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The Impact of Industrialization and Western Expansion on American Society

This educational unit explores the transformations in the United States due to industrialization and westward expansion. Key focus areas include technological advancements, economic self-interest, and the effects on Native American populations. Students will engage in various activities such as pre-tests, projects, and discussions surrounding pivotal events like the Gold Rush, Indian Removal, and significant congressional legislation. Essential questions will guide students in analyzing the challenges of technological progress and the intricate relationships formed during this transformative period in history.

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The Impact of Industrialization and Western Expansion on American Society

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Review Reconstruction • Tests must be signed if received a D or F • Unit Overview • Pre-test • Project • Exit Ticket • HW #1

  2. Unit #2 Industrialization & Movement of People

  3. Industrialization & Movement of People • Key Learning – • How Industrialization and Migration transformed the United States • Unit Essential Question – • Was dealing with technological advancements a problem in the US during the period of industrialization (compared to today)? Why are those issues difficult? Is this a pattern of continuity or change? To what extent can we learn from studying historical responses to societal problems?

  4. Industrial Revolution & Western Expansion • Standards – Economics 1a; Geography 1a • Concept EQ – To what extent did economic self-interest and technological advancement contribute to industrialization?

  5. Western Expansion/Industrial Revolution Pre-Test • Easy way or Hard way? • Clear off desks • No talking

  6. Project • Invention Project

  7. U 2 HW 1 • Read Chapter 18 Sections 1 & 2

  8. Exit Ticket • Answer question on index card and turn into bin before leaving class • What groups of people did Americans come into contact with as the country expanded westward?

  9. Today’s Agenda • Lesson Overview • PPT • Activity • Exit Ticket • HW #2

  10. WESTERN EXPANSION • LEQ – WHY DID THE US BEGIN TO EXPAND WESTWARD? WHAT DID THEY DISCOVER DURING THE EXPANSION? • VOCABULARY – • COMSTOCK LODE • GOLD & SILVER • TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD • PLAINS INDIANS • PROMONTORY POINT, UTAH

  11. Think/Pair/Share • Create a list of ideas that come to mind when you think of Native Americans • Where did these ideas come from? • TV? Movies? Reading? • Be prepared to share with class.

  12. Gold And Silver • Comstock Lode • “Danged blue stuff” • Richest silver mind in the world • Mining camp to boom town • Settlers – US and Immigrants

  13. Impact of the Boom Towns • Boom Town – grew near major mining sites • Hotels, Restaurants • Laundromats • Boarding houses • Ghost Towns – result of mine drying up • Problems – • Pollution, deforestation • Mistreatment of immigrants

  14. The Railroad • Transcontinental Railroad • Union Pacific and Central Pacific • Promontory Point Utah – May 10, 1869 • Immigrant Workers

  15. Statehood

  16. Activity • Indian Removal Continues • Read and use map to answer all questions in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper

  17. Indian People • 360K Indian people live in the West (1860). • Mainly occupying the Great Plains. • Reliance on buffalo and horse • Culture – language, religion • U.S. Congress ignores many treaties and open territory to settlers

  18. Subduing the Indians • Native Americans – • Forced to sign treaties and move to reservations • US military to protect settlers • US Goals – acquire land, “civilize” savages = convert to Christianity • Problems caused – • Reservations moved and land reduced • Mass buffalo killing

  19. Bison Skulls

  20. Activity – Western Expansion • Partner up • Complete Western Expansion into Native American Land • Must have 5 questions for each white settler and Native American chief (10 total) • Create caption

  21. U 2 HW 2 • READ CHAPTER 18 SECTIONS 3 & 4

  22. Exit Ticket • Why do you think the Native Americans were treated this way by the US government? Explain your answer

  23. Western Expansion • LEQ – How did expansion westward impact the native people and change to the geography? • Vocab • General Custer Oregon Trail • Wounded Knee Homestead Act • Chief Joseph • Chief Sitting Bull

  24. Reservations and Major Battles

  25. Warring Sioux • Several Sioux tribes fought to stay on their land and protect their hunting grounds • Raided settlements and harassed miners • Sitting Bull • Leader of non-treaty Sioux • Strong fighting expertise

  26. Sand Creek (1864) •US army massacred Cheyenne, Arapahoe Older men, women, And children. •Eastern Colorado

  27. Little Bighorn General George Armstrong Custer Sitting Bull

  28. Little Bighorn • Army moved to assault roaming Sioux in 1876 • 600 troops marched on Little Bighorn River • Custer separated his men and sent half of his forces straight into battle • This group and the rest were wiped out by Cheyenne and Sioux • Defeat angered the army who became even more ruthless

  29. The Little Bighorn today

  30. Wounded Knee Creek • December 29, 1890 • Seventh cavalry was sent to round up a group of Indians at Wounded Knee • Someone fired a shot • The soldiers then open fired • More than 300 Indians killed in minutes

  31. Wounded Knee, SD (1890)

  32. Chief Joseph • Leader of Nez Perce • 1876 – ordered off land to reservation in Idaho • Group of braves attacked settlers • Nez Perce fled • Montana– US Soldiers caught Nez Perce, attacking men, women and children • Sept 1877 – caught 40 miles from Canada • Joseph – “I am tired of fighting” • Nez Perce moved to reservation

  33. Legendary Wild West • Dime novels glamorize west. • T. Roosevelt (1880’s) calls it a place for “vigorous manhood.” • Wild Bill Hickcock, Jesse James & “Billy the Kid” take on mythical standing. • “Buffalo Bill” Cody and Annie Oakley perform in circus like shows. • Bring the west to those who would never reach it in the Wild West show tour.

  34. Activity • American Indians Myths and Legends – “Rabbit Boy” • Read and answer questions

  35. U2 HW 3 • READ CHAPTER 18 SECTION 5

  36. Exit Ticket • Answer question on index card • Turn in before end of class • How did American expansion in the West lead to the near destruction of the Native American nations there?

  37. Reading & Writing Assignment • Read the following article – • Answer the prompt below in a 5 paragraph essay, be sure to include S.R.A. and cite specific examples from the reading

  38. U2 HW 4 • READ CHAPTER 19 SECTIONS 1 & 2

  39. Exit Ticket • Were the Native Americans correct in their reaction as the United States expanded westward? Cite specific examples.

  40. Industrial Revolution • LEQ – How did government policies during the period of industrialization affect the competitiveness of markets? • Vocab • Robber Barons Social Darwinism • Captains of Industry Trust • Andrew Carnegie Sherman Antitrust Act • John D Rockefeller Horizontal Consolidation • Laissez-Faire Vertical Consolidation • Monopoly Economy of scale • Cartels

  41. Create a Definition • Create definitions for the following terms: • “Mom and Pop” Business • “Big Business” Why are the two terms different?

  42. Carousel Brainstorming • Count off by 5s • Move to the paper labeled with your number • Use the marker and answer the question • You will have 2 minutes • After time is up, move to the next sheet of paper….1 moves to 2; 2 moves to 3; etc. • Take 2 minutes and see if there is anything else missing from your original question • Collectively write a brief summary tying everything together that was written • Be prepared to share with class

  43. 5 Areas • Cornelius Vanderbilt and Consolidation • New Ways of Doing Business • John D Rockefeller and Horizontal Consolidation • Andrew Carnegie and Vertical Consolidation • Monopolies and Cartels

  44. Teaching the class • Use the information gathered on the chart and create a power point explaining the topic you have been assigned • YOU WILL BE TEACHING THE CLASS

  45. Improvement in Transportation • Railroads • Before Civil War • Post Civil War • Creating a Network

  46. Consolidation • Cornelius Vanderbilt • Son of poor farmer • Consolidated all railroad lines in North East • Death – 4500 miles from NYC to Great Lakes

  47. Growth of Big Business • Robber Barons • Built fortunes stealing form public • Drained natural resources • Corrupted politicians • Ruined companies • Captains of Industry • Built factories expanded markets • Created jobs • Founded museums, libraries, universities

  48. Andrew Carnegie • US STEEL COMPANY • Cut prices to drive out competition • Controlled entire steel industry • “Gospel of Wealth” • “The Man who dies rich…….dies disgraced.” • Distributed $350 million

  49. Social Darwinism • Application of Darwin’s evolution theory • Society should do as little as possible to interfere with the process by which a person should succeed or fail • Government should stay out of the affairs of business • Those most “fit” to survive – succeed and become rich • What policy does this describe? • Laissez-Faire

  50. Monopolies and Cartels • Monopoly – business bought out competition and all patents • Cartel – loose association of businesses making same product • Goal – reduce harmful effects of competition on business • Limited supply to keep price up

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