US.1 Explain patterns of agricultural and industrial development as they relate to climate, use of natural resources, markets and trade, the growth of major urban areas, and describe the geographic considerations that led to the location of specialized in
Agricultural development and climate�
Major agricultural produce- cattle, corn, cotton, wheat, hogs, tobacco, fruit and vegetables
Midwest continued to develop food crops and grains
South - cotton and diverse produce (fruits and vegetables)
West (TX and P
US.2 Summarize the major developments in Tennessee during the Reconstruction era, including the Constitutional Convention of 1870, the yellow fever epidemic of 1878, and the election of African-Americans to the General Assembly. (C, E, H, TN)
Major developments in Tennessee-
First Confederate state to ratify the 14th Amendment ("no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law")
Constitutional Convention of 1870-
- Convention held in response to the re
US.3 Explain the impact of the Hayes-Tilden Presidential election of 1876 and the end of Reconstruction on African Americans, including Jim Crow laws, lynching, disenfranchisement methods, efforts of Pap Singleton and the Exodusters. (C, H, P, TN)
Impact of Hayes-Tilden Presidential election of 1876�
The disputed election led to the Compromise of 1877 & the end of Reconstruction:
- In exchange for support, Republican Hayes promised Southern Democrats to end the military occupation of the Reconstruc
US.4 Analyze the causes and consequences of Gilded Age politics and economics, including the rise of political machines, major scandals, civil service reform, and the economic difference between farmers, wage earners, and industrial capitalists, including
Major Causes of Gilded Age-
Civil War
influx of Immigration
rise of industrialization
lack of government regulation
3rd Great Awakening
Credit Mobilier - Union Pacific RR - sold stock to congressmen and used that to influence them to appropriate money for
US.5 Analyze the controversy that arose over the currency system in the late 1800's, including the impact of gold and silver strikes in the West, the contrasting views of farmers and industrialists, the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890, the Gold Crisis
California Gold Rush leads to further exploration in the West for other valuable minerals.
The Comstock Lode- Largest discovery of silver in the nation, makes silver the hard currency of the West.
Farmers v. Industrialists
Hard Money vs. Soft Money
The cr
US.6 Describe the changes in American life that resulted from the inventions and innovations of business leaders and entrepreneurs of the period: (C, E) (6.8, 6.12)
? Henry Bessemer
? George Pullman
? Alexander Graham Bell
? Andrew Carnegie
? Thomas Ediso
Vanderbilt - steamships and railroads
Westinghouse - air brakes RR
Carnegie - steel (horizontal consolidation).
Pullman - palace cars
Dupont - explosives and cellophane
Bell - telephone
Edison - electric light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera
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US.7 Analyze the movement of people from rural to urban areas as a result of industrialization. (E, G)
The New South" industries (textiles, iron & steel, furniture) led to more urban areas in the South.
Mechanization on the Great Plains and the growing debt of Plains farmers caused many to leave farming and head to eastern urban areas.
Continuing developm
US.8 Evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media as in the political cartoons of Thomas Nast and others during the Gilded Age. (C, P)
Thomas Nast (Boss Tweed cartoons)
Topics on Gilded Age
Look at Standard US.4
US.9 Describe the difference between "old" and "new" immigrants and analyze the assimilation process and consequences for the "new" immigrants and their impact on American society, including ethnic clusters, competition for jobs, rise of nativism, the wor
Old" immigrants--From northern and western Europe (Irish, Germans, Scandinavians) - most assimilated easily (exceptions were Irish)-many moved west to obtain land for farming and helped create meatpacking and brewing industries in the Midwest
"New" immig
US.10 Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (C, E, P)
Social Darwinism was used by the robber barons to justify their domination of industries by emphasizing "survival of the fittest" as applied to business, politics and sociology - promoted by Herbert Spencer
Social gospel promoted using Christian ethics to
US.11 Using textual evidence, compare and contrast the ideas and philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. (C, P)
W.E.B. Dubois
African Americans should strive to enter American society as full citizens-Higher education was desirable and obtainable (the "talented tenth").
African American should strive for social, political, and economic equality immediately.
Founded
US.12 Explain the characteristics and impact of the Granger Movement and Populism, including the problems between farmers and the railroads, the call for banking reform, support for a graduated income tax, and regulation of public utilities. (E, H, P)
Granger movement developed from the farmers' organization "The Grange" and its attempt to solve the major problems of farmers including unfair treatment by the railroads and grain elevator operators (other farm machinery monopolists), high interest rates,
US.13 Describe the rise of trusts and monopolies, their subsequent impact on consumers and workers, and the government's response, including the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. (E, P)
Standard Oil-Rockefeller - 1st trust - created to avoid state anti-monopoly laws
US Steel- Carnegie -Vertical integration led to domination of steel industry
Trusts and monopolies made more products available and created jobs ("Captains of Industry") but
US.14 Describe working conditions in industries, including the use of labor by women and children. (C, E)
Working conditions:
long work day, unsafe/unsanitary conditions (mining, textile, meat packing, garment, iron and steel), low wages.
textile and garment industries (sweatshops) more women labor used (Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911).
improved working con
US.15 Analyze the rise of the labor movement, including its leaders, major tactics, and the response of management and the government: (C, E, H, P, TN)
? Samuel Gompers
? Eugene Debs
? Haymarket Affair
? Pullman Strike
? coal Creek Labor Saga
? Collective
Samuel Gompers-
founder of the American Federation of Labor in 1886 as a federation of craft unions.
Eugene Debs
leader of the American Railway Union jailed for violating an injunction in the Pullman strike (In re Debs)-converted to socialism in prison an
US.16 Citing textual evidence as appropriate, explain the significant roles played by muckrakers and progressive idealists, including Robert La Follette, Theodore Roosevelt, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Upton Sinclair. (C, E, P)
Muckrakers-journalists who exposed worst excesses of robber barons and put the spotlight on worst outcomes of industrialization and urbanization
Tarbell- A History of Standard Oil
Steffens- The Shame of the Cities (political machines)
Sinclair- The Jungle
US.17 Analyze the goals and achievements of the Progressive movement, including the following: (C, E, H, P)
? Adoption of the initiative, referendum, and recall
? Adoption of the primary system
? 16th Amendment
? 17th Amendment
? impact on the relationshi
The Main Goals of the Progressive Era
1- Correct abuses in American Life (i.e. poverty/living conditions in the cities, harsh conditions created by industrialization).
2- reform the political process to empower the middle classes.
3. Promoting moral behav
US.18 Describe the movement to achieve suffrage for women, including its leaders, the activities of suffragettes, the passage of the 19th Amendment, and the role of Tennessee in the suffrage effort (Anne Dallas Dudley, Harry Burn, Josephine Pearson, "Perf
Earliest Movements
The Seneca Falls Conference-earliest womens' rights convention (1848)
Women's work against slavery, prohibition and suffrage.
Leaders of the Movement:
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Seneca Falls)
US.19 Analyze the significant progressive achievements during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt including the Square Deal, "trust-busting," the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Meat Inspection Act, and support for conservation. (E, H, P)
Square Deal
Domestic program formed upon three basic ideas:
conservation of natural resources
control of corporations
consumer protection.
Conservation
United States Forestry Service
established 5 national parks
Antiquities Act
Control of Corporations
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US.20 Analyze the significant progressive achievements during the administration of Woodrow Wilson, including his New Freedom, the Underwood Tariff, the Federal Reserve Act, and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. (E, H, P)
New Freedom-Wilson's approach to economic reform: Dismantling monopolies, reducing power of federal government, and favors competition of small business
Underwood Tariff- lowered tariffs (income tax will take the place of lost revenue)
Federal Reserve Act