? 

2. What is a quartermaster? 

3. What was the spoil system? 

4. Arthur's presidency ended in 1885, how long after did he die? 

5. Do you think the spoil system is still in use today in politics? Why or why not?

Dawes Act

Chinese Exclusion Act

Tammy Hall

Jacob Riis

The Progressive Movement

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Boss William Tweed

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

John D. Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie

Trusts and Monopolies

Social Darwinism

Pendleton Act 

Gospel of Wealth

Samuel Gompers 

Vertical and Horizontal Integration

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Friday

 Today we are going to finish the last paragraph of chapter 24 and take notes on a Slides Presentation. The reading packet from Don't Know Much About History will be your class work for Monday and Tuesday. Please make sure you know the study questions below. 

We will also watch a little of the following documentary


THINGS TO KNOW


Dawes Act

Chinese Exclusion Act

Tammy Hall

Jacob Riis

The Progressive Movement

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Boss William Tweed

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

John D. Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie

Trusts and Monopolies

Social Darwinism

Pendleton Act 

Gospel of Wealth

Samuel Gompers 

Vertical and Horizontal Integration


Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Wednesday

 Today we will finish chapter 24 and maybe play a review game.


1. What happened to the economy of the United States between the years of 1877 to 1900? 

2. What is capitalism? 

3. What was Charles Darwin's argument for who survives in the natural world? 

4. What was eugenics? 

5. Why do you think so many people accepted that Darwin's principles could be applied to society?

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tuesday

  Today we are going to finish the "Gospel of Wealth" and SOAPSTone it, and maybe get back into the textbook to finish chapter 24.


1. What is philanthropy? 

2. What caused his produce company to grow? 

3. What oil company did Rockefeller establish? 

4. It is estimated that he gave away how much of his fortune? 

5. Do you believe it is fair for one company to control all of the supply and production of a certain product? Why or why not?

Monday, February 12, 2024

Monday

 Today we are going to look at the "Gospel of Wealth" and SOAPSTone it.


1. What is philanthropy? 

2. What did Carnegie argue wealthy Americans should do with their wealth? 

3. What is the idea of the "meritocracy"? 

4. Why did some argue against Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth? 

5. Do you agree with Carnegie's ideas? Why or why not?

Friday, February 9, 2024

Friday

 Today we are continuing with chapter 24

1) Why did private railroad promoters ask the US government for help?
2) Who were some of the leading railroad tycoons?
3) What impact did railroad development have on the nation?
4) How did railroad tycoons take advantage of the public?
5) What were some important inventions of the post-Civil War era?
6) Why did oil become important in the industrial age?  Who lead the oil industry?
7) How did corporations interpret the 14th Amendment?

We are looking the the Gilded Age, the Gospel of Wealth, the Dawes Act. You will have a project coming soon.

Trip work - read "The Gospel of Wealth" and the study packet.


 1. Where was Andrew Carnegie born? 

2. The companies Carnegie developed produced what product? 

3. What is verticle integration? (Carnegie's basic business model) 

4. What two main activities did Carnegie argue every industrialist should pursue? 

5. Why do you think Carnegie donated so much money to build libraries?

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Thursday


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis_State_Historic_Site

 Today we are continuing with chapter 24

1) Why did private railroad promoters ask the US government for help?
2) Who were some of the leading railroad tycoons?
3) What impact did railroad development have on the nation?
4) How did railroad tycoons take advantage of the public?
5) What were some important inventions of the post-Civil War era?
6) Why did oil become important in the industrial age?  Who lead the oil industry?
7) How did corporations interpret the 14th Amendment?

We are looking the the Gilded Age, the Gospel of Wealth, the Dawes Act. You will have a project coming soon.


 

Wednesday

 Today we are continuing with chapter 24

1) Why did private railroad promoters ask the US government for help?
2) Who were some of the leading railroad tycoons?
3) What impact did railroad development have on the nation?
4) How did railroad tycoons take advantage of the public?
5) What were some important inventions of the post-Civil War era?
6) Why did oil become important in the industrial age?  Who lead the oil industry?
7) How did corporations interpret the 14th Amendment?

We are looking the the Gilded Age, the Gospel of Wealth, the Dawes Act. You will have a project coming soon.


 

1. How much did the American economy grow during the Gilded Age? 

2. What allowed products and resources to be shipped across the United States? 

3. What did many call the wealthy heads of companies during the Gilded Age? 

4. What was one of the largest strikes of the Gilded Age? 

5. How do you think the disparity of wealth affected American culture?


 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Tuesday

 Today we will look at chapter 24

1) Why did private railroad promoters ask the US government for help?
2) Who were some of the leading railroad tycoons?
3) What impact did railroad development have on the nation?
4) How did railroad tycoons take advantage of the public?
5) What were some important inventions of the post-Civil War era?
6) Why did oil become important in the industrial age?  Who lead the oil industry?
7) How did corporations interpret the 14th Amendment?

We are looking the the Gilded Age, the Gospel of Wealth, the Dawes Act. You will have a project coming soon.


 

Friday, February 2, 2024

Friday

 Today we are going to finish the reading packet and study for Monday's test.

1. What was a carpetbagger? 

2. TRUE OR FALSE: All carpetbaggers were in the South only to make money. 

3. What was a scalawag? 

4. What group attempted to stop reform efforts in the South? 

5. Why do you think Republicans could not maintain control of Southern legislatures?
 

Study guide of things you need to know for the test:

Some battles you should know:

1)Bull Run; Antietam; Shiloh; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Vicksburg; and Appomattox Courthouse.

Some people you should know: 

2) Robert E. Lee, Ulyssey's S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, Tecumseh Sherman, John Wilkes Booth.

3) Documents: The Emancipation Proclamation, The Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's 1st and 2nd Inaugural Addresses; 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments.

4) When and why did South Carolina succeed from the Union?
5) List some of the advantages of the North at the beginning of the war. List some of the advantages of the South at the beginning of the war.
6) List some of the (5) famous battles of the Civil War with a brief description of each.
7) How do you view Lincoln's suspension of "the writ of habeas corpus"?
8) What if Lee's plan had not been found at the battle of Antiem?
9) What was the reconstruction?
10) Why did the Klu Klux Klan form?
11) Discuss Andrew Johnson's impeachment.  

12) What were the outcomes of the war for both the North and the South

13) Why did the North win the war

14) 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment and why they happened. 

15) Lincoln's, Johnson's, and the Radical Republican's plans for reconstruction. 

16) Why Johnson was impeached? 

17) Why Johnson's was on the 1864 presidential ticket? 

18) Why did the Ku Klux Klan come into being.

19) Was the Reconstruction was effective.  

20) Presidents Lincoln (16th), Johnson (17th), U.S. Grand (18th), Rutherford B Hayes (19th)

21) Election of 1876 and the Compromise of 1877

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Thursday

 We will look at the reading packet today and give you some time to study for Monday's test.


1. Where was Grant born? 

2. Where was Grant living when the Civil War began? 

3. What national park did Grant establish as the nation's first national park? 

4. What did Grant do for two years right after his presidency came to end? 

5. Why do you think there were so many scandals and corruption during Grant's time in office?

Friday

 Today is the last day for you to work on your history projects. I will be looking over your notes - if you have any to send me. U.S. Histor...