1. Expansion of manufacturing and industrialization
2. Corporate consolidation of industry
3. Effects of technological developments on the worker and workplace
4. National politics and influence of corporate power

1. The student understands the connections among industrialization, the start of the modern corporation and material well-being. (6.1A)
2. The student understands the effects of rapid industrialization on the environment and the emergence of the first conservation movement. (6.1D)
3. The student understands how the "second industrial revolution" changed the nature and conditions of work. (6.3A)
4. The student understands the rise of national labor unions and the role of state and federal governments in labor conflicts. (6.3B)
5. The student understands how Americans grappled with social, economic, and political issues. (6.3C)

1. Analyze the environmental costs of pollution and the depletion of natural resources during the period 1870-1900.
2. Analyze the causes and consequences of the industrial employment of children.
3. Analyze the issues and results of the 1896 election and determine to what extent it was a turning point in American politics.
4. Explain how business leaders sought to limit competition and maximize profits in the late 19th century.
5. Explain the origins of the conservation movement in the late 19th century.
6. Analyze how working conditions changed and how the workers responded to new industrial conditions.
7. Explain the response of management and government at different levels to labor strife in different regions of the country.
8. Explain how Democrats and Republicans responded to civil service reform, monetary policy, tariffs, and business regulation.
9. Examine how industrialization made consumer goods more available, increased the standard of living for most Americans, and redistributed wealth.
10. Analyze how "reform unions" and "trade unions" differed in terms of their agendas for reform and for organizing workers by race, skill, gender, and ethnicity
11. Explain the causes and effects of the depressions of 1873-79 and 1893-97 and the ways in which government, business, labor, and farmers responded.

1. How did Robber Barons/Captains of Industry justify their wealth?
2. How effective were early labor unions in combating widespread misery?
3. Compare the ascent of new industries today with those of a century ago.
4. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th Century and by 1860, Great Britain was the primary manufacturing nation in the world. By 1900, in a little over a generation the United States had taken over first place and was producing almost twice as much as second place Britain. What were the key factors that sparked this rapid change?
5. The rise of Corporations transformed the United States in the late nineteenth century. Discuss the changes and determine if the transformations were for the better or for the worse?
6. How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in this time period? Analyze the factors that contributed the level of success achieved (2000 DBQ)
7. Between 1800-1896 farmers and workers claimed that the government and the courts overwhelmingly favored big business and the rich? To what extent were they correct in their judgment of this situation?

1. Capital and Labor
2. Industrial Supremacy
3. Rise of Unions
4. Gilded Age Scandal and Corruption
5. Consumer Culture

1. The Gilded Age I
2. The Gilded Age II
3. The Gilded Age III
4. Populism (1)
5. Populism (2)

1. Writing assignment
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Readings, comprehension questions, key terms, note taking and research, participating in class discussions

Preparing for tests, analysis questions, interpreting primary source materials, maps, statistical data, etc.

Document based questions, weighing multiple perspectives, investigative questions

Participation, blogs, completed projects, reports, class presentations, etc.

Unit tests, CBAs (required: Dig Deep; optional: US Foreign Policy, Technology Through the Ages, Causes of Conflict)