Unit+II

=﻿Areas in Need of Progress (Today)=
 * Security
 * Violence in cities
 * Hunger/poverty
 * Racism/descrimination
 * Job opportunities for teenagers

=﻿Areas in Need of Progress (Second Industrial Revolution)=
 * Immigrants' conditions
 * Working conditions
 * Racism/Descrimination
 * Hunger/Poverty
 * Living conditions
 * Child Labor
 * Education for children
 * Better law enforcement
 * Business competition

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Wordle shows which words are used the most in a passage. By using Wordle, you can see which words are important, and you can form a main idea from the passage. In this Wordle, muckrakers is a commonly used word, so I should make sure I know what a muckraker is. By looking at the other words, I can see that this passage has to do with the improvement of working conditions, the improvement of living conditions, and other problems that took place during the Progressive Era. Who is Riis and what did he do? Who is Tarbell and what did he do? Who had the power? Did journalists expose the problems?

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By the end of Unit II, I will be able to... 1. Define and describe the Progressive Era, its key issues, people, and events. **content** 2. Make a strong argument of my opinion about the successes and failures of the era. **literacy/content** 3. Identify main ideas and supporting details in a reading. **literacy/content** 4. Thoughtfully mark up a text. **literacy** 5. Effectively use technological programs such as Wikispaces, Google Documents & Presentations, Wordle, and Voicethread. **technology** 6. Define and explain essential Key Terms: **content**
 * Progressivism, Progressive Era, Progressives
 * Muckraker
 * Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Upton Sinclair, Thomas Nast
 * Reform
 * Legislation
 * 16th Amendment*
 * Federal Reserve Act
 * 19th Amendment
 * Meat Inspection Act
 * Pure Food and Drug Act
 * Sherman Antitrust Act & Clayton Antitrust Act
 * Standard Oil Co.
 * Northern Securities Company*
 * Theodore Roosevelt*
 * Woodrow Wilson*

=How Does Change Happen in Society?=

What are the steps? It starts with a problem developing...

 * 1) Identify the problem
 * 2) Expose the problem to the people
 * 3) Join together to figure out how to fix the problem
 * 4) Prepare to fix the problem (tactics: letters to government, protests, strikes)
 * 5) Try to fix the problem
 * 6) Results (law, etc.)

=[|Progressive Magazine]= -January 9, 1909: Senator Robert M. La Follette founded //La Follette's Weekly// which later became called //The Progressive// -stands against the militarism (leftwing: peace, dove, equal rights, etc.) -against the power in corporate hands (monopolies) -supports peace, social justice, civil rights, civil liberties, economic justice, human rights, and a preserved environment -Urged the U.S. to stay out of foreign wars

=Progressive Era Individual Research=

My Topic: [|Women's Rights (Susan B. Anthony, 19th Amendment)]
** HOW MUCH PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA? **

** What were the problems? What was done about them? How much change occurred? **

You will be researching one of the topics below. For your topic you will:

· Conduct internet research and create 2-column __notes__ to acquire information about your topic from at least 3 different sites. Keep track of the sites that you use. · Find at least 2 __images__ that relate to your topic and analyze them (can be a picture or a cartoon). · Find at least 1 __primary source__ (can be a piece of writing, a speech, a newspaper article, etc) that relates to your topic and analyze it, including analysis of POV. · A list of (at least 5) key __vocabulary__ terms for your topic – listed and defined in your words. · A 2-3 paragraph __summary__ of your topic, especially focused on the results – what was changed by the progressives? What stayed the same? Also include connections to today – what progress has been made up to this time? · A __Glog__ to put it all together in an impressive presentation.

Key Vocab. Terms
1. Suffrage Movement: the quest to pass the 19th Amendment 2. 19th Amendment: the right for women to vote 3. National American Woman Suffrage Association: National Woman Suffrage Association joined with the American Woman Woman Suffrage Association. This group fought for the right for women to vote. 4. civil disobedience: nonviolent resistance. The NAWSA practiced this by protesting. 5. Susan B. Anthony: Civil rights leader. She played a main role in gaining women's rights.



Women did not have the right to vote. This woman is angry because she believes women should be able to vote. It says "When she gets it, what will she do with it?" The men are afraid of what will happen when women get the right to vote. The women could do things out of anger, men may not approve of the women's votes, etc.



This picture shows men backing away ftom the symbol of females. The men are afraid of women having power. They do not think women and men should be equal.

Primary Source: a primary source is the information that comes directly from the subject being researched.

=Perspective, Bias, & POV=

Perspective: The state of one's ideas. How you see a certain situation.

Bias: one-sided. How you are likely to see certain situations based on your life experiences and what you believe.

POV: perspective. affected by biases.

My primary source came from Susan B. Anthony. She was a leader in the women's rights movement. She fought for women to be able to vote. If a man were making this speech, he probably would have said the opposite of her. Susan B. Anthony thought that it wasn't fair that women did not have a voice in the government, yet they had to follow its rules. A man probably would have said that there is no reason for a woman to vote.

=What is a Blog?= A blog is an internet site where someone can give their comments and explain their perspectives on things. Examples: [|"The Hockey Blog"] [|"The Eminem Blog"]

=Progress Made In __Women's Rights__= -National Woman Suffrage asssociation fought for 19th Amendment: right for women to vote -educational opportunities -National Women's Trade Union League won minimum wage & maximum hour laws -Control their own money -Own property -Take custody of children if there's a divorce

Progress Made in African Americans' Rights
-NAACP was one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organization in the US -Booker T. Washington was accepted by whites. The president had hin come to the white house to talk about black rights

Progress Made in Working Conditions
-Keatin-Owen Act, Workingmen's Act, Adamson Act, Federal Farm Loan Act were passed -these acts protected children, helped farms, gave job security -Florence Kelly spoke out for her workers so that she could improve working conditions -Clara Lemich wrote a letter about her workplace and how dangerous and unsanitary it was

Progress Made in Urban Housing
-Outhouses were banned -Houses were made with brick, stone, and concrete -There were sprinklers in buildings

Progress Made in Political Corruption
-Progressive mayors and governors won back control of the government from corrupt politicians -17th Amendment was passed: Gave voters the power to elect their senators

Progress Made in Business & Banking Practices
-Clayton Anti-Trust Act: banned monopolies -Meat Inspection Act: government made sure that meat was inspected before it could be sold to people -Upton Sinclair: muckraker who helped make the Meat Inspection Act happen. Wrote //The Jungle// which exposed the idea that all the meat was dirty. -Pure Food and Drug Act: made to protect other foods and medicine -Federal Reserve Act: set up a new banking system. National gov. would oversee banking industry more

Progress Made in Immigrants' Lives
-Houses were made better -Sanitation systems were created -Working hours were limited -schooling for children became mandatory

=Most Important Laws of the Progressive Era=

3 Amendments:
An amendment means it was a law added to the U.S. Constitution Examples: 1st Amendment = rights to freedom of speech, religion, etc. (1787)

__Progressive Era Amendment__ 16th: allows Congress to make income taxes. People pay taxes to the government based on how much money they make. 17th: allows voters to elect their senators (representatives for the Senate). Makes politics more democratic. The people have more power. (MA senators are Scott Brown-R and John Kerry-D) 18th: Prohibition. outlawed making and buying/selling of alcohol. Lasted from 1919-1933. It was repealed by the 21st amendment. 19th: Gave women the right to vote in national elections in 1920.


 * __Progressive Era amendments:__**
 * 16th amendment- Allows Congress to make income taxes - people have to pay taxes to the government based on how much $ they make - people who make more $ pay more taxes.
 * 17th amendment- Allows voters to elect their Senators (representative for the Senate (part of Congress)) - makes politics nore democratic - the people have more power.
 * (MA Senators are currently Scott Brown (R) and John Kerry (D)
 * 18th amendment- PROHIBITION - outlawed making or selling alcohol - lasted from 1919 to 1933 (repealed by the 21st amendment).
 * 19th amendment- 1920 - Gave women the right to vote in national elections.


 * Jim Crow Laws**: Laws that kept African Americans from being equal to white Americans. Kept segregation in the south. These laws made whites and blacks use seperate schools, bathrooms, water fountains, parts of restaurants or trains, movie theaters, hotels, etc. NO PROGRESS.
 * Tenement Act of 1901**: Law that made requriements for housing in cities. apartment bulidings had to be built more sturdy, had to have indoor bathrooms, lights in the hallways, fire exits, etc.
 * Jacob Riis**: Muckraker. Wrote //How the Other Half Lives// which led to people paying attention to the tenements in NYC and the subsequent Tenement Act
 * IdaTarbell**: Muckraker. Was a newspaper and magazine writer and editor, and lecturer. Known for exposing the Standard Oil Company, Corporate America, and the biographies of Abraham Lincoln.
 * Lincoln Steffens**: Muckraker. Leader. Was an American Journalist, lecturer, and a political philosopher.
 * Theodore Roosevelt**: President during part of the Progressive Era (1901-1909)

Notes from Videos in Class

 * Progressive changes helped eliminate corruption in government.

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