1. Activator Turn, Talk & Write:
In the view of Progressives, what was wrong with American society? What solutions did they try to use? Be specific.

2. The progressive movement
Period 7. Part II. Progressivism.
7.3--Chapter 29 Roosevelt & Taft

3. DBQ, 2003
Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period

4. Origins of Progressivism
Born out of mid-western farmer’s movements of the 1870’s and 1880’s: Greenback, Labor, Populism
Influenced by the Christian welfare “Social Gospel” movement
Mostly middle class men and women

5. Muckrakers
Journalists who used their writing to expose significant environmental, political and social problems plaguing industrial America.
Heavy on the diagnoses (problems), light on prescription (solutions)
Popular Muckrakers:
Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives, 1890
Lincoln Steffens, The Shame of the Cities, 1904
Ida M. Tarbell: published devastating expose, The History of the Standard Oil Company,” 1904.
Upton Sinclair: The Jungle, 1906.
David G. Phillips: “Treason of the Senate,” 1906

6. Issues/Goals Political Social Environmental
Use government power to regulate “interests,” i.e. trusts
Limit “socialist threat” by improving common person’s living and working conditions
Make government more responsive to the people & less influenced by corrupt political machines/big business
Social
Clean up the cities: tenements, child labor, disastrous working conditions, pollution
Consumer protection
Women’s suffrage
Temperance
Lynching, racism & poverty in Af/Am communities
Environmental
Conservation: responsible use of land, natural resources
Balance tourism, preservation, exploitation

7. Progressivism Primary Source Analysis Activity
Sourcing:
Identify author, source, date.
Close Reading:
What specific economic, environmental, political or social problem is being described?
Be clear and thorough when describing the problem in your own words.
Contextualize:
Referring to your notes, what specific reform(s) were enacted to address each problem?
Provide key information including significant actors (muckrakers/progressives), reforms, and dates.
Analyze:
To what extent can reform be considered a successful? To what extent did reform reveal the limitations of government?

8. Day 2 Activator
List the five most important achievements of Roosevelt’s presidency. Rank them in order of importance and justify your ranking.

9. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”
Groups of three
What were the three major components of T.R.’s “Square Deal” program?
Jigsaw each component:
Identify
What specific reforms were enacted under T.R.’s presidency to address this component?
Describe the intended and actual impact of these reforms.
Analyze:
What does this reform reveal about Roosevelt’s political philosophy?
Evaluate:
In the context of the Progressive Era, was each reform effective?
Taking a broader historical perspective, was each reform effective?

10. Processing
Evaluate:
To what extent is it valid to call T.R. a “trust-buster”?
Assess the effectiveness of T.R.’s “Square Deal” program.
What are its successes?
What are its limitations?
What are its lasting legacies?

11. Taft
Analyze: In what ways did Taft’s political philosophy overlap with Roosevelt’s? In what ways was Taft his own man—both in terms of domestic and foreign policy?
Analyze: What contributed to Taft and Roosevelt’s personal split?
Evaluate: Was Taft more or less effective in bringing about reform at the national level than his predecessor?

12. Election of 1912 Who were the candidates? Who won?
Why was this election historically significant?
For the winning political party?
For the losing political parties?
For the Progressive movement?

13. Wilson
Analyze: In what ways did Wilson’s political philosophy overlap with Roosevelt’s and Taft’s? In what ways did Wilson differ—both in terms of domestic and foreign policy?
Evaluate: Was Wilson more or less effective in bringing about reform at the national level than his predecessors?

14. DBQ
Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period

15. Processing
Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level.