Unit+11+-+Urban+Changes+in+the+Late+Nineteenth+Century

This unit covers a rather large quantity of material! We'll be talking about the wave of "new immigrants" to the United States and the problems that they encountered. We'll also be examining the political "mess" that was the late 1800s and how that was eventually solved (or not solved, depending on your perspective). We will be looking at the dominant force in politics - the political machine, along with all of the ills that came along with city life during this time period. Finally then, to end on a happy note, we'll be looking at how people tried to fix all of the problems that were evident in society during this time.

So, without further ado...  Class #1 - The Problems (January 25th-26th) 1. Read pg. 539-554 (stop at "Changing Views") and pg. 573-579 (stop at "The Rise of the Populist Movement") - See the reading objectives below. 2. Answer the following question in a single sentence of no more than 50 words: "Was the 'American Dream' more of a 'nightmare' than a dream for the new immigrants during the late 1800s? Explain your reasoning." 3. Make a list of problems associated with the cities and society during the late 1800s.
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1. Q&A 2. Begin the "Task Force" Project Class #2 - The Solutions (January 27th-28th) 1. Read pg. 554-565 and pg. 579-583 (stop at "The Crisis of Depression") 2. Prep for your "Task Force" presentation 3. To think about... Which of the early civil rights leaders (Washington or DuBois) had the "better" handle on how to improve the lives of African Americans during this era?
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1. Discuss Plessy v. Ferguson (bell work) 2. Q&A 3. Task Force Presentations 4. Prep for Silver Debate
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Class #3 - More Problems... (February 1st) 1. Read pg. 583-597 2. Unit 11 time lines are due
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1. Q&A 2. Unit Reading Quiz 3 Re-enact the "silver" debates (Election of 1896)
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__**Unit Resources**__

Unit 11 Timeline Terms

Chapter 19 Reading Objectives and Notes

Chapter 20 Reading Objectives and Notes