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History Class Updates: New Inventions, Economic Reforms, and Political Cartoon Analysis

Explore the impact of new inventions like the Steel Plow and Barbed Wire, learn about agricultural education acts, discuss the economic challenges faced by farmers, and analyze political reforms from the 19th century. Engage with primary sources and interactive learning activities.

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History Class Updates: New Inventions, Economic Reforms, and Political Cartoon Analysis

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  1. Another day of quality learning… Let’s get down to business

  2. Do Now Explain this quote: “The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.”

  3. Information • 4 Sight Test Schedule - final day • Do Nows are Due Today • Homework from two days ago - review today

  4. Current Events • Today is Veteran’s Day - 11/11/11 - thank a vet, they deserve it • Massive Arctic Storm in Alaska - largest in decades - floods, blizzard

  5. Do Now “The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.”

  6. New Inventions • Farming was difficult - treeless plains, root-filled soils, weather • New Inventions - Barbed Wire – contained animals, protected fields - Reaper (Cyrus McCormick) – increased harvest speeds - Steel Plow – made planting easier in tough soil - Steel Windmill – irrigation for crops

  7. New Inventions Steel Plow by John Deere Barbed Wire Fences Cyrus McCormick’s Reaper Steel Windmill

  8. Agricultural Education • Morrill Act – 1862, 1890 - gave land to states for agricultural colleges - more assistance to the farmers • Hatch Act – 1887 - agricultural experiments - new seeds for dry climates - soil preservation

  9. Farmers in Debt • Many spent money, speculated on striking it rich, and took out loans for property - How could this hurt the farmers? • What effect would drought have on the farmers? • Grain prices dropped, shipping costs increased, loans defaulted, properties seized

  10. Pg 220 - Skillbuilder • Analyze the political cartoon on page 220 - answer the questions - be prepared to discuss the image

  11. Unprofitable farming

  12. Bimetallism and free silver

  13. Economic reforms and the people’s Party

  14. What political reforms did the party call for

  15. Opposing forces of Bryan and the Populists

  16. How did the election of 1896 confirm these views

  17. TOTD: How were the goals of the farmers in the west similar or different to those of the workers in the east? • Use Learning Scale – place rating on Exit Ticket

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