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Unit 7: Big Business and Progressives Enduring Themes: Conflict and Change Technological Innovation Production, Distribution, and Consumption Movement/Migration Time Frame: 10 Days Standards: SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business. b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor. c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. a. Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. c. Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. SSUSH13 The student will identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era. a. Explain Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry. b. Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform movements. c. Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP. d. Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a muckraker. e. 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. f. Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests; include the role of Theodore Roosevelt. Unit Essential Question: What was the economic, social and political impact of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction? Unit Resources: Unit 7 Student Content Map Unit 7 Vocabulary Unit 7 Study Guide

Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4 Railroads and Trusts and Monopolies Consequences of Progressive Reforms Development of the West Industrial Growth

Concept 1: Railroads and Development of the West Standard: SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business. b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor. SSUSH12c. Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. Lesson EQ: How did railroads impact other industries and development of the West?

Know Understand Be Able To Do (DOK 2)  Big business  How railroads impacted  Describe the economic  Railroads the growth of other impact of the growth of big  Steel industries. business  How railroads impacted  Describe the social impact of  Development of the West the development of the growth of big business  Transcontinental railroad western societies.  Describe the geographic  Chinese labor  How railroad expansion impact of the growth of big  Sitting Bull and the growth of business  Wounded Knee western population  Explain the impact of the impacted Native railroads on other industries Americans  Explain the impact of railroads on the organization of big business  Describe the impact of railroads on the development of the West  Describe the transcontinental railroad and use of Chinese labor  Describe the impact of the growth of the western population on Native Americans  Describe the impact of the development of the West with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. Resources I Do (Teacher Point) We Do (Guided/Differentiated You Do (Independent Practice) Instruction) Railroads PowerPoint Railroads Graphic Organizer Expansion Document Analysis Railroads and Expansion: Impact on Native Americans PowerPoint

Concept 2: Trusts and Monopolies

Standard: SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business. c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies

Lesson EQ: How did Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company contribute to the rise of monopolies and trusts?

Know Understand Be Able To Do (DOK 2)  Trusts  How trusts and  Explain how trusts and  Monopolies monopolies work and monopolies used  John D. Rockefeller purpose and impact in horizontal and vertical relation to controlling integration to control their  Standard Oil Company industry respective markets.  Andrew Carnegie  Why John D.  Identify John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller and the and Standard Oil Company Standard Oil Company are important when examining the rise of trusts and monopolies in the U.S. Resources I Do (Teacher Point) We Do (Guided/Differentiated You Do (Independent Practice) Instruction) Trusts and Monopolies Carnegie Steel Activator (Quote Expansion Document Analysis PowerPoint Analysis)

Concept 3: Consequences of Industrial Growth Standard: SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. a. Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. SSUSH14a. Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the west coast Lesson EQ: What were the consequences of American industrial growth?

Know Understand Be Able To Do (DOK 3)  Thomas Edison  Understand the plight  Analyze the important  Electric light bulb of immigrant workers consequences of industrial  Motion pictures regarding wages and growth conditions.  Phonograph  Describe the inventions of  Understand the  Ellis Island purpose of labor unions Thomas Edison and their  Immigrants and the tools they used impact on American life.  Urban America to accomplish their  Describe Ellis Island  American Federation of goals  Describe the change in  Understand how Labor immigrants’ origins and inventions of Thomas impact of change  Samuel Gompers Edison affected   1894 Pullman Strike American society and Identify AFL and Samuel  Industrial unrest industry production. Gompers  Chinese Exclusion Act of  Understand how the  Describe the 1894 Pullman 1882 rise of industry strike and explain why it is increased the need for an example of unrest cheap labor  Explain the Chinese  Understand the Exclusion Act of 1884 and tensions between Irish immigrants, American anti-Chinese sentiments citizens, and Chinese immigrants. Resources I Do (Teacher Point) We Do (Guided/Differentiated You Do (Independent Practice) Instruction) Thomas Edison’s Inventions Immigration and Labor Carousel Labor and Immigration Formative PowerPoint (Stations) Assessment Immigration and Labor Carousel Handout

Concept 4: Progressive Reforms Standard: SSUSH13 The student will identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era. a. Explain Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry. b. Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform movements. c. Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP. d. Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a muckraker. e. 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. f. Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests; include the role of Theodore Roosevelt. Lesson EQ: How were efforts made to reform American society during the Progressive Era? Know Understand Be Able To Do (DOK 2)  Reform  Why reform was needed  Identify major efforts to  Progressive Era following the growth of reform America during the  Upton Sinclair industry Progressive Era  The Jungle  How Americans worked to  Explain impact of The Jungle  Federal oversight reform society during the on oversight of the  Meatpacking industry Progressive Era meatpacking industry  Jane Addams  How Muckrakers  Identify Jane Addams and the  Hull House influenced change in Hull House  Role of women society in politics during  Describe the role of women  Jim Crow the Progressive Era in reform  Plessy v. Ferguson  How racial tensions  Describe the rise of Jim Crow  NAACP continued during the  Describe Plessy v. Ferguson  Ida Tarbell Progressive Era and the  Describe the emergence of role of the NAACP in  Muckraker the NAACP reform efforts  Initiative  Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a  How progressive political  Recall muckraker reforms made the U.S.  Referendum  Describe the significance of government more  Direct election of senators progressive political reforms democratic   Labor laws Describe efforts to improve  How Progressive living conditions for the poor  Living conditions of the poor reformers worked to in cities  Conservation movement improve the lives of urban  Describe the conservation  Theodore Roosevelt poor movement and role of T. Roosevelt Resources I Do (Teacher Point) We Do (Guided/Differentiated You Do (Independent Practice) Instruction) Progressive Reforms PowerPoint Progressive Reforms Scavenger Modern Day Muckraker Political Reforms PowerPoint Hunt Directions Progressives Primary Source Progressive Reform Scavenger Analysis Hunt Muckraker Primary Sources Muckraker Student Handout