1. Read the Article on the Progressive Era Take some notes! H:\11th Grade\Unit 5 Late 1800- Early 1900\Progressives\Progressive Era Digital History.mht

2. The Gilded Age and Progressive Reform Sec 1: The Gilded Age and Progressive Reform Reform in the Gilded Age Main Idea: Many Americans sought to fight corruption by ending the spoils system and controlling big business. Progressives and Political Reform Main Idea: Political reformers called Progressives worked to give more power to voters and expose social problems. The Muckrackers Main Idea: By exposing corruption and other problems, journalists won public support for Progressive reform. Click on the link below to learn more about Muckrackers, take some notes or write some reactions: H:\11th Grade\Unit 5 Late 1800- Early 1900\Progressives\Muckrakers [ushistory_org].mht http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/Davis/photography/images/hinephotos/slid eshow2.html

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6. The Progressive Presidents Sec 2: The Progressive Presidents The First Progressive President Main Idea: Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to support limits on the power of business. He would become known as a strike breaker, a trust buster, and a conservationist The Square Deal Main Idea: Roosevelt’s program of Progressive reform included measures to conserve natural resources and protect consumers. Taft and Wilson Main Idea: Roosevelt’s successors also promoted reforms.

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9. Major Reform Legislation IMAGE LIBRARY Image Library: Major Reform Legislation

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11. The Rights of Women Sec 3: The Rights of Women Women Win the Vote Main Idea: After more than 70 years of effort, American women won the right to vote in all elections. New Opportunities for Women Main Idea: During the Progressive Era, women fought for access to jobs and education. The Crusade Against Alcohol Main Idea: Temperance supporters won passage of a constitutional amendment banning alcohol. Prohibition Era would not last long

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13. Struggles for Justice Sec 4: Struggles for Justice African Americans Main Idea: African American leaders took different approaches to the problems of segregation and discrimination. Mexican Americans Main Idea: The growing Mexican American population faced prejudice but found support in close-knit communities. Asian Americans Main Idea: As large numbers of immigrants arrived from Japan, some Americans called for limits on Japanese immigration. Religious Minorities Main Idea: Immigration also led to increased prejudice against Jews and Roman Catholics.

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16. Who got left behind? Minorities-blacks, Mexicans, Native Americans, Immigrants, etc NAACP-created to keep fighting the good fight on behalf of blacks, who were still struggling post Civil War to improve their lives Japanese: Americans resented their success so we limited their immigration quota and blamed them for our problems, hmm, that sounds familiar too… And the working class, it got better but still wasn’t great Women, well they could vote but what about jobs, wages, and education….