Progressive Era Group Stations (Late 1800S Early 1900S)

Progressive Era Group Stations (Late 1800s – Early 1900s) SSUSH13 The student will identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era. Station 1: Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” 13a. Explain Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry. Using the primary source “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair (p. 556), answer the following questions: 1. Who was Upton Sinclair and what was “The Jungle”? ______2. As a result of “The Jungle”, what reforms were passed through Congress? (p. 572) ______3. After reading the excerpt, sum up in 6 words or less the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing plant Sinclair talks about in “The Jungle”. ______

Station 2: Jane Addams and Hull House 13b. Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform movements. 1. What is a settlement house? (p. 552) ______2. Who is Jane Addams? ______3. What and where was the “Hull House”? ______4. Using the picture of Jane Addams below, graffiti Jane Addams to show your appreciation for helping poor women and children in Chicago.

Station 3: Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson and the NAACP 13c. Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP. 1. What were Jim Crow laws? (p.520) ______

2. How did the Compromise of 1877 make way for Jim Crow laws? ______3. Describe the three ways African-Americans were denied their 15th amendment rights. a. poll tax - ______b. literacy tests - ______c. grandfather clauses - ______4. In the Jim Crow South, what types of establishments were segregated? ______5. Explain what the Supreme Court meant by “separate but equal” in the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. ______

6. What is the NAACP? ______7. What were the goals of the NAACP? (p.567) ______

Station Four: Ida Tarbell takes on Standard Oil 13d. Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a muckraker. 1. What is a “muckraker”? (p.550) ______2. Explain how Ida Tarbell was a muckraker. ______

V.. Station Five: Reform of Government and Help for the Urban Poor 13e. Describe the significance of progressive reforms such as the initiative, recall, and referendum; direct election of senators; reform of labor laws; and efforts to improve living conditions for the poor in cities. 1. An “initiative” gave citizens the right to do what? (p. 555) ______2. What power did the “recall” give voters? ______3. What are referendums? ______4. What is one recent referendum that a state either approved or rejected? (This is not in your book) ______5. Prior to the 17th amendment, Senators were appointed by state legislatures. After the passage of the 17th amendment, how were Senators chosen? (p. 185) ______6. Who was Jacob Riis? (p. 551) ______7. In “How the Other Half Lives” what did Riis want to expose? ______

Station Six: The Conservation Movement f. Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests; include the role of Theodore Roosevelt. 1. Who was John Muir? (p. 572) ______2. What impact did Theodore Roosevelt have on the environment? ______

3. Using the map one p. 573, which region of the US has the most National Parks? Why do you think this is so? ______

(Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir)