U.S. History Lesson Steps 3/9/15a

Complete USA Test Prep. Warm-up & Complete Standard 11 Review Quiz

Standard & Elements SSUSH12 -2 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. Elements: a. Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. c. Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest.

Enduring Understandings 1. Millions of immigrants, representing many countries, arrived In the United States in the late 1800s and the early 1900s and impacted urban America. 2. American expansion into the West led to the near destruction of Native American Societies.

Essential Questions 1.Why did the Immigrants come to America? (5 reasons) Page Where did the Immigrants come from in the 1800’s through the 1920’s? 3. What were the three experiences the New Immigrants may have had once they arrived to Ellis Island? 4. What was life like once the New Immigrants left Ellis Island? 5. What caused change in the life of the Plains Indians? (3 reasons) Page How did Government policies and battlefield challenges affect Indian wars? 7. What were the events that led to the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

Class Activities Impacts of Western Expansion & Wounded Knee OC Western Expansion News Flash Review Ticket – out – the – Door