1. The Age of Democracy & Progress (1815 – 1914)
The information in this presentation can be found in the course textbook: (Chapter 26, Pages 744 – 769) Use the information in this presentation to write Cornell notes in your ISN If it is in black font on a slide, write it in your notes Raise your hand to ask a question if you have one or need clarification If I am going too fast, please let me know in a polite manner of speaking You’ve a 14-question ‘exit slip’ to finish before leaving today = Do not waste time

2. Main Idea: Democratic Reform and Activism (Pgs. 747 – 750)
Issue: Pressured by the common people, Britain experiences major democratic reform...
Inquiry: What political reforms expanded democracy for men in Britain?
Details:
- Reform Bill of 1832 allows wealthy middle-class men to vote
- Expansion of suffrage (voting) in 1867 to working-class men
- Expansion of suffrage in 1884 to rural (farming) men
- Secret balloting makes voters feel less pressured
- Members of Parliament receive pay; they don’t have to be wealthy landowners or aristocrats
Inquiry : Why did the woman suffrage movement in Great Britain become more militant?
Woman suffrage becomes militant because peaceful protests accomplish nothing
Read about E. Pankhurst on pg. 749 (primary source)

3. Main Idea: Self-Rule for British Colonies (Pgs. 751 – 757)
Issue: Britain allowed self-rule in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, but delayed it in Ireland...
Inquiry: What cultural conflict caused problems for Canada?
Details:
- Conflict between French-speakers (eastern Can.) and English-speakers (central & western Can.)
- Conflict between predominantly-Catholic French and predominantly-Protestant English
Inquiry: How did Australia’s early colonial history differ from other British colonies?
- Australia was where Britain sent prisoners and undesirables, not colonists or settlers
Inquiry: Why did Britain pass a “Home Rule” bill only for southern Ireland?
- Britain was concerned about protecting Protestant Christians in the north of Ireland from the Catholic Christians in the south of Ireland

4. Main Idea: War and Expansion in the United States (Pgs. 758 – 761)
Issue: The US expanded across North America, and fought a Civil War... Inquiry: How did the US gain territory in the 1800s? Details: - Louisiana Purchase (from France) - Florida Cession (from Spain) - Texas Annexation - Treaties with Britain (ex: Oregon Territory) - Mexican Cession - Gadsden Purchase Inquiry: Why was slavery such a divisive issue in the US? The South’s economy depended on slave labor; many Northerners considered slavery wrong and immoral

5. Main Idea: 19th Century Progress (Pgs. 762 – 767)
Issue: Advancements in science and tech transformed everyday life and entertainment... Inquiry: What was Darwin’s principle of natural selection? Details: - The members of a particular species that are best adapted to their environment survive Inquiry: What prompted the growth of the social sciences? - Scientific advances and discoveries motivated academics to study social sciences (ex: sociology & history) in an empirical way (by using the scientific method) Inquiry: What were some of the effects of increased leisure time? - More time-off led to the rise of popular (pop) culture by creating demand for mass entertainment activities

6. Assessment
With a partner, answer each of these 14 questions on a sheet of filler paper: Questions 1 and 2 from the pie charts inset on pg. 748 Questions 1 and 2 from the map inset on pg. 753 Questions 1, 2, and 3 from the pie chart inset on pg. 754 Questions 1 and 2 from the map inset on pg. 759 Questions 1 and 2 from the map inset on pg. 760 Question 2 from “Edison’s Inventions” on pg. 763 Questions 1 and 2 from the three-column chart inset on pg. 767 (!) This is your “exit slip” today – Get it done (!)

7. Sources
World History: Patterns of Interaction. Orlando: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2012