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Student Learning Map
- Topic:Post Civil War Growth and Change
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:15
- Grade(s):11
Key Learning:
The Post Civil War era was a period of rapid growth and industrial development punctuated by political,demographic and social change.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):What accelerated the westward movement in the 1860's? (A)What brought the Plains Indians into conflict with the settlers? (A)How did farmers organize to improve their conditions? (A)Lesson Essential Question(s):What factors contributed to rapid industrialization of the nation after the Civil War?
What caused the growth of Big Business?
Would you consider the tycoons of the 19th century be considered Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Lesson Essential Question(s):What working conditions gave rise to the Labor Movement?
What factors limited the success of unions?
What problems were farmers facing in the late 1800's and how did they attempt to solve them?
What reforms did the Populist party advocate?
Why do you think the southern farmers did not support Populism even though most were poor farmers?
Vocabulary:Great Plains, Sitting Bull, George Custer, assimilation, Dawes Act, Battle of Wounded Knee, long drive, Chisholm Trail, Homestead Act, exodusters, Morrill Act, Oliver Kelley, Grange, Farmers'Alliance, Populism, Transcontinental Railroad
Additional Info:
DBQ Project Carnegie activity, History Alive, Unitedstreaming.com,graphic organizers, Skillbuilders: charts graphs, maps, word wall, timelines from Chapter 7 in American Odyssey; videos and visual instruction in Ch. 7.
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