9-14-17

Link to Henry George article.

Link to Gilded Age Flash Cards

Link to the Bluff game from Thursday

Gilded Age (continued) 9-7-17

After finishing the movie Far and Away, we will need to take a quiz to check for learning and understanding.

Link to Jacob Riis Article

Link to Google Form Quiz

Link to Matching Quiz

Link to Gilded Age Flashcards

Wed. 8/30/17

Today we will be continuing our study of the West.

Link to Quizlet Set

Key Terms:

- Farmers' Hardships
- The Grange
- Munn v. Illinois
- Wabash v. Illinois
- Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
-Farmers' Alliances
-Money Supply Issue
-Populist Party (People's Party)
-Mary Elizabeth Lease
-Panic of 1893
-Election of 1896
-William Jennings Bryan
-Frederick Jackson Turner

Link to The West Slideshow


We will also be watching a video from the America: Story of Us series entitled "Heartland".

Below is a viewing guide to go along with the video.

America: The Story of Us Ep. 6: “Heartland”

The Transcontinental Railroad 00:00 - 10:46

1. How long did it take to journey across the U.S. by wagon?

2. What was the big obstacle to the transcontinental railroad?

3. How did the government pay for the railroad?

4. How does Han Lai Wo (the Chinese immigrant) manage to create a better life for himself in America?

The Great Plains 10:47 - 25:48

5. What did you need to claim 160 acres under the Homestead Act?

6. What major problem hits the farms on the Great Plains every year?

7. Aside from tornadoes, what major problem hits the people of the Great Plains?

8. What do the rivermen do?

9. What were the buffalo hides used for back East?

10. Why did Natives prefer bows to firearms for buffalo hunts?

11. By 1889, how many wild buffalo remained in the U.S.?

Cowboys 25:49 - 35:24

12. Where did the knowledge of how to be cowboys come from?

13. What was the racial makeup of the cowboys?

14. “Abraham Lincoln may have freed all men, but ______________ made them equal.”

15. What brought the cowboy era to an end?

Natives and New Technologies 35:24 - 43:54

16. How did Custer find the Sioux?

17. What triggered the massacre at Wounded Knee?

18. How did they solve the problem of scheduling trains with different times?

19. What idea came from Sears selling pocket watches?

20. In 20 years, the U.S. population doubles to _______________ million.

Welcome to the new school year

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American History II Pacing Guide

American History II Syllabus

Briefly review where American History 1 left off and introduce American History II Unit 1 - Conquest of the West.
Explain the significance of the West at the end of the Civil War.

Concepts to know:
Groups that settled The West
Pacific Railway Act
Homestead Act
Morrill Land Grant Act
US Indian Policy after the Civil War
Dawes Act
Americanization or Death
Boom and Bust
Cowboys & Ranchers


Read Sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 13

Flash Cards to Review With

Congratulations!  You have finished your two-year long journey of studying American History.  Here is some information to help you in your preparation for the final exam.  Do yourself a favor and go through the flashcards once or twice and see if you recall the information.  Any time spent preparing would not be wasted.

American History II Study Guide
The West and Populism  1865 - 1896
The Gilded Age  1877 - 1910
The Progressive Era  1890 - 1917
US Imperialism 1890 - 1917
US in World War I  1914-1920
Post-WWI and Roaring 20s 1919 - 1929
Great Depression and New Deal 1929 -1939
US in World War II 1939 - 1945
Early Cold War Flash Cards 1945 - 1960
Middle Cold War Flash Cards 1960 - 1979
Late Cold War Flash Cards 1980 - Present

Assignments for 5/18/17

Both classes are to complete a series of questions about the 1970s.  You may use a book (either the American Anthem [blue book] or a red book called The Americans) to assist with finding the answers.  I would start with The Americans.  This is to be done individually and turned in upon completion.

5-12-17

Link to Project Instructions