Unit 2: Unit 2: Immigration, Industrialization and Progressivism

Inventions/Innovations & Factory/Working Conditions
Rise of Millionaires/Monopolies & Laissez-Faire/Gilded Age
Push/Pull Factors & Immigration (Ellis/Angel Island/Chinese Exclusion)
Prohibition/Voting Changes/Muckrakers (Direct Election of Senators)
Rise of Labor/Unions/Working Conditions/Jacob Riis & Tenements
Inventions/Innovations & Factory/Working Conditions (Review and Deeper Learning)

Historical Thinking Skills: Analyzing cause and effect, evaluating evidence, interpreting multiple perspectives, and understanding chronology.

Civic Engagement: Understanding the role of citizens in a democracy, analyzing social problems, and evaluating reform movements.

Economic Literacy: Understanding the principles of capitalism, the role of government in the economy, and the impact of economic changes on society.

Geographic Literacy: Understanding the impact of migration and urbanization on the distribution of population and resources.

Historical Analysis and Interpretation:

• Students will be able to analyze primary and secondary sources to understand historical events and perspectives.
  
  
• They will be able to identify cause-and-effect relationships, recognize patterns of change over time, and evaluate historical arguments.
  
  
• Students will learn to differentiate between fact and opinion, and to consider multiple perspectives on historical issues.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:

• Students will be able to evaluate the impact of industrialization, immigration, and reform movements on American society.
• Students will be able to formulate reasoned arguments and to support their claims with evidence.

Civic Engagement:

• Students will develop an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
  
  
• Students will be able to analyze the impact of government policies on individuals and communities.

Information Literacy:

• Students will be able to gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
  
  
• They will be able to use technology effectively to research and present information