1. U. S. History II USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/forts/frontier.html

2. U. S. History II Review of U. S. Status prior to Civil War http://www.heartland.it/map_westward_expansion.html

3. Why did westward expansion occur? Opportunities for land ownership Technological advances, including the Transcontinental Railroad. Possibility of wealth created by the discovery of gold and silver A new beginning for former slaves Adventure Alaska Gold Rush

4. http://www.wicknet.org/history/jvanatta/maps/Post-CW%20maps/postcivilwar.htm

5. http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilwar/west/railroad_notice_1.html http://www.authe ntichistory.com/p ostcivilwar/west/ 1869_union_paci fic_railroad_post er.html The Railroad

6. Why did immigration increase? Hope for better opportunities Religious freedom Escape from oppressive governments Adventure Click Current Immigration Statistics http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/flash/assets/a sset_upload_file224_12150.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/html/cw08_1 2150.html&h=320&w=500&sz=22&hl=en&start=47&tbnid=0BoMVZW5AzpJzM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=1 30&prev=/images%3Fq%3DUnites%2BStates%2Bimmigration%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20% 26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

7. Why did cities develop? Specialized industries including steel (Pittsburg) and meat packing (Chicago). Immigration from other countries Movement of Americans from rural to urban areas for job opportunities Click Historic Development of U. S. Cities Click Word Find of U. S. Cities http://www.chicago43rd.org/ArmitageHalsted/index.htm

8. HOG Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I have seen your painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys. And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again. And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the faces of women and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger. And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them: Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning. Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft cities; Chicago A poem by Carl Sandburg, written in 1916 (stanzas 1-2) http://www.theotherpages.org/po ems/sandb02.html http://www.theglobalgame.co m/gleanusa.html

9. What inventions created great change and industrial growth in the United States? Lighting and mechanical uses of electricity (Thomas Edison) Telephone service (Alexander Graham Bell) http://www.greenmethods.com/incl_pages/gm_biosindust.php http://www.att.com/history/milest one_1892.html http://www.bu.edu/webcentral /learning/fireworks2/preparati on.html

10. What challenges faced Americans as a result of those social and technological changes? Rapid industrialization and urbanization led to overcrowded immigrant neighborhoods and tenements. http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/crane.htm

11. Efforts to Solve Immigration Problems Settlement houses, such as Hull House founded by Jane Addams Political machines that gained power by attending to the needs of new immigrants (e.g., jobs, housing) http://www.people.virginia.edu/~dgs4g/

12. Challenges Faced by Cities Political corruption (political machines) Tenements and ghettos http://pre1900prints.com/Political/political.htm

13. Interaction and conflict between different cultural groups Indian policies and wars –Reservations –Battle of Little Bighorn –Chief Joseph Discrimination against immigrants –Chinese –Irish http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilw ar/cartoons/1869_anti_chinese.html http://www.culture-amerindiens.com/categorie-482968.html

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15. Racial Segregation Based upon race Directed primarily against African Americans, but other groups also were kept segregated "Jim Crow" laws were passed to discriminate against African Americans. http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/uploads/crisis_cafe.jpg

16. “Jim Crow” Laws Made discrimination practices legal in many communities and states Were characterized by unequal opportunities in housing, work, education, and government http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/war/ww1/draft.html

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18. Booker T. Washington Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education Accepted social segregation http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilwar/g eneral_images/postcw_gen01.html

19. W. E. B. Du Bois Believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/dubois/aa_dubois_subj_e.html

20. Reasons for Rise and Prosperity of Big Business National markets created by transportation advances Captains of industry –John D. Rockefeller—oil –Andrew Carnegie—steel –Henry Ford--automobile Advertising Lower-cost production http://www.lakemirabel.com/Railroad/RhinebeckConnecticut.html

21. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford Turn of the Century Oil Fields—the kind that made rockefeller rich http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi177.htm Carnegie Steel Works, the largest steel plant in the United States http://www.spdconline.org/history/Facts/Steel.html http://voteview.com/rtopic5.htm Henry Ford’s first car

22. Factors Resulting in Growth of Industry Access to raw materials and energy Availability of work force Inventions Financial resources http://www.fotosearch.com/ECC117/01040181/

23. Examples of Big Business Railroads Oil Steel http://bentley.umich.edu/bhl/mhchome/railroad/rrnamel.htm

24. Postwar Changes in Farm and City Life Mechanization (e.g., the reaper) had reduced farm labor needs and increased production. Industrial development in cities created increased labor needs. Click Post-Civil War Farm Machinery Click Agriculture History Sites http://pittsfieldhistory.org/index.php?section=home&content=wanted

25. Negative Effects of Industrialization Child labor Low wages and long hours Unsafe working conditions http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html Click Child Labor

26. Rise of Organized Labor Formation of unions—Growth of American Federation of Labor Strikes—Aftermath of Homestead Strike http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilwar/general_images/1886_painting_the_strike.html

27. Progressive Movement Workplace Reforms Improved safety conditions Reduced work hours Placed restrictions on child labor http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture11.htmlhttp://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-Progressive.htm Click Progressive Movement

28. Women’s Suffrage Increased educational opportunities Attained voting rights –Women gained the right to vote with passage of the 19 th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America –Susan B. Anthony worked for women’s suffrage http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/DIGITAL/redscare/HTMLCODE/CHRON/RS137.HTM http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture14.html

29. Temperance Movement Composed of groups opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol Supported 18 th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/photos/html/1144.html

30. Jeopardy Review Located on the Web at: http://www.alleghany.k12.va.us/DGB_ITRT/PP%20Presentations/CM% 20Jeopardy/C.M.Jeopardy2.ppt Click Word Search Click Word Search

31. Works Cited Homesteading: 70 Years on the Great Plains, 1862-1932. United Learning. 1992. unitedstreaming. 19 October 2006. Locomotive with Riders. Library of Congress. 2006. unitedstreaming. 19 October 2006. North to Alaska. MP3 audio file. 24 Oct. 2006. San Francisco Longshore Strike. Part I: 1934. Internet Archive. 10 Mar. 2001. 24 Oct. 2006. West Region, The: People and Heritage. 100% Educational Videos. 2001. unitedstreaming. 19 October 2006. Westward Expansion: The Pioneer Challenge. Rainbow Educational Media. 1992. unitedstreaming. 19 October 2006. http://babel.massart.edu