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  • US History
    • Argumentative Essays
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4 WWI, 1920's
    • Unit 5 New Deal/ WWII
    • Cold War Unit
    • Modern Era
  • World History II
    • Unit 1 Intro
    • Unit 2 Exploration
    • Unit 3 Absolutism
    • Unit 4 Revolutions
    • Unit 5 Industrial Revolution
    • Absolute Monarchs Essay
    • Unit 6 Nationalism and Imperialism
    • Unit 7 WWI, Interwar and WWII
  • Psychology
    • Intro Ch 1 and 2
    • Personality
    • Unit 3 Abnormal
    • Unit 4 memory
    • Development Unit
    • Stress and Health
    • Consciousness
  • Sociology
    • Culture Ch 3
    • Society
    • Deviance
    • Glogster project: Influential Sociologists
  • Civil War projects
    • B Period
    • D Period
    • F Period
    • F Period 2016
    • Unit 1
  • Untitled
  • World War II / Cold War Projects
    • B Period
    • D Period
    • F Period
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​Unit 3 Objectives: Urbanization, Immigration, & Progressivism
  1. Students will examine why Immigrants come to the United States and what impact did they have upon society.
  2. Students will examine what life was like for Immigrants in the US during the 19th century.
  3. Students will examine how Industrialization and new technology affected the economy and society.
  4. Students will describe how big business shaped the American economy in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
  5. Students will examine how Progressivism changed politics and society in the 19th century.

IMportant documents for review:

unit_3_quest_study_guide.docx
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2015_immigration_industrialization_and_progressivism2.pptx
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Be sure to scroll way down this page to get  information for progressive Era.

IMMIGRATION  DOCUMENTS AND LINKS
(CH 14 sec 1,2,3 in text too)

immigration_explorer_2015.docx
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Immigration reading/ source
Immigration Map
America, Story of US Video

 QUiz hints sheet for Imm and INdustrialization: 

industrialization_and_immigration_review.docx
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​Reminder that you have a take home short answer question:
 Do business tycoons at this time deserve to be called "Robber Barons" or "Captains of Industry"? Be sure to write 8-10 sentences and USE/ EXPLAIN information and evidence in your repose. (Don't list.) You may email me the response or submit in person day of quiz.
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Reminder that your short answer question is: Were the business tycoons of that time period "Robber Barons" or "Captinas of Industry"? 

INdustrialization: View video clips and get docs below for our centers

unit_3_task_sheet.docx
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labor_in_the_industrial_age_photo_analysis_sheet.docx
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growth_of_business_and_industry.docx
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Titans of Business
LIsten to podcast: What Robber Barons gave us and what they took.
Vanderbilt video
Rockefeller
Carnegie video
JP Morgan

Progressive ErA webquest: 

the_progressive_era_webquest_2016.docx
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Step 1: Progressive Era Overview- all students use this first
Step 2 Click here for  remaining links to the Progressive Era Webquest
Be sure to locate the links that you were assigned in step 2. 
Progressive Era Presidents overview
roosevelt_taft__wilson.pdf
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Click on  Overview  above and also review the provided power point on each president's progressive policy. Use the organizer  (which is also a slide in your unit 3 power point packet), to detail information for each and answer question on back. 
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