Students Will Be Able To:
Summarize and Evaluate how
the movements of the
Progressive Era shaped our
modern world.
Topic: The Progressive Era
NEED
LEARN
DEVELOP
APPLY
EVALUATE
Students need to summarize and evaluate how the
progressive era changed the world.
Students will learn through talking to the text, guided notes,
and class discussions.
Students will develop their learning through primary source
analysis, readings, and a thinking hats discussion
Students will apply their learning through creating a ‘protest
campaign’ and explaining why their movement was important.
Students will be evaluated through their work and with a
quiz and essay (don’t panic) at the end of the section.
Four Pence A day
Vocabulary: Define this on the worksheet
Ore--solid material where you get raw materials, specifically metal
Washing rake--where the excess material was washed away, leaving only the
metal
Reet--ready
Sod--in this context, a British Insult.
Canny Folk--smart, wise people.
Four Pence: About 4 cents a day. A ½ pence could buy some food. This is
british currency.
Four Pence a Day: Follow along with the song
Timeline and Political Cartoon
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2.
Students need to work on the political cartoon analysis page, using
complete sentences.
When you finish! Turn in the political cartoon analysis and start on your
timelines!
Topic: Progressivism Causes
Essential Question: What conditions lead to the Progressive Movement?
Child Labor
Children as young as four would be sent to factories, mills, mines, and laundry
facilities to work for wages. Conditions were unsafe, and children had to give up
school so they could help feed their families.
Robber Barons
An American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by
ruthless means.
Working Conditions
Dangerous, cramped, long hours without breaks, low wages, dirty, disease, little
regulation.
Voting Rights
Women did not have the right to vote, hold office, and had limited property rights.
They were also discriminated against in the working place.
The Environment
Industrialization was eating up the natural environment and consuming natural
resources at an uncontrolled rate. This was polluting and destroying our world.
Corruption in the
Government
Many politicians were being paid by corporations and participating in illegal
activities.
Monopoly
The exclusive possession or control of the product or service.
Summary
What problems did the USA face that lead to progressivism.
Topic: Progressive
Movements
Essential Question: What were the major social, political, and economic movements of the progressive era?
Progressivism
A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States,
from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Rejected the idea of Social Darwinism. They were people who believed that the problems
society faced (poverty, violence, greed, racism, class warfare) could best fixed by providing
good education, a safe environment, and an efficient workplace.
Suffrage
Movement
Began in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention in New York. Suffrage means the right to vote.
This ended in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
Temperance
Movement
A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. They believed that alcohol
was the cause of a lot of what was wrong with society such as violence and immorality.
Trust Busting
The act of breaking up monopolies. This was Theodore Roosevelt’s ways of enforcing
“antitrust” or “anti monopoly” laws. This was when the federal government regulated business.
Conservationism
Seeks to protect natural resources including animal and plant species as well as their habitat
for the future.
Populism
The struggle between the population or common people and the ruling body (government).
Encouraged people to be more active in their government.
Exit Ticket
On a half sheet of paper!
Name three examples of Conservationism that we have today? (Like hunting
restrictions, museums, zoos)
Topic: The
Progressivists
Essential Question: Who were the major figures and groups of the progressive era?
The Muckrakers
Name given to US journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and
business in the early 20th century.
Theodore
Roosevelt
President of the USA. Believed that big businesses were good for the USA but he believed they
needed to be regulated. (So they didn’t lead to corruption and monopolies).
Sportsman, loved hunting, supported the national parks.
Alice Paul
A political activist who fought for equal rights for all women. She was imprisoned, attacked by
angry mobs, fined and threatened. Her perseverance is one of the reasons why women have the
right to vote.
W.E.B. DuBois
Founding member of the NAACP: The largest and oldest civil rights organization in America. He
fought discrimination and racism, using his writing as well as speaking skills.
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book The Jungle, which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry,
generating widespread public support for federal inspection of meatpacking plants
Topic:
Progressivism
Movements
Essential Question: What changes were brought about by the progressive era?
18th Amendment
Made it illegal to produce, transport, or sell alcohol.
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote and essentially made them full citizens of the United States
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th Amendment, making alcohol legal again.
Education
The number of hours that children could work was limited, education was improved, and a
greater focus was put on education.
Workplace
Safety and health regulations were put in place including mandatory breaks. Unions helped
protect the rights of the worker. Also a standardized eight hour work day was put into place.
Summary
What was the greatest achievement of the progressive era?
Thinking Hats
Using your ‘hat’ answer the
following question.
Why were we fighting for universal
suffrage?
Protest Poster
Instructions:
You are going to create your own poster protesting for reform.
Your posters must include
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5.
One Drawing
What you are protesting (Against Child Labor, For Mandatory Education)
A Slogan (Hurrah and Vote for Suffrage)
And three sentences explaining your issue and movement. Use your
notes!
You must use at least 3 colors (they must be more than just a dot)
Essay
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Using your notes and an outline, you will write a 5 paragraph essay
answering this question.
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How did the world change during the progressive era.
■ You need to give context. What was the world like before?
■ Go into detail about the movements and what they did.
■ You must have an introduction and a conclusion.
■ You have two class periods to do this!
Theodore Roosevelt in Pop Culture