To Begin… On paper you will turn in, answer the following: Brainstorm a list of political, economic, and social problems from the Gilded Age – strive for at least 5 examples.

The Progressive Period How successful were the Progressives at solving the problems of the Gilded Age?

Progressive Period (1890s-1920s) Believed that increased government involvement (both national and local) was necessary to fix the problems of the Gilded Age Wanted to elevate public interest over private greed Beginnings of United States’ movement toward a social welfare states

Progressive Period Who were they: Goals Urban middle-class Muckrakers – journalists who desired to educate Americans through the exposing of corruption and injustice Politicians Women Goals Return control of the government to the people Restore economic opportunities Correct injustices in American life

Who’s the Best Progressive? You will divide into pairs and select a Progressive Reformer. Please read the prompt carefully before researching and completing the 3 required items (persuasive speech, background visual, resource list) Robert La Follette Alice Paul Carrie Chapman Catt Woodrow Wilson Lincoln Steffens Margaret Sanger John Dewey Gifford Pinchot Francis Willard Jane Addams Upton Sinclair John Muir Florence Kelley Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft Ida Tarbell Mother Jones Eugene Debs Samuel Gompers

The Prompt……. List 2 important achievements of the reformer you researched today and explain how those achievements addressed a problem of the Gilded Age.