September 18, 2014

Agenda:

1. Warm Up:  MC Questions 7-8 P. 357

2. Review MC Questions 1-6 (355-356)

3. Review Plessy v. Ferguson Case and Booker T. Washington speech (practice)

4. Reviewing Historical Themes (Intro xvii-xviii)- Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT) and Peopling (PEO)

5. Topic: The Turner Thesis and the Agricultural Revolution

Westward migration, the close of the frontier and its impact, industrialization of agriculture new forms of transportation, and political dissent among farmers led to political and popular conflicts. (ENV5) (WXT5) (POL3) (PEO3) PEO5) (WXT7)

6. Assignment:  Primary Source Readings;

Frederick J. Turner, The Significance of the Frontier in American History. What argument does Turner make about the importance of the frontier in American development? What are the implications for future expansion?  Cite two specific items from the document.  (ENV5) (WXT5) (POL3) (PEO3) PEO5) (WXT7

Populist Party Platform – Be able to identify and evaluate the major components of the Populist Platform. Which did they achieve? Which were the unable to achieve and why? Which became realities over a decade later and why at that time rather than sooner?

William Jennings Bryan, Cross of Gold Speech. What made Bryan the standard bearer for both the Democrats and the Populists at this time? Why, in spite of this appeal, was he never successful politically?

Using the chart in the test of “Marriages and Divorces, 1890-2008,” what conclusions can be drawn about the changing role of women at this time? What might have contributed to making those changes possible?

Crash Course:  Reform Movements

Objectives:
1. Identify and describe how Westward migration, the close of the frontier and its impact, industrialization of agriculture new forms of transportation, and political dissent among farmers led to political and popular conflicts. (ENV5) (WXT5) (POL3) (PEO3) PEO5) (WXT7)

2. Identify and evaluate the major components of the Populist Platform.