VUS.8+Westward+Movement,+Gilded+Age,+&+Progressive+Movement



**The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by** **a) explaining the relationship among territorial expansion, westward movement of the population, new immigration, growth of cities, the role of the railroads, and the admission of new states to the United States.** **Essential Question** - __What factors influenced American growth and expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?__ **Class Powerpoint -**

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 * The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by**
 * b) describing the transformation of the American economy from a primarily agrarian to a modern industrial economy and identifying major inventions that improved life in the United States.**


 * Essential Question** - __What fueled the modern industrial economy?__
 * Class Powerpoint -** [[file:Emergence of Big Business.ppt]]


 * Objective Review Activities -[[file:VUS.8b Review.doc]]**

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 * The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by**
 * c) analyzing prejudice and discrimination during this time period, with emphasis on “Jim Crow” and the responses of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.**


 * Essential Question** - __How did race relations in the South change after Reconstruction, and what was the African American response?__
 * Class Powerpoint -**


 * Objective Review Activities - [[file:VUS.8cd Review.doc]]**


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 * The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by**
 * d) identifying the causes and impact of the Progressive Movement, including the excesses of the Gilded Age, child labor and antitrust laws, the rise of labor unions, and the success of the women’s suffrage movement.**

__What were the goals of Progressives, and what were their accomplishments?__
 * Essential Question** - __How did the excesses of the Gilded Age contribute to the development of the Progressive Movement?__


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 * Objective Review Activities - [[file:VUS.8cd Review.doc]]**

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