Unit Portfolio Project

1. Unit Portfolio Project Analysis of the Standards Prep for EOCT

2. Format • Title Page • Illustration(Google Images are great!) Maps, political cartoons, pictures, etc) • GPS Standards for each Unit • Unit I SSUSH 1,2,3 • Categorize Vocabulary: Political, Social, Economic • Narrative (150 words min.) focused on the importance of EACH category to that era • Boldface the vocabulary • Write with the “Big Picture” in mind- an overview- summarization

3. Title Page: Unit V SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business. b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor. c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. a. Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. c. Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. SSUSH13 The student will identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era. a. Explain Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry. b. Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform movements. c. Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP. d. Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a muckraker. e. Describe the significance of progressive reforms such as the initiative, recall, and referendum; direct election of senators;reform of labor laws; and efforts to improve living conditions for the poor in cities. f. Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests; include the role of Theodore Roosevelt.

5. Narratives • 150 words (really, not that much!!) • Thesis Statement for each Political, Social, Economic theme • Boldface vocabulary • In your own words (I submit portions of entries to TurnItIn.com) • Title the summary • Bound (Brad folders are fine) • DUE DATE December 20th

6. Unit V

7. Narratives: Unit VEconomic/ • The late 1800s-early 1900s were characterized by unprecedented economic growth due to technological innovation, availability of cheap labor, and abundant capital. • First spurned by construction of the transcontinental railroad, the new transcontinental economy demanded more resources, labor, and capital. Oil, steel, coal, copper and lumber were all needed to fuel growth. Corporations were organized to be efficient as possible. Vertical and horizontal integration, innovations such as the electric light bulb, the air brake and the Bessemer process increased productivity. Increased immigration provided cheap labor thus reducing cost even more. • Monopolies grew with the availability of resources and improved infrastructure. Names such as Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller were synonymous with great wealth and opulence. • Unskilled labor of the Chinese, the Irish, the poverty ridden SE Europeans were in high demand. Manufacturing demanded long hours, minimal skills. Mistreatment of workers led to unionization for high wages, improved conditions, and shorter hours. • The Knights of Labor led by Powderly encompassed an eclectic group (women, African Americans, unskilled and skilled workers) that championed the basics plus social issues i.e. women’s suffrage, child labor. This strategy strained the organization and along with the Haymarket Market incident ended the credibility of the Knights. • Following the Knights was the American Federation of Labor. Led by Samuel Gompers, the AF of L followed a stream lined “bread and butter” strategy. Allowing only white male skilled workers, the AF of L implemented collective bargaining as its main negotiation tactic. The union is still in operation. • There were people who called the entrepreneurs “Robber barons” because of their ruthless business tactics and elimination of competition. Others referred to them as “Captains of Industry” because of their philanthropy. Fighting against their ever increasing power, unions began striking. The Great Railroad strike of 1877, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman Strike 1894 all ended in violence and use of federal troops and Pinkertonsto break up the strikes. • Achievements included the Sherman Anti Trust Act of 1890, the Wagner Act of 1935, and the ICC. All of these acts protected the union’s right to organize and reduce the power of big business.