Unit 1: Reconstruction, Frontiers and the “Age of Industry”
by Dr. H - September 8th, 2014
Our first unit on post-Civil War America begins with a look at Reconstruction’s mixed legacy and the multiple meanings of freedom in the postwar South (Chapter 14). We will then turn to other regions of the country, including the West (Chapter 15), North (Chapter 16) and MidWest (Chapter 17).
Joining the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869
Wed 9/10 Workshop Day. Bring your textbook to class (if you have an e-book, bring your laptop or tablet), we will be working with the Documents in Chapters 14 and 15.
Link: Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool
Fri 9/12 The Age of Organization: Industry. Reading: Ch 16. SkillBuilder #1 due in or before class.
Mon 9/15 The Age of Organization: Farmers, Workers. Reading: Ch 17
Update for Mon 9/15: Was The Wizard of Oz a parable of populism? Read more about it here:
Henry Littlefield, “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism” (1964)
David B. Parker, “The Rise and Fall of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a ‘Parable on Populism’” (1994)
Quentin P. Taylor, “Money and Politics in the Land of Oz” (2005)
Wed 9/17 Workshop Day. Bring your textbook to class (if you have an e-book, bring your laptop or tablet), we will be working with the Documents in Chapters 16 and 17.
Fri 9/19 Cities, Immigrants, Nation. Reading: Ch 18. SkillBuilder #2 due in or before class.
Mon 9/22 Discussion Day on the late 19th century, review of Chapters 14-18. Bring your textbook to class.
Wed 9/24 Exam #1 in class (Chapters 14-18). Complete the online Constitutions module quiz on Blackboard by this date. Note that the Constitutions unit has two components (both required) an online quiz, and a written learning journal entry on Blackboard.
Download the Exam #1 Study Guide – also, the “Slides” page is updated with all 5 chapters in case you want to refer back to them.
