Progressive Movement 8-5.8.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
Advertisements

The Progressive Era Ch. 17 Notes. The Progressive Movement Developed in response to problems growing in cities & the changing workplace in the late 19.
Alabama’s Campaign Against Child Labor From Pruitt, P. & Sallee, S.
$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy VocabularyPeoplePoliticalEconomicSocial.
THE AGE OF REFORM CHAPTER 9 SECTION 1 NOTES.
Handout (1) What were the reforms mentioned in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? (2) How did workers’ compensation begin in the United States?
Initiative – process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot referendum – process that allows citizens to reject or accept laws.
Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 1 The Drive for Reform Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role.
Immigration How did building cities and industries led to progressive reforms, including labor reforms, business reforms, and Prohibition?
Populism and Progressivism
The Progressive Era The Americans, Chapter 9.
United States History. Progressivism  The late 1800’s industrial and economic development led to the development of a new political ideology known as.
Progressive Movement Chapter 9 Visual Vocabulary 1st.
The Progressive Movement. Reform effort that sweeps the nation between Not just one goal or movement 2. Want to better life for all in the.
The Progressive Era (1890 – 1920) Fall & Winter 2013 Harrison Career Center Mr. Leasure.
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AMERICA SEEKS REFORMS IN THE EARLY 20 TH CENTURY.
During the periods of Reconstruction, industrial expansion, and the Progressive movement, South Carolina searched for ways to revitalize its economy while.
Chapter 8 Section 1. Muckrakers Journalists were the first to articulate Progressive ideas. These journalists, known as muckrakers, examined social conditions.
09/18 Bellringer 5+ sentences Write about something you’d like to change. It could be a law, something at school, a parental rule, etc. How is it now?
TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas. Progressive Reform.
What is progressivism?  The belief that American society was capable of improvement and continued growth and advancement.  Progressives believed progress.
Progressivism. O Reaction against Laissez-faire economics and unregulated economics O Urban, educated, and middle class Americans O Strong faith in science.
Chapter 9 The Progressive Movement Section 1 Roots of Progressivism.
Ch. 19 – the Progressive Era – Origins of Progressivism Progressive Era – period of reform movements all working for “progress” in society.Progressive.
1. Why was there an increase in URBANIZATION in the mid-1800s?
The Roots of Progressivism Chapter 13 Section 1. Progressivism Happened mainly from 1890 – 1920 Progressive people believed that the government should.
Warm-Up During the early twentieth century (1900’s), many children as young as 5 or 6 years old were working all day every day, some working on very dangerous.
Progressive Era Connor Gailliot, Christine Logan, & Agyakwa Tenkorang.
THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT IN SC. PROGRESSSIVES IN SC In South Carolina, some national issues held little concern. South Carolinians were not interested.
The Effects of Industrialization How did the Industrial Revolution affect society?
American History Progressivism. Working conditions In 1900 over 1.7 million kids worked outside the home. Factory work was monotonous and often unhealthy.
Immigration Summarize the impact of industrialization, urbanization, and the rise of big business, including the development of monopolies; long.
The Progressive Movement
8-5.8 The Progressive Movement
The Progressive Movement
Review Comprehensive Test Western Frontier-Progressive Era
COS Standard 2 Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations of Progressivism.
What problems existed in the Gilded Age?
Progressive Movement Progress in what areas?.
Progressive Reform.
Child Labor By Rachael Oliver.
The Progressive Era.
The problems and successes of the Gilded Age motivated some Americans to push for reform in America.
The Roots of Progressivism Moose: Progressive or Bull Moose Party
Vocabulary Review.
Bellwork: What is this unit about?
Welcome Back!! April 8, 2013 Standard: 8-5.8
Women’s Suffrage.
Chapter 9: The Progressive Era
Progressivism.
NOT SO GILDED AGE: THE NEED FOR PROGRESSIVISM
Essential Question: How did problems in the Gilded Age contribute to “progressive” reforms in the early 20th century?
Progressive Era: What, When, Why
The Origins of Progressivism
The Progressive Era Amid great political and social change, women gain a larger public role and lead the call for reform. President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Roots of Progressivism
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
The Roots of Progressivism Moose: Progressive or Bull Moose Party
The Origins of Progressivism
PROGRESSIVES 1890 to 1920 “Progressives were reformers who attempted to solve problems caused by industry, growth of cities and laissez faire.”
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
Mitten – CSHS AMAZ History Semester 2
The Progressive Era EQ: What are the goals of Progressivism?
Immigration How did building cities and industries led to progressive reforms, including labor reforms, business reforms, and Prohibition?
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
Tuesday October 6, 2015 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
Progressive Reforms.
Objectives Identify the causes of Progressivism and compare it to Populism. Analyze the role that journalists played in the Progressive Movement. Evaluate.
AMERICA SEEKS REFORMS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Presentation transcript:

Progressive Movement 8-5.8

8-5.8 Compare the Progressive Movement in SC with the national movement, including the impact on temperance; women's suffrage; labor laws; and educational, agricultural, health, and governmental reform.

Unit 12 SLM: Progressive Issues EQ: How does the Progressive movement in SC compare to the national Progressive movement? Vocabulary: Progressive Movement Child Labor Muckrakers

What is going on?

Progressivism… (or the Progressive Movement) developed first at the city and state level in response to the problems of the growing cities and the changing workplace in the late ninetieth century. What problems?

Nationally, Progressives wanted to… Reform corrupt government End monopolistic practices by “big business” Improve industrial working class conditions Address the problems of immigrants & migrants Progressive mayors & governors were supported by a growing middle class in their cities; Progressives gained support at the national level with the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.

SC & the National Progressive Movement In SC, some national issues held little concern. For example: Solving the problems of new immigrants Why?

Major issues of Progressives in SC Child labor Fair treatment for workers Improving education Temperance Women’s suffrage The problems of the cities in the North prompted Northern Progressives to propose reform. In SC, the problems of Mill Villages prompted SC progressives to support reform.

Child Labor “There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers.” - Lewis Hine

“Muckrakers” Someone who seeks to expose corruption of business and government. Journalist or writers expose the truth to the public. Progressivism reached a large audience through the work of “muckraking” journalists.

“Muckrakers” in SC Newspapers in SC such as Columbia’s The State, like muckraking journalists elsewhere, Supported child labor reform with articles that described the problems of the workers.

The accident rate for children working in the mills was twice as high as it was for adults

Sadie, a cotton mill spinner Lancaster, South Carolina – 1908.

Accidents in Mills In one mill, Hine reported, “A twelve-year-old doffer boy fell into a spinning machine and the unprotected gearing tore out two of his fingers.”

Why hire children? Cheap Too young for complaints to be taken seriously

Why would parents allow it? Low wages

SC progressives were also concerned with issues of health and literacy Diseases spread through mill villages Mill workers remained largely illiterate

Education reform in SC… Compulsory attendance law Increased funding Establishment of adult school program by the state

Mill workers & Progressivism Reforms did not always have the support of mill workers Resented anyone telling them When their children could work That they had to go to school That they should be inoculated against diseases Why?

A state hospital was established outside Columbia for patients with TB Women raised money to build libraries throughout the state