- Technological and Industrial Advances(new inventions)
- Economic Growth (Robber Barons, Captains of Industry)
- Labor Unions
- Politics
- Immigration
- Urban Life
- Woman's Rights/ African Americans/ Native Americans
- Social Thought (Settlement Houses, Social Darwinism)
- Development of American West
Essential Vocabulary:
- Industrial Revolution
- Immigration
- Laissez-Faire
- Monopoly
- Trusts
- Holding Company (p242)
- Robber Baron
- Vertical Integration (p242)
- Horizontal Integration (p242)
- Social Darwinism (p242)
- Sherman Anti-trust Act
- Urbanization
- Melting Pot
- Unionization
State Standards:
Standard A: Exploring the Skills and Strategies Underlying U.S. History.
Course Objectives: A. Apply terms relevant to the content appropriately and accurately. B. Identify and interpret different types of primary and secondary sources of fundamental importance and relevance to topical inquiry and understanding. C. Interpret timelines of key historical events, people, and periods; locate significant historical places and events on maps. G. Compose arguments/position papers, and participate in debates on different interpretations of the same historical events; synthesize primary and secondary sources to justify position.
Standard C1: Rebuilding a Nation (Industrialization and Urbanization).
Course Objectives: A. Evaluate the impact of new inventions and technologies of the late nineteenth century. B. Identify and evaluate the influences on business and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. C. Identify labor and workforce issues of the late nineteenth century, including perspectives of owners/managers and Social Darwinists. D. Explain the challenges and contributions of immigrants of the late nineteenth century. E. Explain the causes and impact of urbanization in the late nineteenth century. F. Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans in various U.S. regions in the late nineteenth century. G. Identify and evaluate the influences on the development of the American West. H. Analyze significant events for Native American Indian tribes, and their responses to those events, in the late nineteenth century
