Welcome to The Gilded Age! A unit for 11th grade US History
This unit covers a course on industrialization, urbanization, and politics from 1865-1900. Click here for the class website.
California State Standards:
11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
1. Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
2. Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.
3. Trace the effect of the Americanization movement.
4. Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers.
5. Discuss corporate mergers that produced trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders.
6. Trace the economic development of the United States and its emergence as a major industrial power, including its gains from trade and the advantages of its physical geography.
7. Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., using biographies of William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody).
8. Examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists.
This unit covers a course on industrialization, urbanization, and politics from 1865-1900. Click here for the class website.
California State Standards:
11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
1. Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
2. Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.
3. Trace the effect of the Americanization movement.
4. Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers.
5. Discuss corporate mergers that produced trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders.
6. Trace the economic development of the United States and its emergence as a major industrial power, including its gains from trade and the advantages of its physical geography.
7. Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., using biographies of William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody).
8. Examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists.
Essential Historical Questions
How does the Gilded Age influence our choices today?
What influence did the Industrial Revolution have on the American society?
What was the relationship between political machines and immigrants during this time?
In what ways did people react to the effects of urbanization?
How does the Gilded Age influence our choices today?
What influence did the Industrial Revolution have on the American society?
What was the relationship between political machines and immigrants during this time?
In what ways did people react to the effects of urbanization?
Big Ideas
Economics motivated much of what occurred during this time.
Urbanization skyrocketed during the Gilded Age, motivating many changes to the society.
Political machines reliance on immigrants motivated changes to occur in the future.
Economics motivated much of what occurred during this time.
Urbanization skyrocketed during the Gilded Age, motivating many changes to the society.
Political machines reliance on immigrants motivated changes to occur in the future.
Student Learning Objectives
Students will discuss corporate trusts.
Students will explain the effects of industrialization on working and living conditions.
Students will trace the effect of the Americanization movement. Students will analyze the effect of urban political machines.
Students will analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel.
Students will examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists.
Students will explore the political programs and activities of the Progressives.
Students will explain the effects of industrialization on working and living conditions.
Students will trace the effect of the Americanization movement. Students will analyze the effect of urban political machines.
Students will analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel.
Students will examine the effect of political programs and activities of Populists.
Students will explore the political programs and activities of the Progressives.
Assessments
KWL Chart, Discussion of a video, Anticipation guide, checking for understanding, quiz, graphic organizer, jigsaw, essay
KWL Chart, Discussion of a video, Anticipation guide, checking for understanding, quiz, graphic organizer, jigsaw, essay