Unit 5: The Birth of Modern America
It is the turn of the century, and life in America is changing more everyday than it ever has before. New inventions have changed the way people live. New industries can employ the millions of immigrants coming in from Europe through Ellis Island. Urbanization continues and cities like New York, Chicago, and Detroit suffer from over-crowding, poor sanitation, fires, and crime. Immigrants also flow through Angel Island on the West Coast. The Chinese help build our new form of transportation, the railroads, until new immigration laws prevent them from entering the US. This time is also called the Gilded Age, a place of slums and palaces. The rich are very rich and the poor are very poor. With the changes made over the next 20 years, the gap will start to get smaller.
January 8: Aftershock Activity
Essential Questions: What were the effects of the Civil War on the American South? How were specific groups affected? What were the major issues the South was dealing with as the North moved into the Industrial Age?
January 10: The American West (Chapter 7.1 - 7.3)
The American West PPT
The Farming Game
January 14: The American West - snow day
american_west_presentation.docx
January 16: The Inventions & the Industrialists
The Inventions & the Industrialists PPT
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
The Men Who Built America
January 18: American West Presentations
Peace Essay information (shared link)
Peace Essay Outline (shared link)
Peace Essay Rubric (shared link)
January 22: Industrialization - Immigration & Urbanization (Chapter 8.2)
Urbanization & Immigration PPT
The DNA Journey (Momondo) - youtube.com
Immigration in the US (info)
A Nation of Immigrants Activity
Who's Coming to America (NY Times, 2009)
Center for Immigration Studies Data
2010 US State Department statistics of Refugees
Pew Research Center - Immigration Legislation
January 24: The American Labor Movement (Chapter 6.4)
Urbanization & Immigration PPT
Urbanization & Immigration PDF
Zinn, Chapter 11 Questions (see USH blog)
Zinn, Chapter 11 Reading (PDF)
Zinn, Chapter 11 Audio Link
January 28: Unit 5 Review
The Presidents: Hayes - Cleveland (see video links below) Unit 5 Study Guide (Doc)
January 30: Unit 5 Test
February 4: Far & Away
Far & Away Critical Review (due Feb 8th)
February 6: Finish Far & Away; write critical review
Essential Questions: What were the effects of the Civil War on the American South? How were specific groups affected? What were the major issues the South was dealing with as the North moved into the Industrial Age?
January 10: The American West (Chapter 7.1 - 7.3)
The American West PPT
The Farming Game
January 14: The American West - snow day
american_west_presentation.docx
January 16: The Inventions & the Industrialists
The Inventions & the Industrialists PPT
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
The Men Who Built America
January 18: American West Presentations
Peace Essay information (shared link)
Peace Essay Outline (shared link)
Peace Essay Rubric (shared link)
January 22: Industrialization - Immigration & Urbanization (Chapter 8.2)
Urbanization & Immigration PPT
The DNA Journey (Momondo) - youtube.com
Immigration in the US (info)
A Nation of Immigrants Activity
Who's Coming to America (NY Times, 2009)
Center for Immigration Studies Data
2010 US State Department statistics of Refugees
Pew Research Center - Immigration Legislation
January 24: The American Labor Movement (Chapter 6.4)
Urbanization & Immigration PPT
Urbanization & Immigration PDF
Zinn, Chapter 11 Questions (see USH blog)
Zinn, Chapter 11 Reading (PDF)
Zinn, Chapter 11 Audio Link
January 28: Unit 5 Review
The Presidents: Hayes - Cleveland (see video links below) Unit 5 Study Guide (Doc)
January 30: Unit 5 Test
February 4: Far & Away
Far & Away Critical Review (due Feb 8th)
February 6: Finish Far & Away; write critical review