Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm
Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm
Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm
The Gilded Age & Progressive Era Readings & Checkpoints
Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.
Immigration and Urbanization
Between 1865 and 1915, more than 25 million immigrants poured into the United States. They came full of hope and excitement but also with some anxiety. Economic opportunity meant jobs, and the nation’s ever-expanding industries provided them. New immigrants, along with Americans fresh off the farm, poured into the cities in search of factory work. City populations swelled.