1. Period 6 (1865 – 1898) [Days 3 – 5]

2. Warm-Up: Industrial Revolution (Part 1)
If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #23
While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

3. Out with the Old and in with the New: Modernizing Business Strategies
"Classical liberalism" is the term used to designate the ideology advocating private property, an unhampered market economy, the rule of law, constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion and of the press, and international peace based on free trade
Does classical liberalism lead to more or less competition? Who does competition help/hurt?
Why did new industrialists move away from classical liberalism?
What strategies did they use to expand their wealth?

4. Partner Work Document # Summary of Major Points Document 1
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5. Individual Work

6. Warm-Up: Partner Review—People’s History Chapter 11: “Robber Barons and Rebels”
What previous knowledge was confirmed in the text?
What new knowledge was put forth in the text?
What surprised you about the text?
What confused you about the text?

7. An Introduction to Labor Unions
In the simplest terms, what is a labor union?
What purpose are they meant to serve? Why do they emerge in the late 19th century?
How do they function?
Why are they controversial?
What is the state of labor unions today? In America? In North Carolina?

8. “Search and Find”—Use the textbook or own technology to fill out the chart below
Questions
Knight of Labor
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Who was eligible to join?
What were the goals of the labor union?
What were the labor union’s methods of achieving its goals?
What was the public’s perception of the labor union?
** How does your completed chart help to account for the greater success of the American Federation of Labor than the Knights of Labor? **

9. 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: The Homestead Strike
As the United States raced toward the 20th century, industrial and technological changes brought the transformation of the American workforce. During this period, the number of factory workers nearly tripled and new industries were powered workers who endured long hours and often low wages. An enterprising industrialist named Andrew Carnegie had capitalized on growing need for steel by opening a series of several massive new mills in the area near Pittsburgh. The most active of these high production factories was the Homestead Mill, a bustling factory and cornerstone of his empire. Trouble ensued at Homestead, however…

10. Warm-Up: Partner Review—Traveling Through the New South
What previous knowledge was confirmed in the text?
What new knowledge was put forth in the text?
What surprised you about the text?
What confused you about the text?

11. Judging Wealth
Is wealth justified? Moral?

12. Defining Philosophies of Wealth
What is Social Darwinism?
Do you agree or disagree with it?
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
What is the Social Gospel?

13. Partner Work
Read your assigned excerpt about a particular philosophy of wealth
Answer the questions that follow the excerpt on a separate piece of paper
Be prepared to discuss your assigned philosophy of wealth

14. Group Work In your assigned group…
Each person will give a description of their assigned philosophy of wealth
Decide “which philosophy had the best approach for the accumulation of wealth and the existence of the poor in society at the end of the 19th century?”

15. Class Discussion
Which philosophy had the best approach for the accumulation of wealth and the existence of the poor in society at the end of the 19th century?