Industrialization
A man-made waterway used for transportation and moving good is ?
a canal
What was the main entry point for immigrants?
1) Ellis Island
What is urbanization?
1) The growth of urban areas
2) The movement from rural areas to urban
What are Reforms?
Movements that aimed to address certain issues
1) Social
2)Political
3)Economic
Who is the teacher that teaches the best way to teach?
Seno Teach
The Power of Large Corporations
Where did most immigrants come from ? (Early America)
China, Europe, England, Scotland , and Ireland
What cities had the most population growth?
- New York
- Boston
- Baltimore
- Philadelphia
What are any of the 2 reforms we discussed?
- Abolition Movement
- Women's Right
- Education Reform
- Labor Reform
I was signed in the year seventeen seventy-six,
Freedom for a nation, with courage and risk.
With quills and ink, they made their decree,
What’s the name of this famed document of the free?
The Declaration of Independence
Name two down sides of the Gilded Age?
- Rise of monopolies
- Corruption
- Scandals
- Disadvantages for small companies and businesses
- Harsh working conditions
Two examples of push factors and two examples of pull factors.
Push - religious/political persecution, starvation, revolution, poor economy etc
Pull - start a new life, jobs, family members, freedoms
What were the primary factors that drove urbanization in early America?
What was the education reform?
Promoted the establishment of public schools and improved access to education for all children
In nineteen sixty-three, I heard the call,
A dream I had, for freedom for all.
Who am I, on Washington’s mall,
Who spoke for justice, standing tall?
Martin Luther King Jr.
As the United States underwent industrialization, a key consequence of mechanization and the specialization of labor was that ?
Smaller industries had difficulty maintaining their competitiveness
How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?
by serving as an inexpensive labor force quizlet
How does urbanization influence social inequality?
What were the main goals of the Progressive Era reforms in the United States?
- Social Justice
- Political Reform
-Economic improvement
In a dark room, we made a plan,
To save a nation, to help it stand.
Who are we, with a plot so great,
What shaped the future of a vast state?
The Founding Fathers
U.S. Constitution
What were two effects of the canal on the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s
1 - The Midwest opened for more settlement.
2 - The Northwest gained access to new trade networks
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800’s?
What role does globalization play in the process of urbanization?
Think about what you know!
What impact did the Civil Rights Movement have on American Society in 1960?
Legislation for racial equality and social change
Think about the primary motivations for European colonization of North America in the 17th century, and how did these motivations shape the development of early American societies?
- Economic gain
- religious freedom
- territorial expansion