Author Archives: Jared Maynard
Ch. 10
Progressive Era websites for activity
Labor Unions and Labor Disputes
We looked at 2 of the major Gilded Age unions: Knights of Labor and AFL critique
as well as started to look at major labor disputes and figured out the issues that caused the disputes and the outcome: Labor Disputes of the Late 19th and early 20th century
Immigration stats
Use this assignment when using the Chrome books today! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lu34v1L6CmQiu4fcMtg-2lAjpmkoLuP2vtLjKcufor4/edit?usp=sharing
Arguing a point about Captains of Industry/Robber Barons
Thursday we looked at 10 documents and tried to figure out if industrialists of the 19th century were captains of industry or robber barons (see me if you do not have the documents). Today we turned in an outline for an argument to fully determine if they are captains of industry or robber barons: Argument organizer
Transcontinental Railroad and the West assignment.
Here it is! Transcontinental Railroad and the West
Gilded Age Presidents
Today we watched a video about the presidents of the Gilded Age. What you need to do is take notes about the president and decide what role the government is having during this time period. What power does the president have during the Gilded Age and who is gaining power?
Extra Credit Opportunity and Learning Log
Attached is the learning log for the Gilded Age unit: Learning Log
Extra Credit Opportunity:Extra Credit Opportunity