Hey Folks! This week we are diving into history and will be looking at the challenges of the late 1800’s. This unit looks at the Native American Wars, farming and agriculture in the West, the Populist Party movement, and Political Corruption.

Classes: Monday/Wednesday, 9:15 – 9:45 AM

 Zoom Meeting ID: 727 1779 5548

Weekly Objectives

10.1 Compare the ways Native Americans and white settlers viewed and used the land. Describe the conflicts between white settlers and Indians. Evaluate the impact of the Indian Wars.

10.2 Analyze the impact of mining and railroads on the settlement of the West. Explain the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the settlement of the Great Plains. Analyze the treatment of Chinese immigrants and Mexican I migrants in the West. Discuss the ways various groups used land in the West and conflicts among them.

10.3 Analyze the issue of corruption in national politics in the 1870s and 1880s. Discuss civil service reform during the 1870s and 1880s. Assess the importance of economic issues in the politics of the Gilded Age.

10.4 Analyze the problems farmers faced and the groups they formed to address them. Assess the goals of the Populists, and explain why the Populist Party did not last.

New Assignments

1. Topic 10.1 -American Indians Under Pressure
2. Topic 10.2 The West is Transformed
3. Topic 10.3 – Corruption Plagues the
4. Topic 10.4 – Farm Issues and Populism

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 9/7 at 8:00 AM)

1. Historiography Note Catcher Assignment
2. “City on the Hill” and American Exceptionalism Assignment
3. Frederick Jackson Turner’s “Frontier Thesis” Assignment