Week 3 of Zoooooom - If you do not attend the Zooms you will receive a zero for a HW grade.
Tuesday, March 31: 10:30-11:00
Thursday, April 2: 11:10-11:40
Tuesday, April 7: 10:30-11:00
Past Zoom Lessons:
Introduction Podcast Video to Progressive Era! Please watch before you begin the Doc!
Please Click Me Progressive Era Google Doc
Set I Q's due Wednesday 4/1 by 4 PM HW Grade
- Who was Ida Tarbell?
- What is a muckraker?
- What did progressives focus on?
- What did Carnegie and Rockefeller argue to the public about their corporations?
- Who were the Progressive Presidents and which was the biggest reformer of them all?
- How does the flick on TR portray Theodore Roosevelt? Give a brief explanation of what kind of person/president he was.
Set II Q's due by Friday 4/3 by 4 PM HW Grade
- What kind of pictures did Jacob Riis take and what was the name of his muckraking book?
- Approximately how many children worked in factories or mines during the Gilded Age?
- How much of the nation's labor force (percentage) was made up of child labor?
- What was the name of the law that outlawed child labor?
- After reading about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire why do you think the nation was so outraged? (opinionated)
- Who was John Muir and what is his contribution to the Progressive Era?
- Who was W.E.B. DuBois and what was his contribution to the Progressive Era? What organization did he create?
Set III Q's due by Tuesday 4/7 by 4 pm HW Grade
- One of my personal favorite books of all time is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. What is this book about? What laws were created because of this book? Gross, huh? HA!
- What two amendments were passed at the end of the Progressive Era?
- What territory and state became the first to grant women the right to vote?
- Based on your opinion after reading the doc and watching the flicks, explain how this era was "progressive" in a minimum one paragraph explanation. In it, tell me what you think was the most important reform and explain your answer. (opinionated)