Yesterday’s News Partner up with your shoulder buddy

and discuss what you learned Monday and discuss the major concepts/ideas that you learned. You may refer to your notes.

Today in History 1792 – The Postal Service Act,

establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington

1962 – Mercury astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth making three orbits in 4 hours and 55 minutes

February 20

Populists vs. Progressives

Populists Progressives

Farmers (Common man)

Middle – Upper Class

Poor, Uneducated

Well Educated17th Amendment

Put gov. in control of big businesses

Fair Labor Practices

Break up monopolies

Gov. regulate businesses

Social Welfare

Cartoon Analysis With your shoulder buddy, analyze the

cartoon and fill out the Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

Be prepared to discuss your findings with the class

Women’s Movement Pre Civil War: women took care of the home and

children. By the late 19th century, poorer women began

working outside the home to provide for the family.

Begin to take on more responsibility

Susan B. Anthony Great leader of the women’s rights movement. Promoting women’s suffrage

Women in Industry Better paying jobs were available in towns and

cities Many worked in manufacturing, offices, stores,

and classrooms. These jobs required a high school education Long hours with low wages

Domestic Workers Many women were servants including African

Americans and immigrants. Helping with house chores

Self Improvement Many women began receiving a high school

education and pursuing a college degree. Less marriages and more social independence Many women began to write their state

legislatures to provide women with the right to vote.

Climbing the Social Ladder Challenged the 14th Amendment“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

National Association of Colored Women (1896): Wanted African American women’s suffrage

Challenged the 15th Amendment“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Theodore Roosevelt Became president in 1901 after the assassination

of William McKinley. Stated the people would receive a Square Deal

which would lead to many progressive reforms. Believed America required a strong president

Theodore Roosevelt Wanted to get rid of the trusts to increase healthy

competition among businesses Wanted to restore fair business practices that

would benefit the people.

Coal Miner Strike Pennsylvania workers were upset due to the poor

working conditions and went on strike Roosevelt became a mediator to help resolve the

conflict Workers got a 10% pay increase and a nine hour work

day. They could not strike for the next three years Reintroduces the idea that the federal government

should intervene when there was a threat to social welfare

Upton Sinclair Wrote The Jungle to show the malpractices

involved in the meatpacking industry 1906 – Roosevelt produced the Meat Inspection

Act which required strict cleanliness for meat packers.

Pure Food and Drug Act Companies would lie about what their products

could do Stopped the sale of contaminated food and

medicines and called for truth labeling Supported the belief that people should be given

accurate information about their products.

Conservation Some areas would be preserved while others

would be developed for the common good. Lumber companies were exploiting many

resources without concern for the effects on the environment.

Cities dumped untreated sewage and industrial waste into rivers, poisoning the water supply

Civil Rights Roosevelt failed to support civil rights for African

Americans. Met with Booker T. Washington who was the leader of the

Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

W.E.B. Du Bois1909: founded the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).Wanted full equality for African AmericansProgressive movement did little to advance the civil

rights of African Americans

Think-Pair-Share What is the greatest issue facing

American society during this time?

Primary Sources

Fredrick W. Taylor – Scientific Management

Upton Sinclair – The Jungle

Ida Tarbell – “The History of the Standard Oil Company”

Primary Sources Author Why was the document written? Who is the intended audience? What questions arose as you read the

document?