FRIDAY--FEB. 26

US History
EQ:
1. What factors led to the creation of big business in the late 1800s?
2. Why is this era known as the Gilded Age?


CW:
return old work/Unit 1 exam
preview Unit 2
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notes:
America becomes an industrial power:
abundant natural resources
wave of new innovations
transcontinental RR completed in 1869
Rise of Big Business in the Gilded Age
handout: Robber Baron or Capt. of Industry
income inequality today


HW:
small group research project--MUST BE PRESENT TO GET INFORMATION

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IB HOTA
EQ:
What were the political, social, and economic impacts of American slavery?


CW:
video clip from Many Rivers--growth of American slave society
examination of census data on slaves in the original 13 states
video clip from The Abolitionists--Frederick Douglass' introduction into slavery
Missouri Compromise of 1820
myth of the happy slave
video clip: children's book controversy over slavery  
primary source analysis: slave narratives
video clip: Implements of control--Many Rivers
video clips: Unchained Memories:
violence/rape against slaves: 18:08--26:18
slave life: 32:06--35:21 
notes--slave uprisings in the Americas
video clip: Implements of control
handout and video clip: Nat Turner's Rebellion--1831 


HW:
Abolitionists reading #1
Abolitionists reading #2