Unit 4: Progress and Change
Duration of Days: 30
About what progressivism is and how it relates to U.S. History
The definitions of populace, muckrakers, suffrage, prohibition, segregation, boycott, and protest.
Chronology of the movements and reforms associated with the American worker, African Americans, Women, LGBTQ community and various other ethnic and religious groups.
Research and explain how different ethnic/social/environmental groups have changed over the course of the last two centuries.
Identify the legal and social barriers that various ethnic, religious, and racial groups in America faced in a quest for equality.
Create a proposal to present to the leaders of the LGBT movement (or other movements?) outlining your plan to bring full equality to all members of the LGBT community.
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 7 |
| 2 | Progressive Era | 7 |
| 3 | Jim Crow Laws/ Segregation | 4 |
| 4 | Civil Rights Movement | 10 |
| 5 | Rights Revolutions | 2 |