Standard 4 of the US History EOC addresses the industrialization of America and Americans' responses to it during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Topics covered include industrialization, the rise of big business, labor unions, populism, new immigrants, and Progressive reforms. The PowerPoints, YouTube videos, and handouts below address each of these topics.
USHC 4.1 |
Summarize the impact that government policy and the construction of the transcontinental railroads had on the development of the national market and on the culture of Native American peoples.
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USHC 4.2 |
Analyze the factors that influenced the economic growth of the United States and its emergence as an industrial power, including the abundance of natural resources; government support and protection in the form of railroad subsidies, tariffs, and labor policies; and the expansion of international markets.
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USHC 4.3 |
Evaluate the role of capitalism and its impact on democracy, including the ascent of new industries, the increasing availability of consumer goods and the rising standard of living, the role of entrepreneurs, the rise of business through monopoly and the influence of business ideologies.
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USHC 4.4 |
Explain the impact of industrial growth and business cycles on farmers, workers, immigrants, labor unions, and the Populist movement and the ways that these groups and the government responded to the economic problems caused by industry and business.
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USHC 4.5 |
Explain the causes and effects of urbanization in late nineteenth-century America, including the movement from farm to city, the changing immigration patterns, the rise of ethnic neighborhoods, the role of political machines, and the migration of African Americans to the North, Midwest, and West.
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