Monday-
Work on family projects
Tuesday-
Machine Organization-
- Like a pyramid: local precinct workers and captains at the base
- City boss at top, Ward bosses in the middle, Workers and Captains at the bottom
Corruption-
- Kickback system
- Granting favors to big business
- Spoils system/patronage- started with Andrew Jackson, "Take what you want"
- Political boss hired/fired police
Boss William Marcy Tweed-
- Boss of Democratic political machine in NYC
- Building Tweed worked in was Tammany Hall
- Doesn't care about law, justice
- Cares about making himself rich
Reforming Government-
- Pendleton Civil Service Act- 1883: Required most government jobs to be given through a merit system based on test scores
- 1883- 14,000/117,000 gov't jobs required test
- 1900- 100,000/200,000 gov't jobs required test
- Started cleaning up government
Presidents:
---Status Quo Presidents
- Ulysses S. Grant-Republican: spoil system, scandals, did nothing to stop that
- Rutherford B. Hayes- Republican:
- James Garfield- Republican: Killed because spoil system
- Chester Arthur-Reform- Republican
- Benjamin Harrison- Reform- Republican
- Grover Cleveland
- William McKinley- Assassinated
Wednesday-
TEST FRIDAY***
Ch. 8.1:
-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?
- Skyscrapers- Flatiron Building-1902
- Electric streetcars
- Subways-1904
- Cash Register-1879
- Automatic dishwasher-1889
- Airplane-1903
- Kodak Camera- 1888
- Automobile-late-1800s
- Light Bulb- 1879
- Telephone- 1876
- Typewriter-1867
- Radio-1895
- Toilet paper- 1857
Ch. 8.2:
-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
- Before mid 1800s- education was for wealthy
- Most states had public schools by 1865
- Many school aged children still received no formal education- worked in factories instead
- Between 1865-1895- States passed laws requiring 12-16 weeks annually of school
- Classes focused on the "3 R's"- Reading, "riting". &" rithmetic"
- Memorization and recitation was very common
What the "the lecture" become a common strategy for teachers?
- Easy way to learn
Religion in schools-
- Public schools had mandatory readings from the Protestant Bible
- Catholic communities set up parochial schools to give their kids a Catholic Education
Higher Education-
- From 1880-1920- College enrollment quadrupled
- High School diploma and entrance exams were used in admittance purposes
-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Ch. 8.3:
-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?
-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Ch. 8.4:
Segregation:
- Literacy test
- Poll tax
- Grandfather Clause (1-1-1867)
-Grandpa could vote prior to that date, you could vote - Jim Crow laws
- Plessy v Ferguson-1896
-"Separate but Equal"
-Separate and unequal in reality - Lynching and violence
-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
- Amusement Parks-1903
- Vaudeville Shows
- Circuses
- Minstrel Shows
- Parks-Central Park in NYC-1857
- Basketball
-Dr. James Naismith
-First public game was in 1892
Baseball-
- Invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839
- Major League baseball became big in the late 1800's
Football-
- Late 1800's college football became popular
- NFL would not start until the 1920's
Other Popular Sports:
- Tennis
- Golf
- Boxing
- Biking-1885
John McDermott- Golfer
- Picture of John in 1911
- FIrst US golfer to win US open
- Still is the youngest to have won- 19 in 1911
Paddy Ryan- Boxing
- Bare-knuckle Champion
"Gentleman Jim Corbett"- 1892-1897- Heavyweight champ
Jack Johnson- Heavyweight Champion-1908-1915
Music and Dancing-
- Ragtime
- Cakewalk
- Tap Dancing
- Movies- The Great Train Robbery-1903
World Fair's
- Focused on showcasing the latest and greatest inventions and technology
- 1853- New York, 1876-Philadelphia, 1893- Chicago(Ferris wheel), 1901- Buffalo (McKinley killed), 1904- St. Louis, 1915-San Francisco
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era, why it started and it goals.
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
Thursday-
Friday-
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