Tuesday September 15, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To –...
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Tuesday September 15, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History OBJECTIVE – S tudents W ill B e A ble T o – SWBAT: - Describe reasons for, and outcomes of, the demand for railroad reform. AGENDA: 1) WARM-UP: RxR Map 2) CONCEPT: RxR Impacts & Fighting RxR Corruption 3) GUIDED READING: Credit Mobilier (P. 238) 4) VIDEO CLIP: Transcontinental RxR 5) CLOSURE: Finish Chapter 5 Review Questions RxR Map WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below) ***5 Minutes*** Analyze the map on P. 239. Answer the questions below 1) Why was rail construction concentrated in the East before 1870 and in the West after 1870? 2) When it’s 7 p.m. in Ceres, California, what time is it in Kansas City, Missouri? 3) What about in Salt Lake City, Utah? 4) What about in Atlanta, Georgia?
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Tuesday September 15, 2015Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:- Describe reasons for, and outcomes of, the demand for railroad reform.
AGENDA:1) WARM-UP: RxR Map2) CONCEPT: RxR Impacts & Fighting RxR Corruption3) GUIDED READING: Credit Mobilier (P. 238)4) VIDEO CLIP: Transcontinental RxR5) CLOSURE: Finish Chapter 5 Review Questions
RxR Map WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***Analyze the map on P. 239. Answer the questions below1) Why was rail construction concentrated in the East before
1870 and in the West after 1870?2) When it’s 7 p.m. in Ceres, California, what time is it in Kansas
City, Missouri?3) What about in Salt Lake City, Utah?4) What about in Atlanta, Georgia?
THE UNITED STATES IS DIVIDED INTO 4 TIME ZONES
THE WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO 24 TIME ZONES
RxR ImpactsPositive –
- Opened the west for settlement – Pop incr.(1% West of Miss. Riv 1850 – 1900 =
30%)- Helped industries/business grow (iron, coal,
steel, lumber, glass, eventually oil)- Towns grow in west = new markets (Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle)- Unified the Nation – contributed to national
time zones (4 in Cont. U.S. – 6 total – 24 World)
Negative – - Fixed prices to overcharge farmers- poor working conditions/wages for workers
(Chinese & Irish, Civil War vets, A.A.)- Corruption – Credit Mobilier (P. 238)
Fighting RxR Corruption1. Granger Laws - Regulated RxR to establish maximum freight & passenger
rates & prohibit discriminationProtect Farmers Interests 2. Munn v Illinois – state can regulate RxR & private industry to serve public good1877 RxR challenged constitutionality, Supreme Court upheld to protect farmers and consumers
3. Interstate Commerce Act 1887 established ICC to supervise RxR1886 – state could not regulate Interstate Commerce
ICC had trouble regulating (long legal process)
Ch 5 Review QuestionsDIRECTIONS: Use your notes and textbook to answer the following
questions on a separate piece of paper. DO NOT WRITE DOWN THE QUESTION. Answer them in complete sentences.
1.Why did farmers think that an increased money supply would help solve their economic problems? (Ch 5 Sec 3 P. 220)
2.What reforms did the Populist party want to implement? (Ch 5 Sec 3 P. 221)
3.On P. 220, Answer Analyzing Political Cartoons Question #1.
4.On P. 220, Answer Analyzing Political Cartoons Question #2.
On the Wrong Track Quick WriteThe expanding railroads captured the imagination and support of most 19th Century Americans. However, not all Americans jumped on the bandwagon. Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, stood firm against the smoke-belching iron horse and the waves of change it set in motion. “Great improvements of the age? Who wants to travel so fast? My grandfather did not, and he was no fool.”
Write a paragraph argument objecting to one of today’s modern developments.
Ex. – e-mail, cell phones, texting, social media (twitter or Facebook), iPods, etc.
