1. Focus Question: Did the concentration of wealth in a few industrialists’ hands threaten the American ideals of opportunity, equality and liberty?
HW: Read and highlight article and write a 2-3 sentence summary of the article on the first page of the article. Work on monument essay due 2/27/18.

2. Focus Question: Did the concentration of wealth in a few industrialists’ hands threaten the American ideals of opportunity, equality and liberty?
HW: P. 36 in packet; Work on monument essay due 2/27/18. Make sure your outline is complete and you are ready to debate tomorrow.

3. Focus Question: Did the concentration of wealth in a few industrialists’ hands threaten the American ideals of opportunity, equality and liberty?
Do Now:
Analyze “The Protectors of our Industries” political cartoon. What do you notice? What do you wonder? What is the artist’s message and how does he convey it?

4. Caption: The Protectors of Our Industries Source: Puck, Satirical magazine, 1883.

5. Read, highlight. Highlight facts to support your argument.
Doc A - 24 Doc. B – p.25 Doc. D – p. 31 Doc. E – p.32 Optional Doc. P. 33

6. Work with group to complete outline.
Make sure your facts support your thesis. Progressives argue that we need government’s help and regulations to limit corporations and help workers. Laissez-faire advocates argue that government regulations limit business and if government leaves business alone, it helps the economy and trickles down to everyone.

7. FOR LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Economic conservatives who, like Carnegie and Sumner, favor laissez-faire capitalism believe that inequality is necessary and even beneficial – that it drives people to work hard and innovate, for the good of society. If these people are also social Darwinists, they believe, too, that the market is fair, and inequality is the natural result of the best (smartest, most hard working, etc.) people succeeding. Carnegie believes that these fittest or best individuals then can uplift others through philanthropy.

8. PROGRESSIVES
Progressives (as in Documents C, D and E, plus the optional cartoon on Carnegie) want more equal distribution of wealth (and often do not believe that the market truly rewards the hardest working or most intelligent people).

9. Current Events