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Transcript of AMERICA IN TRANSTION: 1877-@1890 Chapters 5-8. GUIDING QUESTION: “W HERE ARE WE IN 1877, AND WHAT...
GUIDING QUESTION:“WHERE ARE WE IN 1877, AND WHAT SHAPED AND GUIDED US TO @1890?
What was the US population in 1877? How much of that total population was
immigrant and/or Native American? Where did the majority of people live? What areas of the US were not states? Where was the majority of wealth located?
AMERICA IN TRANSITION: 1877-1890
38,555,983 was the total population of the United States in 1870.
4,880,009 were former slaves or children born to former slaves
5, 567, 229 (14.4%) were immigrants New York--419, 094 immigrants
AMERICA IN TRANSITION: 1877-1890
Four states produced the most wealthy persons in the United States in 1870.New YorkMassachusettsPennsylvaniaOhio
P. 202-204
1. Create a chart in which you compare and contrast (with at least 5 points for each) the cultures and lifestyles of the Native Americans and the settlers.
P. 204-208
3. Identify at least three (3) restrictions imposed by the government upon the Native
Americans, and the consequences of those restrictions.
For each of the conflicts listed below, provide the following information:
*Who was involved? *Why did it happen? *When did it happen? *What happened during the conflict? *Where did the conflict happen? Conflicts: Sand Creek, Bozeman Trail, Red
River War, Custer's Last Stand, Wounded Knee
P. 208-211
Primary Source Document:Battle at Little Bighorn
Video clip:A Walk in Two Worlds
Handout #3
P. 214-218
6. Explain the rapid settlement of the Great Plains due to homesteading. In your answer, include a discussion of life as a homesteader, farming technology used by homesteaders, educational and social/cultural opportunities provided to homesteaders, and why farmers tended to go into debt.
P. 219-223
7. As you read the material, list at least three bullet points to go into each category below:
political concerns of farmers economic concerns of farmers social/cultural concerns of farmers
8. Explain the rise and fall of the Populist Party
1. increase the supply of money 2. graduated income tax
3. federal loan programs to farmers
4. “popular vote” for senators
5. secret ballot
6. single six-year term for President and VP 7. 8-hour workday in industry
P. 236-240
9. Explain the growth of the American railroad, especially as the Great Plains began to open to settlement. What other industries would profit from railroad expansion? What were some consequences, both good and bad, of railroad expansion
P. 220-223
11. Identify at least five (5) inventions or discoveries greatly changed how
people lived and worked, who the inventor was, and when was the product invented/discovered.
P. 241-249
12. Explain how business tycoons like Andrew Carnegie and John David Rockefeller became so successful during this time period.
13. Summarize the emergence and growth of unions, and the violent reactions of
industry and government to union strikes.
14. Compare and contrast the life of "robber barons" to the laborers that worked for them. Include in your answer a discussion of wages, housing, working conditions, and child labor.