Chapter 6-1 Guided Reading

Students need to have the 6-1 guided reading completed as soon as possible...we went over the worksheet in class on Thursday.

TEST chapter 5

Know the key vocabulary at the end of the chapter review (discussed in class)

Review the key progressive reforms that took place in Politics, business, and society.

Be prepared to discuss 2 or 3 reforms in each category

Be prepared to identify Roosevelt's and Wilson's approaches to the economy and government's role in business.

Comparing Progressive Presidents

Define Progressivism in government

Explain Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” and his beliefs about the existence of big business and it’s relationship with government (5-2)

Use the information we discussed on the 5-2 guided reading.

Explain Wilson’s “New Freedom” (5-4)

Free Enterprise – no government regulation

Regulating trusts “monopolies” gave the government too much power

Examples

Tariff reform

Allowing foreign competition to force US corporations to become more efficient, economical, and enterprising

16^th amendment – direct taxation (income tax) sources of government revenue

Federal Reserve Act – ability of Federal Government to set interest rates

-The Federal Reserve can lower interest rates to stimulate the economy

*Explain how Roosevelt and Wilson views of business and the role of government were different and/or the same.

Provide examples for each Presidents’ policies

(ie. Roosevelt’s bureau of corporations)

1 page in length

1 paragraph each to explain Roosevelt's and Wilson's beliefs and 1 paragraph to compare/contrast their philosophies.

DUE: Tuesday 11/9

Homework for Tuesday 10/12

Read Chapter 4 section 1

Complete the following questions on pg 299

1. Define Imperialism and Protectorate

2-4 and 6

Chapter 3 Test Friday!

Chapter 3 Study Guide - I have given class notes on all 5 sections of chapter 3. Review your notes and reread as you need to.

Placer mining

Homestead Act 1862

Dawes Act

- cycle of boom and bust mining

- impact of the railroad on westward expansion

Pacific Railway Act

Transcontinental railroad

Land Grant System

Robber Barons

Entreprenuers

Corporation

Vertical / Horizontal Integration

Monopoly

Unions

Samuel Gompers

Closed shop

Ellis and Angel Islands

*Problems with rapid urbanization

Political machines

Gilded Age

Social Darwinism

Carnegie / Gospel of Wealth (handout) / Pittsburgh Inferno (handout)

Social Gospel Movement

Americanization

Settlement Houses

Patronage

Pendleton Act

Interstate Commerce Act

Populism

segregation

Poll Tax

Grandfather Clause

Jim Crow

Ida B. Wells

W.E.B. Du Bois

Booker T. Washington

Read "Pittsburgh Inferno"

Answer the 3 questions (marked by arrows) in the upper right hand column on the front. Be prepared to discuss in class on Thursday.

Assignment 3

Read "The Gospel of Wealth" handout from class and answer questions 1-3 on the back page. Be prepared to discuss and turn in on Monday 9/20.

Read 3-1

Read and outline chapter 3-1 and know the vocab.

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Hopefully this will be a useful tool for you this year. I will post readings, assignments, vocab/terms, chapter test dates and study guides on a regular basis. My goal is keep students who miss class updated with the days activities / assignments. For parents I hope this is useful for checking your students nightly homework.