2015-2016 UNIT 1 SYLLABUS: INDUSTRIALIZATION, IMMIGRATION, AND URBANIZATION Day Date In class Assignment W 8-19 Introduction and Course Expectations See first day procedure Th 8-20 Textbook distribution and overview PPT F 8-21 Pre-test and U.S. map M 8-24 Technological revolution in the U.S. in the late 19 th century #1: How did industrialization impact people s daily lives in the decades following the Civil War? #2 What advancements in transportation, communication and electric power affected people and businesses in the late 19 th century? T 8-25 The growth of big business during the industrial revolution #3 Why were American industrialists of the late 1800s called both robber barons and captains of industry? #4 What was the theory of Social Darwinism, and how did it connect to industrialization? #5 In what ways did industrialists gain a competitive edge over rivals, and what effects did those methods have on American society? Evaluate and defend what was the most important advancement in technology during the industrial era Andrew Carnegie Gospel of Wealth reading W 8-26 Developing historical critical thinking skills: Use sourcing methods to investigate Document 1 (p. 5) Th 8-27 Introduce vocabulary & discuss study tips Begin political cartoon project F 8-28 Work on political cartoon project Finish political cartoon project (due Tuesday) M 8-31 The effects of industrialization on American society during the industrial era Essential questions #6 What were the different sources of the growing American industrial labor force? #7 How did laborers describe the factory work of the late 1800s? #8 What roles did women and children play in the 19 th century work force? T 9-1 The rise of unions and strikes #9 How did industrialization and urbanization contribute to the growing gap between rich business owners and poor workers? #10 What causes contributed to the major strikes of the era (Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike) and, what was the outcome of those major strikes? W 9-2 Homestead strike primary source readings & discussion
Documents 2-5 Th 9-3 Immigration in the United States during the age of industrialization #11 How ere the experiences of immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from native Americans #12 How was old immigration (1820-1870s) different than new immigration (1880-1920)? F 9-4 Immigration outline + The Immigration Question readings & discussion M 9-7 Labor Day- no school T 9-8 Immigration primary source documents Immigration today analysis: 1. Where do most immigrants entering the U.S. come from (top 10 countries/3 regions)? 2. How easy is it to attain citizenship today (process, time, cost)? 3. What should be done regarding the U.S.-Mexican border? 4. What should be done with 11-20 million illegal immigrants already residing in the U.S.? W 9-9 Discuss Old and New immigration statistics Look at Immigration Pros/Cons folder for current discussion on immigration Th 9-10 Migration & immigration and the rise of city problems #13 What were some of the new developments that helped urban areas grow during the industrial era? #14 Describe the living conditions in many urban areas? #15 What ere the short-term and long-term results of urban growth in America? F 9-11 Vocabulary Quiz- City problems activity Finish immigration activities Study for vocabulary quiz M 9-14 View & discuss "The Immigrant Experience" Study for test T 9-15 Review for Unit 1 Test Study for test W 9-16 Unit 1 Test: Industrialization, Immigration & Urbanization Th 9-17 Collective bargaining activity F 9-18 Collective bargaining activity
UNIT 1 CONTENT STANDARDS INDUSTRIALIZATION, IMMIGRATION, AND URBANIZATION Content standard #10: The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society. Industrialization in the United States in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries was characterized by the rise of corporations and heavy industry, which transformed the American economy. It marked a shift from a predominance of agricultural workers to a predominance of factory workers. It marked a shift from rural living to urban living, with more people living in crowded and unsanitary conditions. Mechanized farming also transformed the American economy. Production was made more efficient as machines replaced human labor. New technologies (e.g., mechanized assembly line, electric motors) made factory production more efficient and allowed for larger industrial plants. Some of the technological innovations that transformed the American economy in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries include the telephone, phonograph, incandescent light bulb, washing machine, skyscraper, automobile and airplane. Analyze how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations.
Content standard #11: The rise of industrialization led to a rapidly expanding workforce. Labor organizations grew amidst unregulated working conditions and violence toward supporters of organized labor. The rise of industrialization in the United States in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries increased the demand for workers. With this demand, immigrants came from other countries and Americans migrated from other parts of the United States to take jobs in industrial centers. As a result of the changing nature of work, some members of the working class formed labor organizations (e.g., American Railway Union, American Federation of Labor, Industrial Workers of the World, United Mine Workers of America) to protect their rights. They sought to address issues such as working conditions, wages and terms of employment. Labor organizations also grew due to the violence toward supporters of organized labor (e.g., Great Railroad Strike, Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike). Explain the major social and economic effects of industrialization and the influence of the growth of organized labor following Reconstruction in the United States.
Content standard #12: Immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life. Mass immigration at the turn of the 20 th century made the country more diverse and transformed American life by filling a demand for workers, diffusing new traits into the American culture and impacting the growth of cities. Many people left their farms for the cities seeking greater job opportunities. The Great Migration marked the mass movement of African Americans who fled the rural South for the urban North. They sought to escape prejudice and discrimination and secure better-paying jobs. They helped transform northern cities economically (e.g., as workers and consumers) and culturally (e.g., art, music, literature). Urbanization transformed the physical nature of cities. Central cities focused on industry and commerce. Buildings became taller and tenement buildings provided housing for working families. Cities acquired additional land as they expanded outward. The crowding of cities led to increased crime with the development of gangs. Improvements in transportation (e.g., trolleys, automobiles) facilitated the development of suburbs. A growing middle class could easily commute between residential areas and the central cities for business and recreation. The demand for resources and land in the West changed the life of the American Indians, who through a series of treaties and government actions continued to be displaced from their ancestral lands. Analyze and evaluate how immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life