UNITED STATES HISTORY HONORS

MR. SELVIDGE

Spring 2012

1st Nine Weeks Agendas

Unit Two--Industrialization and Immigration (pg. 4)

February 6, 2012
1. Graphing America’s Rising Industrialization (pg. 34)
2. Inventors Activity (pg. 35)
3. Industrialization Vocabulary (pg. 37)

Thought Questions
A. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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B. What natural resources did the western United States possess in great abundance in the 19th century?
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February 7, 2012
1. Assembly Line Activity (pg. 36)
2. The Growth of Industry (pg. 38)
3. Industrialization Notes (pg. 39)

Thought Questions
A. Who were two important inventors during America’s industrialization?
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B. What were the two most influential inventions of the industrial era? Explain.
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February 8, 2012
1. Big Business Game (pg. 41)
2. Industrialism Scavenger Hunt (pg. 40)
3. Growth of Business Activity (pg. 42)
4. Robberbaron or Captains of Industry Article (pg. 43)

Thought Questions
A. What were some of the negative consequences of working on an assembly line? Positive? Explain.
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B. What does laissez-faire mean? Do you believe the government should follow this policy?
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February 9, 2012
1. Citizenship Test/Imagine yourself as an Immigrant Activity (pg. 44)
2. Immigration Political Cartoons (pg. 45)
3. Immigration Political Poster (pg. 47)
4. Immigration Today Essay (pg. 46)

Thought Questions
A. What was the first successful labor union in the United States?
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B. What were two positive effects of industrialization in the United States?
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February 10, 2012
1. Farmers/Grange/Populism Notes (pg. 48)
2. Election of 1896 Activity (pg. 49)
3. 1896 Campaign Posters (pg. 50-51)

Thought Questions
A. Who was Samuel Gompers?
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B. With what industries were Rockefeller, Carnegie and Vanderbilt associated?
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February 13, 2012
1. Industrialization in America Crossword (pg. 52)
2. Continuous Review Pt. 1/Industrialization and Immigration Short Essays (pg. 53)
3. Industrialism/Immigration Collage (pg. 33)
4. Review/Preview Exam for Exam

Thought Questions
A. What was the Grange?
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B. Why did the Populist Party form?
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