1. Socratic seminar/test review
U.S. History.
Socratic seminar/test review

2. Reconstruction
President Andrew Jackson and Representative Thaddeus Stevens did not often agree on anything, especially plans for reconstruction. What are the major differences between President Jackson’s plans and the plans of the Radical Republicans, led by Stevens?

3. Reconstruction
President Andrew Jackson and Representative Thaddeus Stevens did not often agree on anything, especially plans for reconstruction. What are the major differences between President Jackson’s plans and the plans of the Radical Republicans, led by Stevens?
How would reconstruction plans be different if President Lincoln had not been killed? ?

4. Reconstruction
President Andrew Jackson and Representative Thaddeus Stevens did not often agree on anything, especially plans for reconstruction. What are the major differences between President Jackson’s plans and the plans of the Radical Republicans, led by Stevens?
How would reconstruction plans be different if President Lincoln had not been killed?
In what ways did reconstruction plans help the Freedmen?
In what ways did reconstruction plans fail the Freedmen?

5. Reconstruction
President Andrew Jackson and Representative Thaddeus Stevens did not often agree on anything, especially plans for reconstruction. What are the major differences between President Jackson’s plans and the plans of the Radical Republicans, led by Stevens?
How would reconstruction plans be different if President Lincoln had not been killed?
In what ways did reconstruction plans help the Freedmen?

6. The American West
In the East, there are cities, stores, schools, businesses, transportation, jobs, theaters, and dependable law enforcement. In the West, there are conflicts with Native Americans, homes are built out of dirt, the soil is hard, there is little rain for irrigation, the railroad hasn’t been built yet….Why would you even think about going to the West?

7. The Second Industrial Revolution
In the 1800’s many of the “Captains of Industry” exploited their opportunities to accumulate large sums of wealth. Critics believe that their wealth was accumulated by exploiting weak government regulations, lax labor laws and low wages, and manipulating the cost of their products by trust and monopoly. However, they also donated millions of dollars to charitable organizations. Are the “Captains of Industry” evil men who exploit the masses, charitable philanthropists, or somewhat of both?

8. The Second Industrial Revolution
How can one reconcile abusing the masses for personal gain and still be lauded as charitable?