Ms. Nelson Kauffman US History 2009
Industrialization, Urbanization and Immigration 1880-1920
People have always been attracted to America as the land of opportunity. Whether it is Easterners forging westward, farmers flocking to the city, or immigrants fleeing to America, people have clung to the "American dream." Our country is perceived as an egalitarian land where anyone who works hard can get ahead. As we continue to examine what it means to be an American in a global society, we will consider whether the “American Dream” can really be achieved. If so, then by whom and how? What is the government's responsibility to ensure all people can achieve the American Dream. (Didn't Thomas Jefferson say in the Declaration of Independence that all men are entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.")
Essential question:
This unit will examine primarily how industrialization during 1880-1920 shaped America and the perception of the "American Dream."
- Did the growth of cities change America for the better?
- Who did industrialization benefit?
- How did the growth of immigrants to America challenge our definition of what it means to be an American in a global society?
- What responsibility does the government have to improve the lives of those affected by the changes of industrialization?
Vocabulary:
Technology
Scientific inventions
Industrialization
Urbanization
Growth of big business
Merger
Thomas Edison
Business cycle
Robber Baron
John Rockefeller
Horatio Alger
Trusts
Social Darwinism
Andrew Carnegie
Sherman Antitrust Act
Monopoly
Patent
Strike
Productivity
Transcontinental railroad
Bessemer process
Mass production
Business cycle (boom and bust)
Strikes (Homestead and Pullman)
Socialism
Collective bargaining
Scab
Pinkerton
Anarchist
Emma Goldman
Haymarket Riot
Melting Pot (assimilation)
Nativists
Muckraker
Progressive
Laissez Faire philosophy
General Welfare philosophy
Major Assessments:
v Test
v Talk Show with Samuel Colt
v Socratic Seminar: “I Will Kill Frick” by Emma Goldman
Assignments:
The following assignments are due on the day indicated:
May 21: Service learning:
You should have completed 15 hours, as well as all the forms in the packet. The packet can be found on student public and school notes, if you need a copy. This assignment is posted as a separate grade on your transcript
Wednesday, 4/22/09: do worksheet: “Workers Organize”
Thursday, 4/23/09: turn in parent RSVP on Abolitionist Fair
Friday, 4/24/09: present Abolitionist Fair projects to class
Monday, 4/27: SQ3R pages 414-418 (big business)
Friday, 5/1: ABOLITIONIST FAIR
Monday, 5/4: Goldman Socratic seminar
Read and take marginal notes (talking to the text) and answer questions on “I will kill Frick” by Emma Goldman (You will participate in a Socratic Seminar today and your performance will be graded as a quiz, so read it carefully! A copy is also in student public)
Tuesday, 5/5: TEST on industrialization unit (have laptop)
*See vocabulary in syllabus, and know geography: 50 states, 14 cities, mountains and bodies of water. Also short essays and political cartoon
Wednesday, 5/6: Begin IMPERIALISM/WWI UNIT:
Thursday, 5/21: Service Learning packet
**BRING YOUR NOTEBOOK, TEXTBOOK AND LAPTOP EVERYDAY.
