Thursday, September 15, 2016

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Tuesday September 6, 2016

Today we will begin our study of the Gilded Age by studying the history of Immigration.

Immigration:

Why did people want to come to the US?

Pull Factors:

Push Factors:

What happened when they arrived?

Ellis Island:

Angel Island:

Waves of Immigration:

"Old Immigrants":

"New Immigrants":
“The Balance of Trade with Great Britain Seems to be Still Against Us”

Recent Immigrants:

How were they treated when they arrived?

Nativism:

What acts were passed to limit immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gentlemen's Agreement
Emergency Quota Act


Where did immigrants typically settle and why?

Where did they work and under what conditions?

Where did they live?  Describe their living conditions.


Who wanted to help immigrants?  What did they do?


Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thursday September 1, 2016

We will have a quiz tomorrow on the West.  You can go over the slideshow (see previous post) to review.  Also, you can link to some flashcards by accessing the link below.

Link to Flashcards for the Great West


Tuesday, August 30, 2016

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Below is a link to a google slide presentation for the current unit of study.  This would be useful in reviewing what we have been over in class.

Link to The West Slideshow

Groups That Settled The West
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4 Major Acts That Impacted The West
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US Govt. "Indian Policy"

The Indian Wars
-Most Infamous Battles
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Joseph Glidden

Destruction of the Buffalo

Sources of Conflict between Native Americans and the US Govt.
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Monday, August 29, 2016

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Hello, and welcome back for another school year.  This is the blog site for Mr. Jensen's American History II class.  You will need to bookmark this site as it will be used a lot this semester for assignments and notifications.  Your first task is to fill in some personal contact information that I might need.

Link to Student Information Sheet

Secondly, I need you to sign up with Remind by downloading the Remind App or by texting the word @jensenah2 to the number 81010