Era 6; Standard 1:
The Growth of an Industrial and Urban America: Explaian the causes and consequences (positive and negative) of the Industrial Revolution and America's growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930.
-Benchmark 1: Factors in the American Industrial Revolution- Analyze the factors that enabled the United States to become a major industrial power including:
-Gains from trade
-Organizational revolution (development of corporations and labor organizations)
-Advantages of physical geography
-Increase in the supply of labor through immigration and migration
-Economic policies of government and industrial leaders (including Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller)
-Technological advances
-Benchmark 2: Labor's Response to Industrial Growth- Evaluate the different responses of labor to industrial
change including:
-Development of organized labor including the Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the United Mine
Workers
-Southren and western farmers' reactions, including the growth of Populism and the populist movement (Farmers
Alliance, Grange, Platform of the Populist Party, Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech)
-Benchmark 3: Urbanization- Analyze the changing urban and rural landscape by examining:
-The location and expansion of major urban centers
-The growth of cities linked by industry and trade
-The development of cities divided by race, ethnicity, and class
-Resulting tensions among and within groups
-Different perspectives about immigrant experiences in the urban setting
-Benchmark 4: Population Changes- Use census data from 1790-1940 to describe changes in the composition,
distribution, and density of the American population and analyze their causes, including immigration, the
Great Migration, and urbanization.
-Benchmark 5: A Case Study of American Industrialism- Using the automobile industry as a case study,
analyze the causes and consequences of this major industrial transformation by explaining:
-The impact of resource availability
-Entrepeneurial decision making by Henry Ford and others
-Domestic and international migrations
-The development of an industrial work force
-The impact on Michigan
-The impact on American society
-Benchmark 1: Factors in the American Industrial Revolution- Analyze the factors that enabled the United States to become a major industrial power including:
-Gains from trade
-Organizational revolution (development of corporations and labor organizations)
-Advantages of physical geography
-Increase in the supply of labor through immigration and migration
-Economic policies of government and industrial leaders (including Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller)
-Technological advances
-Benchmark 2: Labor's Response to Industrial Growth- Evaluate the different responses of labor to industrial
change including:
-Development of organized labor including the Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the United Mine
Workers
-Southren and western farmers' reactions, including the growth of Populism and the populist movement (Farmers
Alliance, Grange, Platform of the Populist Party, Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech)
-Benchmark 3: Urbanization- Analyze the changing urban and rural landscape by examining:
-The location and expansion of major urban centers
-The growth of cities linked by industry and trade
-The development of cities divided by race, ethnicity, and class
-Resulting tensions among and within groups
-Different perspectives about immigrant experiences in the urban setting
-Benchmark 4: Population Changes- Use census data from 1790-1940 to describe changes in the composition,
distribution, and density of the American population and analyze their causes, including immigration, the
Great Migration, and urbanization.
-Benchmark 5: A Case Study of American Industrialism- Using the automobile industry as a case study,
analyze the causes and consequences of this major industrial transformation by explaining:
-The impact of resource availability
-Entrepeneurial decision making by Henry Ford and others
-Domestic and international migrations
-The development of an industrial work force
-The impact on Michigan
-The impact on American society
Era 6; Standard 2:
Becoming a World Power: Describe and analyze the major changes (positive and negative) in the role the United Staes played in world affairs after the Civil War, and explain the causes and consequences of this changing role.
-Benchmark 1: Growth of U.S. Global Power- Locate on a map the territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines,
Hawaii, Panama Canal Zone) acquired by the US during its emergence as an imperial power between 1890 and 1914
and analyze the role the Spanish American War, the Philippine Revolution, the Panama Canal, the Open Door Policy,
and the Roosevelt Corollary played in expanding America's global influence and redefining its foreign policy.
-Benchmark 2: World War 1- Explain the causes of World War 1, the reasons for American neutrality and eventual
entry into the war, and America's role in shaping the course of the war.
-Benchmark 3: Domestic impact of World War 1- Analyze the domestic impact of World War 1 on the growth of
the government (e.g., WarIndustries Board), the expansion of the economy, the restrictions on civil liberties (e.g., the
Sedition Act, Red Scare, Palmer Raids), and the expansion of women's suffrage.
-Benchmark 4: Wilson and his Opponents- Explain how Wilson's "Fourteen Points" differed from proposals by
others, including French and British leaders and domestic opponents, in the debate over the Versailles Treaty, United
States participation in the League of Nations, the redrawing of European political boundaries, and the resulting
geopolitical tensions that continued to effect Europe.
-Benchmark 1: Growth of U.S. Global Power- Locate on a map the territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines,
Hawaii, Panama Canal Zone) acquired by the US during its emergence as an imperial power between 1890 and 1914
and analyze the role the Spanish American War, the Philippine Revolution, the Panama Canal, the Open Door Policy,
and the Roosevelt Corollary played in expanding America's global influence and redefining its foreign policy.
-Benchmark 2: World War 1- Explain the causes of World War 1, the reasons for American neutrality and eventual
entry into the war, and America's role in shaping the course of the war.
-Benchmark 3: Domestic impact of World War 1- Analyze the domestic impact of World War 1 on the growth of
the government (e.g., WarIndustries Board), the expansion of the economy, the restrictions on civil liberties (e.g., the
Sedition Act, Red Scare, Palmer Raids), and the expansion of women's suffrage.
-Benchmark 4: Wilson and his Opponents- Explain how Wilson's "Fourteen Points" differed from proposals by
others, including French and British leaders and domestic opponents, in the debate over the Versailles Treaty, United
States participation in the League of Nations, the redrawing of European political boundaries, and the resulting
geopolitical tensions that continued to effect Europe.
Era 6; Standard 3:
Progressivism and Reform: Select and evaluate major public and social issues emerging from the changes in industrial, urban, and global America during this period; analyze the solutions or resolutions developed by Americans, and their consequences (positive/negative-anticipated/unanticipated) including, but not limited to the following:
-Benchmark 1: Social Issues- Describ e at least three significant problems or issues created by America's industrial
and urban transformation between 1895 and 1930 (e.g., urban and rural poverty and blight, child labor, immigration,
political corruption, public health, poor working conditions, and monopolies).
-Benchmark 2: Causes and Consequences of Progressive Reform- Analyze the causes, consequences, and
limitations of Progressive reform in the following areas:
-Major changes in the Constitution, including 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments
-New regulatory legislation (e.g., Pure Food and Drug Act, Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Acts)
-The Supreme Court's role in supporting or slowing reform
-Role of reform organizations, movements and individuals in promoting change (e.g., Women's Christian
Temperance Union, settlement house movement, conservation movement, and the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, Eugene Debs, W.E.B. DuBois, Upton Sinclair,
Ida Tarbell)
-Efforts to expand and restrict the practices of democracy as reflected in post-Civil War struggles of African
Americans and immigrants
-Benchmark 3: Women's Suffrage- Analyze the successes and failures to expand women's rights, including the
work of important leaders (e.g., Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton) and the eventual ratification of the 19th
Amendment.
-Benchmark 1: Social Issues- Describ e at least three significant problems or issues created by America's industrial
and urban transformation between 1895 and 1930 (e.g., urban and rural poverty and blight, child labor, immigration,
political corruption, public health, poor working conditions, and monopolies).
-Benchmark 2: Causes and Consequences of Progressive Reform- Analyze the causes, consequences, and
limitations of Progressive reform in the following areas:
-Major changes in the Constitution, including 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments
-New regulatory legislation (e.g., Pure Food and Drug Act, Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Acts)
-The Supreme Court's role in supporting or slowing reform
-Role of reform organizations, movements and individuals in promoting change (e.g., Women's Christian
Temperance Union, settlement house movement, conservation movement, and the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, Jane Addams, Carrie Chapman Catt, Eugene Debs, W.E.B. DuBois, Upton Sinclair,
Ida Tarbell)
-Efforts to expand and restrict the practices of democracy as reflected in post-Civil War struggles of African
Americans and immigrants
-Benchmark 3: Women's Suffrage- Analyze the successes and failures to expand women's rights, including the
work of important leaders (e.g., Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton) and the eventual ratification of the 19th
Amendment.