Jacob Riis Assignment

Jacob Riis Keynote Assignment

Your task is to create a keynote presentation by following the requirements below.

Refer to this link for basic information about Jacob Riis to get you started. Other credible websites may also be used.  

-       All information must be in YOUR OWN WORDS

Slide 1:

-       Summary of Jacob Riis’ childhood/background and Jacob Riis’ occupations?

Slide 2:

-       Explain the purpose of Riis’ work How the Other Half Lives (be sure to include the location of where the photos were taken). In what year was it it published?

Slides 3-7

-       Find 5 pictures that were a part of How the Other Half Lives

Slide 8:

-       Explain the impact of Riis’ work- what reforms or changes took place?

Slide 9:

-       Compare Riis’ pictures to a picture of William Vanderbilt’s Marble House.  On your slide, put a side-by-side picture set-up of a picture of the Marble House and one of your Jacob Riis photographs.

Slide 10:

-       Provide background information about the Marble House. Location, year built, reason for being built, size of house, and how William Vanderbilt made his fortune.

-    Refer to this link.

Slide 11:

-       How does the information on the previous slide relate to the distribution of wealth in the late 1800s?

Total value: 20 points
Due: Fri, Dec 19

Unit 5 Quiz - Post Civil War America

Ch. 13 and 14

Ch. 13 Changes on the Western Frontier
- Transcontinental RR- effects on industry
- Homestead Act
- Stereotypes of the West- why did they develop?
- Push factors that forced settlers to the West
- Pull factors that attracted settlers to the West
- Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis
- The last frontier- when was the frontier "discovered"- how does manifest destiny fit with this idea?
- How did land ownership differ between Americans and Native Americans?
- Define assimilation and explain two attempts to assimilate Native Americans. Be specific.

Ch. 14 A New Industrial Age
- Identify Edwin Drake
- Impact of the Bessemer process
- New towns from the railroad
- Identify George Pullman; explain his factory town
- Identify problems with the railroads
- Credit Mobilier scandal
- The Grange response to the rr's
- Munn v Illinois  and the Interstate Commerce Act
- The role of JP Morgan's investment company
- Andrew Carnegie's steel business
- vertical consolidation
- Gospel of Wealth
- Philanthropy 
- Social Darwinism
- John Rockefeller's oil business
- horizontal consolidation
- Arguments for "robber barons" or "captains of industry"
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Why did labor unions emerge in the late 1800s?
- Samuel Gompers and the AFL
- Eugene Debs; socialism
- Great Strike of 1877
- Haymarket Affair
- Homestead Strike
- Pullman Strike
- Employer response to unions? Growth of unions in the early 20th century

Unit 5- Post Civil War: The Gilded Age

Click on this link and make a list of the wealthiest Americans who were born between the years of 1830 and 1850.  Next to each name, cite the industry in which the individual's fortunes were made.

Unit 5- Post Civil War America- Industry

Ch. 14, section 1: A Expansion of Industry (1877-1900)

Read page 436-441.  You will read in detail about the period following the Civil War, which was characterized by the significant growth of technology and inventions. According to our text, between 1790 and 1860, the government issued only 36,000 patents.  A patent is a license that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time.  In contrast, between 1860 and 1890, the government issued 500,000 patents. Inventions such as the typewriter, telephone, and phonograph influenced changes in the economy, business practices, and the daily lives of Americans.  Thus, America experienced the “Gilded Age,” as termed by Mark Twain.  Gilded means “covered with a thin layer of gold,” and the term implied that the thin layer covered the poverty and corruption in the country.  However, the Gilded Age was a golden period for industrialists, and many Americans became rich as a result of booming industries.

Your task is to research one invention from the post-Civil War era (1860-1890).  Each student in the class will have a different invention as chosen at random.  Answer the following questions from your research and create a keynote/powerpoint presentation. 

-       Use bullet points and PARAPHRASE

-       Include pictures

-       8-10 total slides

Refer to your textbook and credible sources from the internet to find the information. DO NOT plagiarize, as this will result in the grade of a zero.

1.     What is the invention? Identify who invented the product, the time frame (year) of the invention, and the progression of the idea/finished product. (at least 5  bullet points)-  5 points

2.     Explain and analyze the IMPACT of the invention on the American economy as well as on the daily lives of Americans. Be as specific as specific as possible in your answer. (at least 8 bullet points)- 7 points

3.     Compare the invention to a modern day product, or how it has transformed to a product at the present time (at least 3 bullet points) 3 points.
4. Last slide: list the website URL used. At least 3 sources needed. (3 points)

Neatness, organization= 2 points

Work ethic and completion on time= 3 points

Total point value= 23 points

Due: Friday, December 5^th at the beginning of class.

Unit 4 Quiz- The Civil War

Ch. 11

- Know the strengths and weaknesses of both the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War
- Know the military strategies of both the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War
- Identify and explain three reasons why the Civil War was the deadliest war in American history.
- Lincoln's main objective at the start of the war
- Define conscription and identify the effects.
- What was Lincoln's main goal at the start of the war? From what sources was Lincoln being pressured to free the slaves?
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Gettysburg turning point
- Vicksburg
- Gettysburg Address
- Econ changes at the end of the war
- 13th amend
- George McClellan, Robert E Lee, Robert Shaw, Ulysses S Grant, Matthew Brady
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Unit 4- The Civil War Textbook Info

Refer to chapter 11 in your text to answer the following questions...

Ch. 11, section 2 The Politics of War

1. According to the Emancipation Proclamation, where were the slaves free? Why? Include the year.

2. Identify the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation.

3. Define conscription and identify the effects.

Ch. 11, section 3 Life During Wartime

1. Explain the role of African American soldiers during the war.


Ch. 11, section 4 The North Takes Charge

1. When did the Battle of Gettysburg take place? Why was it considered a turning point of the war?

2. Where did the Battle of Vicksburg take place? Explain its significance.

3. Explain the main points of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

4. Identify the roles of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman in ending the war.

5. When and where did the Confederacy surrender?

Ch. 11, section 5 The Legacy of the War

1. Identify the political changes as a result of the Civil War.

2. Identify the economic changes as a result of the Civil War.

3. Identify the 13th amendment.

4. Who was Matthew Brady?

5. Why did John Wilkes Booth assassination Lincoln? Where and when did it take place?

Unit 4- The Civil War

The Civil War

To further research the Civil War, you will work in a group of 4 students. Each student will have a different task to complete the assignment. Use chapter 11 of your text as your first source for information, then explore various credible (.edu,org) websites (not wikipedia). Here are the different tasks...

1. Reporter: You will act as a news reporter and write a news story about the impact of industry and technology during the Civil War. Especially focus on the industry boom in the North, the impact of the railroad, and the telegraph. Length- 1 page double spaced Times New Roman. Include a catchy newspaper headline. You may also include a small picture that relates to the topic.

2. Historian: You will make a timeline slideshow of 10 events or battles that occurred during the Civil War. Include brief descriptions (a few sentences) about each event. Include the specific dates. This should be neat and organized.
Include the following
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Battle of Antietam
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Passage of 13th amendment
- Confederacy surrenders
- Battle of Vicksburg
- 54th Massachusetts regiment attack on Fort Wagner
- The Gettysburg Address
- Lincoln's assassination

3. Illustrator: You will draw a map of the states. Provide a color-coded key to label the Union and Confederacy states, key battles, and major cities. Label at least 5 key battle sites on the map. Label key cities on the map. Also include a picture of the Union and Confederate flags. With each flag, include a brief explanation about the symbolism shown. This will be 3 separate pages total.

4. Biographer: You will explain the contributions of important people from the time period. Explain their importance during the Civil War era. Create a 10 slide powerpoint with bullet points. (2 slides each person) Include a small picture of each person on the first slide. Focus primarily on their impact during the Civil War time period. Over all, you should have at least 10 bullet points about each person.
- General Robert E. Lee
- General Ulysses S. Grant
- Colonel Robert Shaw
- President Abraham Lincoln
- General George McClellan

Due: Thursday
Value: 30 points

Unit 4- The Civil War

Read the text from the links below to the Digital History website and answer the corresponding questions in your notebooks.

- Read:  The Civil War Begins
     1. What was President Abraham Lincoln's response to the secession of the Confederate states?
     2. Summarize Lincoln's beliefs about the existence of the Union as a whole.
     3. What was Robert E. Lee's conflict at the start of the Civil War?

- Read:  Why the Civil War was so Lethal
     1. Identify and explain three reasons why the Civil War was the deadliest war in American history.

- Read: The Anaconda Plan
     1. Summarize the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan.
     2. Was it successful?

- Pressure for Emancipation
     1. According to the first paragraph, what is Lincoln's main goal at the start of the war?
     2. From what sources was Lincoln being pressured to free the slaves?
     3. How did the "contraband of war" and the Confiscation Act influence the freedom of slaves?

Unit 4- The Civil War and Reconstuction

Ch. 11- The Civil War

Section 1: The Civil War Begins

Refer to pages 338-345 to answer the following questions in your notebook.

1.     Identify the importance of Fort Sumter.

2.     What was Lincoln’s response to the dilemma at Fort Sumter?

3.     Identify the effect of the events at Fort Sumter.

4.     What was the strategy of the North at the start of the Civil War?

5.     Identify the advantages of the North at the start of the Civil War.

6.     Identify the strategy of the South at the start of the Civil War.

7.     What were the advantages of the South at the start of the Civil War?

8.     What was the first major bloodshed of the Civil War? Who became famous for the Confederates?

9.     Identify George McClellan.

10. Identify Ulysses S. Grant.

11. What were several new weapons used during the Civil War?

12. Identify Robert E. Lee.

13. Explain the events of the battle of Antietam. Location?  Significance?

Unit 3 Article- "Liberty is Exploitation"

1. How did Thomas Dublin challenge the romanticized view of the Lowell system?
2. Who was Samuel Slater and what technique did he use to influence the workforce of the 1800s?
3. Why did some Americans resent Slater's changes to the workforce? (child labor)
4.  Summarize Slater's family system.
5. How did factory villages reflect the needs of New England families?
6. Who called for an end to child labor? Why did child labor ultimately end?
7. By the 1840s, to what type of workers did employers turn? How did this impact the housing  and living conditions close to the factories?
8. Over all, how did factory life change by the 1850s? What were the effects?

Unit 3- Video

Video- The Market Revolution

- Identify Robert Fulton
- Explain Nathaniel Hawthorne's qute
- What was the 1st railroad?
- Identify advances in communications in the 1800s.
- Explain the role of capitalists.
- Identify the impact of the market revolution.
- Who were the workers of the industrial revolution?
- Explain the role of transcendentalists.
- Explain the effect of business cycles

Unit 3- The New Nation (Ch. 6, 7, 8, 9)

Honors American History

Mrs. Delle Cave

Unit 4: Nationalism, Reform and Expansion

1812-1840

Ch. 7, 8, 9

Ch. 7 Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism

Chapter Objective

To describe major domestic and foreign problems faced by the leaders of the new Republic such as maintaining national security and creating a stable economic system government.  SECTION 1 Regional Economies Create Differences Describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the United States. Explain how two different economic systems developed in the North and South. Summarize the American System, a plan devised to unite the country.  SECTION 2 Nationalism at Center Stage Discuss how the federal government asserted its jurisdiction over state governments. Explain how foreign affairs were guided by national self-interest. Summarize the issues that divided the country as the United States expanded its borders. SECTION 3 The Age of Jackson Describe the tension between Adams and Jackson; describe the expansion of suffrage. Explain Jackson's spoils system and his appeal to the common citizen. Summarize the effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. SECTION 4 Jackson, States' Rights, and the National Bank Explain how the protective tariff laws raised the issue of states' rights. Summarize how Jackson destroyed the Bank of the United States. Identify some of Jackson's economic policies and their impact on his successor.

Ch. 8 Reforming American Society

Chapter Objective

To recognize the causes and effects of the Second Great Awakening and to understand the various social and labor reform movements that swept the nation during the first half of the 19th century. SECTION 1 Religion Sparks Reform Describe the new religious movements that swept the United States after 1790. Explain the new philosophy that offered an alternative to traditional religion. Characterize the nature of utopian communities. Describe the reforms demanded in schools, mental hospitals, and prisons. SECTION 2 Slavery and Abolition Identify some of the key abolitionists. Describe the experience of slaves in rural and urban areas. Summarize the slavery debate in the South. SECTION 3 Women and Reform Explain why women's opportunities were limited in the mid-1800s. Identify the reform movements in which women participated. Describe the progress of the expanding women's rights movement. SECTION 4 The Changing Workplace Demonstrate how new manufacturing techniques shifted the production of goods from home to factory. Describe the conditions female employees endured in factories. Summarize the attempts of factory workers to organize unions.

Ch. 9 Expanding Markets and Moving West

Chapter Objective

To understand the causes and consequences of western settlement and to summarize the events surrounding the independence of Texas and the War with Mexico. SECTION 1 The Market Revolution Describe how industrialization and capitalism impacted the U.S. economy. Identify the inventions that enhanced people's lives and helped fuel the country's economic growth. Explain how improved transportation and communication systems helped to link America's regions and make them interdependent. SECTION 2 Manifest Destiny Summarize the reasons American settlers headed west during the mid-1800s. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans. Identify the westward trails and some of the people who used them. SECTION 3 Expansion in Texas Explain why Mexico encouraged settlement in Texas. Describe how Texas gained its independence. SECTION 4 The War with Mexico Summarize the conflicting attitudes on waging war with Mexico. Describe key battles that helped the United States win the war with Mexico. Identify U.S. territories gained from Mexico. Explain the impact of the discovery of gold in California on the development of the West.

Unit 2 Study Guide

Honors U.S. History

Unit 2 Study Guide: Chapters 4 and 5- The Revolutionary Era and Forming a New Government

Ch. 4, Sect. 1- The Stirrings of Rebellion

-       Why did Britain impose new taxes on the colonies?

-       What was the Stamp Act?

-       Who led the protests against the Stamp Act? Who were the Sons of Liberty? Leader? Goals?

-       What were the Townshend Acts?

-       What is meant by the term, “No taxation without representation?”

-       What happened at the 1770 Boston Massacre? Why did John Adams defend the British?

-       How did John Adams plan his masterful defense?

-       Identify the 4 intolerable acts in response to the Boston Tea Party

-       Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

-       What was decided at the First Continental Congress?

Ch. 4, Sect. 2- Issues Behind the Revolution

-       What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?

-       Identify the Olive Branch Petition.  What was it? Who initiated it?

-       Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

-       Identify the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence after the preamble

-       Loyalists vs. Patriots: who were they?

-       Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

Ch. 4, Sect. 3- Struggling Toward Saratoga

-       British and American strengths and weaknesses

Ch. 4, Sect.4- Winning the War

-       What were the points decided at the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War?

-       Why did America win the war?

Identify:

-       John Adams, Sam Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, Caesar Rodney, Captain Preston, Abigail Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine

 Ch. 5- Shaping a New Nation

Section 1 Experimenting with Confederation

-       Articles of Confederation; background and weaknesses

Section 2 Drafting the Constitution

-       James Madison

-       New Jersey Plan vs Virginia Plan

-       Great Compromise

-       Three Fifths Compromise

-       3 branches

-       checks and balances

-       role of electoral college

Section 3 Ratifying the Constitution

-       Federalists vs Antifederalists

-       The Bill of Rights

-       Powers of legislative branch, executive branch and judicial branch

-       How does one become president?