1. 26 An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815–1914
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An Age of Democracy
and Progress, 1815–1914
Chapter Overview
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Democratic Reform and Activism
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Self-Rule for British Colonies
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SECTION 3
Expansion and Crisis in the United States 4
Nineteenth-Century Progress
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2. 26 An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815–1914
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An Age of Democracy
and Progress, 1815–1914
Chapter Overview
Democratic institutions evolve in western Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, although native people are suppressed. Industrialization and democracy spur revolutionary changes in the arts and sciences, transforming people’s daily lives.

3. 26 An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815–1914 HOME Time Line 1815
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An Age of Democracy
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1845 Ireland struck by famine.
1867 Dominion of Canada formed.
1889 Eiffel Tower completed.
1815
1914
1837 Queen Victoria comes to power.
1859 Darwin publishes theory of evolution.
1876 Bell demonstrates telephone.

4. Democratic Reform and Activism Key Idea 1
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After considerable struggle, Great Britain evolves into a constitutional monarchy, while in France the Third Republic emerges as a parliamentary democracy. Women in both nations fail to obtain the right to vote.
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5. Democratic Reform and Activism Overview 1 • suffrage
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• suffrage
• Chartist movement
• Queen Victoria
• Third Republic
• Dreyfus affair
• anti-Semitism
• Zionism
MAIN IDEA
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Spurred by the demands of ordinary people, Great Britain and France underwent democratic reforms.
During this period, Britain and France were transformed into the democracies they are today.
Assessment

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1. List and evaluate seven significant events from this section. Next to each event, put a “+” if it expanded democracy, a “-” if it negatively affected democracy, and a “0” if it had a mixed impact.
Event
Evaluation
Reform Bill of 1832 +
Chartist movement +
Expansion of male suffrage in Britain in 1867 +
Seneca Falls declaration
Paris Commune -
Third Republic
Dreyfus affair -
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2. Reread the excerpt from the Seneca Falls “Declaration of Sentiments.” Why do you think the members of the Seneca Falls Convention chose to model their demands on the Declaration of Independence?
ANSWER
Possible Responses:
• To show that their demands for rights were as legitimate as the colonists' demands for rights from Great Britain
• To emphasize the injustice of women’s unequal status by comparing the tyranny of men to that of King George
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8. Self-Rule for British Colonies Key Idea 2
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Key Idea
The British colonies of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand become democratic states within the British empire. In Ireland the struggle for home rule fails. Ireland splits into an independent country and a British province.
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9. Self-Rule for British Colonies Overview 2 • dominion • Maori
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TERMS & NAMES
Overview
• dominion
• Maori
• Aborigine
• penal colony
• home rule
MAIN IDEA
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Britain allowed self-rule in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand but delayed independence for Ireland.
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are strong democracies today, while Ireland is divided and troubled.
Assessment

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1. Compare progress toward self-rule by recording significant political events in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland during the period.
Country
Political Events
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Given responsibility for own affairs, mid-1800s; dominion status, 1867
Self-governing, set up legislature, 1850s; male suffrage, secret ballot, 1850’s; dominion, early 1900s
Self-governing, set up legislature, 1850s; women gain suffrage,1893; dominion, early 1900s
Joins the United Kingdom, gains representation in Parliament, 1801; home rule bill passes, but does not take effect, 1914; southern Ireland becomes dominion, 1921, becomes independent, 1949
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2. How was Great Britain’s policy towards Canada beginning in the late 1700s similar to its policy towards Ireland in the 1900s ? THINK ABOUT
• the creation of Upper and Lower Canada
• the division of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State
ANSWER
Possible Response:
In both, Britain created political divisions to resolve conflicts.
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3. At various times, England encouraged emigration to each of the colonies covered in this section. What effects did this policy have on these areas? THINK ABOUT
• cultural divisions in Canada
• native peoples in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
• political divisions in Ireland
ANSWER
Possible Responses:
• In Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the British displaced the native populations (in Canada, conflicts with French caused creation of Upper and Lower Canada).
• Religious differences became political division between northern and southern Ireland.
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13. Expansion and Crisis in the United States Key Idea 3
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The United States expands to the Pacific Ocean. The Civil War ends slavery, preserves the Union, and speeds the industrial development of the North. After the war, the country experiences an unprecedented economic boom.
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Overview
• manifest destiny
• Abraham Lincoln
• secede
• U.S. Civil War
• Emancipation Proclamation
• segregation
MAIN IDEA
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
The United States expanded across North America and fought a bloody civil war.
The 20th-century movements to ensure civil rights for African Americans and Hispanics are a legacy of this period.
Assessment

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1. Look at the graphic to help organize your thoughts. List the major events in the United States in the 19th century.
1819 Florida Cession
1838 Trail of Tears
Mexican-American War
1853 Gadsden Purchase
1863 Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
1803 Louisiana Purchase
1836 Texas independence
1845 Texas Annexation
1848 Mexican Cession
Civil War
1869 Transcontinental railroad completed
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2. Reread the quotation from William Shorey Coodey. What facts are conveyed in his statement? What opinions—judgment, beliefs, or feelings—does he express about the Trail of Tears? How does he use his description of events to help justify his opinions?
ANSWER
Possible Responses:
Facts: elements of weather, people present, eviction taking place
Opinions: description of thunder as “divine indignation,” at the wrong done to “my poor and unhappy countrymen,” and at the “brutal power” of the whites
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3. Imagine that circumstances had forced the North to surrender to the South in the Civil War. Therefore, two countries shared the region now occupied by the United States. What economic effects might this have had on the North? the South? the region as a whole? THINK ABOUT
• the issue of slavery
• the impact of the Civil War
• postwar economic expansion of the United States
ANSWER
Possible Responses:
If the North had surrendered, it probably wouldn’t have developed as much industrially, slowing settlement of the West. The South would have remained agricultural, and the economy of the country as a whole probably would not have grown as fast.
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18. Nineteenth-Century Progress Key Idea 4
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Key inventions, new theories in physics and biology, and medical advances transform daily life for many people. New technologies and growing democratic institutions create a mass culture in the United States.
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19. Nineteenth-Century Progress Overview 4 • assembly line • mass culture
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Overview
• assembly line
• mass culture
• Charles Darwin
• theory of evolution
• radioactivity
• psychology
MAIN IDEA
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
Breakthroughs in science and technology transformed daily life and entertainment.
Electric lights, telephones, cars, and many other conveniences of modern life were invented during this period.
Assessment

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1. List the inventors, scientists, and thinkers covered in this section, and connect them with the invention, discovery, or new idea for which they were responsible.
Gregor Mendel, genetics
Thomas Edison, light bulb
Joseph Lister, antiseptic
Edwin S. Porter, feature film
Charles Darwin, theory of evolution
Henry Ford, assembly line
People and Progress
Ernest Rutherford, subatomic particles
Alexander Graham Bell, telephone
Marie and Pierre Curie, radium & polonium
Wilbur and Orville Wright, airplane
Guglielmo Marconi, radio
Ivan Pavlov, conditioned response
John Dalton, atomic theory
Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis
Louis Pasteur, germ theory
Dmitri Mendeleev, periodic table
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2. How is the mass culture that rose at the end of the 19th century similar to mass culture today? How is it different? Explain your response. THINK ABOUT
• the role of technology
• increase in leisure time
• new forms of entertainment
ANSWER
Possible Responses:
Similarities: New technology and leisure still shape mass culture; forms of mass entertainment such as movies still are popular.
Differences: Newer technology such as the Internet has transformed how people share culture; mass culture has become big business and is more global.
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