Unit 5 - Development of an Industrial, Urban, and Global United States
U6 USHG ERA 6 – The Development of an Industrial, Urban, and Global United States (1870-1930) Grade 8 begins to address trends and patterns in the last half of the 19th century, through 1898.
U6.1 America in the Last Half of the 19th Century – Analyze the major changes in communication, transportation, demography, and urban centers, including the location and growth of cities linked by industry and trade, in last half of the 19th century. The purpose of this section is to introduce some of the major changes in American society and the economy in the last part of the 19th Century. This era will be addressed in-depth and with greater intellectual sophistication in the high school United History and Geography content expectations.
8 – U6.1.1 America at Century’s End –Compare and contrast the United States in 1800 with the United States in 1898 focusing on similarities and differences in
U6.2 Investigation Topics and Issue Analysis (P2) – Use the historical perspective to investigate a significant historical topic from United States History Eras 3-6 that also has significance as an issue or topic in the United States today.
8 – U6.2.1 United States History Investigation Topic and Issue Analysis, Past and Present – Use historical perspectives to analyze issues in the United States from the past and the present; conduct research on a historical issue or topic, identify a connection to a contemporary issue, and present findings (e.g., oral, visual, video, or electronic presentation, persuasive essay, or research paper); include causes and consequences of the historical action and predict possible consequences of the contemporary action.
Examples of Investigation Topics and Questions (and examples from United States History)
Balance of Power
How has the nation addressed tensions between state and federal governmental power? (e.g., Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, states’ rights issues, secession, others)
Liberty vs. Security
How has the nation balanced liberty interests with security interests? (e.g., Alien and Sedition Acts, suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War)
The Government and Social Change
How have governmental policies, the actions of reformers, and economic and demographic changes affected social change? (e.g., abolitionist movement, women’s movement, Reconstruction policies)
Movement of People
How has the nation addressed the movement of people into and within the United States? (e.g., American Indians, immigrants)
U6.1 America in the Last Half of the 19th Century – Analyze the major changes in communication, transportation, demography, and urban centers, including the location and growth of cities linked by industry and trade, in last half of the 19th century. The purpose of this section is to introduce some of the major changes in American society and the economy in the last part of the 19th Century. This era will be addressed in-depth and with greater intellectual sophistication in the high school United History and Geography content expectations.
8 – U6.1.1 America at Century’s End –Compare and contrast the United States in 1800 with the United States in 1898 focusing on similarities and differences in
- territory, including the size of the United States and land use
- population, including immigration, reactions to immigrants, and the changing demographic structure of rural and urban America (E3.2)
- systems of transportation (canals and railroads, including the Transcontinental Railroad), and their impact on the economy and society (E1.4, 3.2)
- governmental policies promoting economic development (e.g., tariffs, banking, land grants and mineral rights, the Homestead Act) (E.2.2)
- economic change, including industrialization, increased global competition, and their impact on conditions of farmers and industrial workers (E1.4, 2.1, 3.2)
- the treatment of African Americans, including the rise of segregation in the South as endorsed by the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, and the response of African Americans• the policies toward American Indians, including removal, reservations, the Dawes Act of 1887, and the response of American Indians.
U6.2 Investigation Topics and Issue Analysis (P2) – Use the historical perspective to investigate a significant historical topic from United States History Eras 3-6 that also has significance as an issue or topic in the United States today.
8 – U6.2.1 United States History Investigation Topic and Issue Analysis, Past and Present – Use historical perspectives to analyze issues in the United States from the past and the present; conduct research on a historical issue or topic, identify a connection to a contemporary issue, and present findings (e.g., oral, visual, video, or electronic presentation, persuasive essay, or research paper); include causes and consequences of the historical action and predict possible consequences of the contemporary action.
Examples of Investigation Topics and Questions (and examples from United States History)
Balance of Power
How has the nation addressed tensions between state and federal governmental power? (e.g., Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, states’ rights issues, secession, others)
Liberty vs. Security
How has the nation balanced liberty interests with security interests? (e.g., Alien and Sedition Acts, suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War)
The Government and Social Change
How have governmental policies, the actions of reformers, and economic and demographic changes affected social change? (e.g., abolitionist movement, women’s movement, Reconstruction policies)
Movement of People
How has the nation addressed the movement of people into and within the United States? (e.g., American Indians, immigrants)
Essential Questions for Unit 5:
What caused the emergence of urban areas; including the changes in politics, transportation and communication?
What are significant historical topics relevant to political, social and economic issues in the United States today?
What are significant historical topics relevant to political, social and economic issues in the United States today?