Good Morning Sleepy Heads! Today: 1.Wrap up Jacob Riis 2.Intro: The Progressives 3.Inquiry: Where the Progressives Helpful Reformers or Judgemental Elitists? Objective: Understand the relationship between religion, wealth, and reform.

HOT ROC: Jacob Riis – Reformer or Racist? In your groups – on the whiteboard answer the following questions – 1.What is the author’s attitude towards the immigrants? Provide words, phrases, and details from the document to support your answer. 2.What do these excerpts tell you about life in the cities during the Industrial Era?

The Progressives Progressives: social and political movement of the early 1900s committed to improving conditions in American life – Mostly middle and upper classes inspired by the muckrakers Especially women! – Heavy Christian influence from earlier Social Gospel Movement – Focus on direct action and passing laws to reform society’s problems

The Progressives Were the Progressives helpful reformists or judgmental elitists? – Reformist: a person devoted to bringing about positive changes in society – Elitist: a person that thinks they are better than others because on their intellect, abilities, morals, or beliefs

Happy Game One Giants Fans! Today: 1.Inquiry: Progressives 2.Large group discussion 3.Writing Time 4.Notes: Temperance EQ: Where the Progressives Helpful Reformers or Judgmental Elitist?

The Progressives Were the Progressives helpful reformists or judgmental elitists? – Reformist: a person devoted to bringing about positive changes in society – Elitist: a person that thinks they are better than others because on their intellect, abilities, morals, or beliefs

The Progressives List ALL your evidence for each side of the argument Decide OVERALL – what each document supports. Helpful ReformistsJudgmental Elitists

Yay Giants and Happy Wednesday! Today: 1.Notes: Temperance to Prohibition 2.Prohibition Inquiry: Why did people feel it necessary to pass the 18 th Amendment? Copy to your drive: Notes for Oct. 22 nd Prohibition Documents Prohibition Graphic Organizer

From Temperance to Prohibition Temperance Movement: a reform movement that called for the moderation of drinking alcohol – Many people (esp. women) blame alcohol for many of societies problems. Unemployment Abuse in the home Violence th Amendment creates Prohibition  a ban on alcohol – Why was it adopted?

18 th Amendment Source: The US Senate passed the 18th Amendment on December 18, It was ratified on January 16, 1919, after 36 states approved it. The 18th Amendment, and the enforcement laws accompanying it, established the Prohibition of alcohol in the United States. Several states already had Prohibition laws before this amendment. It was eventually repealed by the 21st Amendment on December 5, It is the only amendment that has ever been completely repealed.. “Section 1. One year after the ratification (confirmation, passing) of this article (the 18th Amendment) the manufacture, sale, transportation, importation or exportation of intoxicating liquors (alcohol) in the United States and all its territory is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the States shall both have power to enforce this article through appropriate legislation (laws). Guiding Questions: Close Reading: What is this amendment doing? What is your first reaction to this? Contextualize: Do you think this amendment could be passed today? Why or why not? Contextualize: Why do you think some Americans in 1918 might have wanted this amendment?

Warm Up: List two reasons people say the Progressives as ‘helpful reformers’ and two reasons people saw the Progressives as ‘judgmental elitists’. Helpful: Instituted many laws and regulations that helped poor workers, children, immigrants, women and other American citizens get better pay, work shorter hours, have more access to services, have the right to vote and participate in politics. Judgmental Elitists: They saw themselves as fundamentally better than those they sought to help. They believed that, regardless of the truth, that the wealthy elites were better because of their moral and religious beliefs. And that the problems of alcoholism, domestic violence, gambling etc. were problems of poor culture – not simply problems suffered by all groups of people.

Happy Mini-Block Day 1 st Period! Today: 1.Wrap up Prohibition 2.Notes: Women’s Suffrage 3.Seneca Falls – As A Class – What did women want? EQ: Why did people hope to accomplish by banning alcohol? Why did it take so long for women to get the vote (suffrage).

Consequences of Prohibition Prohibition is a complete failure – Alcohol consumption increases – Alcohol-related deaths increase – Huge rise in organized crime 21 st Amendment overturns Prohibition in 1933

Prohibition Debrief 1.What problems did people associate with alcohol at the turn of the century? 2.What evidence/strategies did temperance advocates use to convince people to support Prohibition? 3.Why do you think people at the time found the arguments for Prohibition to be convincing?

Four Corners Evaluate the following statement: “Prohibition had the potential to be a helpful reform for society.” Do you… – Strongly Agree – Somewhat Agree – Strongly Disagree – Somewhat Disagree

History of Women’s Suffrage Suffrage: the right to vote Seneca Falls Convention (1848): beginning of Women’s Rights – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Declaration of Sentiments Suffrage Amendment first proposed in 1878 – 19 th Amendment not passed until 1920 under the Progressives Last three states to Ratify (After voting against it in 1920 ratified in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

What took so long?! Temperance Movement: reform movement that created Prohibition was led by women – Gave women the political power to push for 19 th Amendment Many groups of both men and women opposed women’s suffrage for a very long time. – Why?

Warm Up: “A Nation of Drunkards” h-video/#id= – How do the reasons for Prohibition in the video compare to the reasons given by the documents? – Make one connection (with a quote/evidence) that corroborates the video and the documents. – Make one connection (with a quote/evidence) where the video contradicts (or adds a new idea) the documents..