2017-2018 UNIT 1 SYLLABUS: INDUSTRIALIZATION, IMMIGRATION, AND URBANIZATION Day Date Procedures W 8-23 Introduction and Course Expectations See first day procedure folder Th 8-24 Textbook distribution and overview F 8-25 Pre-test and U.S. map Day Date M 8-28 Topic: The U.S. Industrial Revolution Procedures Essential Question: #1: How did industrialization impact people s daily lives in the decades following the Civil War? Industrialization, Immigration and Urbanization Overview reading & outline Describe the transformative changes that took place during the American Industrial Revolution T 8-29 Topic: The technological revolution in the U.S. in the late 19 th century Essential Question: #2 What advancements in transportation, communication and electric power affected people and businesses in the late 19 th century? 19 th Century Advancements Benefits and Evils of Twitter v. Telegraph editorial comparison In a paragraph, evaluate and defend the most important advancement in technology during the industrial era W 8-30 Topic: The growth of big business during the industrial revolution Essential question: #3 Why were American industrialists of the late 1800s called both robber barons and captains of industry?
#5 In what ways did industrialists gain a competitive edge over rivals, and what effects did those methods have on American society? Crash Course: The Industrial Economy Quotes from U.S. Industrialists Use Document 1: Andrew Carnegie s The Gospel of Wealth Newspaper interview with an industrialist questions Th 8-31 Topic: 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? #5 In what ways did industrialists gain a competitive edge over rivals, and what effects did those methods have on American society? Discuss political cartoons- purpose & symbolism Introduce political cartoon project Study for unit-to-date assessment F 9-1 Topic: 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? #5 In what ways did industrialists gain a competitive edge over rivals, and what effects did those methods have on American society? Unit-to-date review assessment Political cartoon project Unit-to-date review assessment
Day Date Procedures M 9-4 Labor Day- no school T 9-5 Topic: 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? #5 In what ways did industrialists gain a competitive edge over rivals, and what effects did those methods have on American society? Political cartoon project Finish political cartoon project W 9-6 Topic: The effects of industrialization on American society during the industrial era #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? Innovations & Industry graphs Factory Life during the Industrial Revolution -- Th 9-7 Topic: Wealth in America & the rise of organized labor Essential question: #4 What was the theory of Social Darwinism, and how did it connect to industrialization? #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?
Crash course: The Industrial Economy Discuss the rise of organized labor Begin Homestead strike activity Study for unit-to-date assessment F 9-8 Topic: Wealth in America & the rise of organized labor #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? Unit-to-date assessment Discuss Homestead strike activity Unit-to-date assessment
Day Date Procedures M 9-11 Topic: #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)? Immigration outline + The Immigration Question read & discuss Crash Course: Growth, Cities, & Immigration Take notes on handout & discuss -- T 9-12 Topic: #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)? Old/New immigration statistics worksheets The immigrant in America worksheet A wave of immigration worksheet -- W 9-13 Topic: #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)? Immigrant activities
TBD Th 9-14 Topic: #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)? Upfront Magazine: The Immigration Fight reading & questions Discuss/compare modern immigration to the industrial era Study for unit-to-date assessment F 9-15 Topic: #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? Unit-to-date assessment Discuss migration & immigration and the rise of city problems City problems activity Unit-to-date assessment
Day Date Procedures M 9-18 Topic: Review of Old v. New Immigration View & discuss "The Immigrant Experience" Does this film cover the typical experience of immigrants during old or new immigration? Cite four examples to support your stance. T 9-19 Topic: Test preparation -- Review for Unit 1 Test Study skills- how to prepare Go over unit-to-date quizzes Overview Q&A of unit material Study for test W 9-20 Unit 1 Test: Industrialization, Immigration & Urbanization Th 9-21 Collective bargaining activity F 9-22 Collective bargaining activity
Unit Topic: Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920) Ignited by post-civil War demand and fueled by technological advancements, large-scale industrialization began in the United States during the late 1800s. Growing industries enticed foreign immigration, fostered urbanization, gave rise to the American labor movement and developed the infrastructure that facilitated the settling of the West. A period of progressive reform emerged in response to political corruption and practices of big business. 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. Content Elaborations Industrialization in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th 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 19th and early 20th centuries include the telephone, phonograph, incandescent light bulb, washing machine, skyscraper, automobile and airplane. Expectations for Learning Analyze how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society. Essential Questions Did rapid industrialization improve the lives of Americans? Are the benefits of progress worth the costs? Unit Topic: Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920) 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. Content Elaborations The rise of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th 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 (hours & benefits). Labor organizations (unions) also grew due to the violence toward supporters of organized labor (e.g., Great Railroad Strike, Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike). Expectations for Learning Explain the major social and economic effects of industrialization and the influence of the growth of organized labor following Reconstruction in the United States.
Unit Topic: Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920) 12. Immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life. Content Elaborations Mass immigration at the turn of the 20th 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. Expectations for Learning Analyze and evaluate how immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life.