Monday-
Started presentations
Outline due tomorrow
Tuesday-
Worked on presentations
Present Thursday
Wednesday- Started our presentation
Thursday-
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?
-Describe a cowboy's life.
Ch. 5.2:
-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?
-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).
-How did the government try to regulate business?
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
Friday-
5-1 presentation went
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