PPT-Gilded Age 1877-1900

Gilded Age 18771900 STAAR Questions During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries the US government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by   A placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports. The . Rise. of Big Business. Essential Question. :. Was the rise of industry good for the United States?. . A Brassy, Flamboyant Age. Gilded Age. :. {Reconstruction (1877). --. Progressive Era (1901)}. The . Rise. of Big Business. Essential Question. :. What factors led to the rise of the American Industrial Revolution from 1870 to 1900?. Warm-Up Question:. Examine the image on the next slide & answer the question: . 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Political Machines. The Gilded Age. 1870’s-1900. . Name of a . book written by Mark Twain. and Charles Dudley Warner in . The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. (1873), satirizing what they believed to be an . The Gilded Age. The term “Gilded Age” is coined by Mark Twain in 1873. “Get rich, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must”. Period 6 Overview. Leaders (business and politics). Workers (farmers and union/factory). Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at . www.boundless.com. Available on the Boundless Teaching Platform. Using Boundless Presentations. The Appendix. The appendix is for you to use to add depth and breadth to your lectures. You can simply drag and drop slides from the appendix into the main presentation to make for a richer lecture experience.. “Gilded Age” – 1870-1900. Post-Reconstruction America. Phrase coined by Mark Twain; used to represent America during this time. Also, think of a beautiful, shiny, red apple… that is rotten on the inside. American author . Mark Twain. To “gild” something is to lay a thin layer of gold. over some rougher/cheaper base material. Gilded Age. Refers to the period after the Civil War through 1900. Period of great economic and population growth. TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron. TIME Magazine Format. Date the reflects the time of your Robber Barron. Interesting quote/summary . of . your . cover story. Cover Story of your Robber Barron. Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning. Have you ever used any. of these products?. What company created these . products?. Who was the man behind the creation. of these products? . Apple Inc. . Steve Jobs. CEO. 1976: Started Apple at 21 years old. H-SS 11.2.2 – Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.. H-SS 11.2.4 – Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers.. Through the encouragement of Theodore Roosevelt who, as president, promoted a strenuous life, evidenced through rugged American sport and physical activity, the role of games and play in American society became of paramount importance.. It was the primary sporting vehicle for upper-class elite colleges such as ________, _________, __________, and ___________.. _____ occurring during games plagued the sport. . By the end of the decade football's place in American sporting life remained tenuous and was _____________ by both ________ and _______..