1. “Reconstruction was two steps forward, one step back.”
“Some proposed laws weren’t passed simply because they were proposed by a black legislator.”
“Reconstruction was two steps forward, one step back.”
“The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were a stepping stone toward true equality.”
While there were quite a few black legislators, the numbers were never proportional to the population.
“Reconstruction simply replaced slavery with segregation.”
“A government that cannot protect its people is a failure.”
The decline in the number of black legislators shows that Southerners’ minds weren’t changed.
“The Jim Crow laws an the KKK were created out of retaliation.”
“Reconstruction brought the states back together but it didn’t achieve equality.”

2. Entry Task Free Write in your notebook: America is a country in which…
Take out your Reconstruction packet so I can collect it while you write

3. Industrialization & The Gilded Age

4. The Industrial Revolution & Gilded Age
We often think about this time period as one of great progress
The Progressive Era
The Gilded Age – gilded: covered in a thin layer of gold leaf/paint
Is progress always better?

5. Objectives
Understand how the themes of industrialization & the US as a world power help to define the post-civil war era in U.S. history.

6. Objectives
Evaluate how individuals and movements have shaped the United States.

7. Objectives
Analyze and evaluate how technology and ideas have shaped U.S. history.

8. US History #23: The Industrial Revolution
Crash Course
US History #23: The Industrial Revolution

9. Textbook G.O.
Pages
Complete the graphic organizer using the textbook
No need for complete sentences
DUE: 12/6