1. Warm-Up 9/26/16 (pg. 5-13)
Please write the following question and write out only your answer:
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?
A By raising the consumer price of agricultural products
B By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
C By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
D By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

2. Key People of the Progressive Era (pg. 29)
Using the handouts provided as well as either your own device or a tablet, you will need to complete the chart by doing the following:
Fill in the names of the important key figures on your chart (ex: Ida B. Wells)
Complete the chart by matching the 2-3 facts provided as well as the significance of each person.
The Handout with the Information is a CLASS SET.
You have 15 minutes left to work on it in class.

3. Progressive Era Vocabulary (pg. 30)
Melting Pot
Gentlemen’s Agreement
Social Gospel Movement
Nativism
Muckraker
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Tenement
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

4. Progressive Era Vocabulary pg. 30 (INB)
Melting Pot-
Mix of people from different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning/adapting their native languages and cultures.
Gentlemen’s Agreement-
agreement by Japanese gov’t. to limit immigration to the U.S.
Social Gospel Mvt.-
19th century reform based on the belief that Christians have a responsibility to help improve conditions and alleviate poverty.
Nativism-
Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people (immigrants).

5. Progressive Era Vocab. Continued (pg. 30)
Muckraker-
Name given to US journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and business in the early 20th century.
Chinese Exclusion Act-
A law enacted in 1882 that prohibited all Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. (w/ a few exceptions); set quotas or limits.
Tenement-
a substandard multi-family dwelling in the urban core, usually old and occupied by the poor.
Pure Food and Drug Act-
Passed in 1906, prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors.