Lesson #16 - Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century

Open Ended

What social problem or problems does this photograph show? Describe each problem you see in two sentences or more. Use vivid and shocking language that might stir someone into action. For example, Destitute and alone, these young boys sleep wherever they can in the rotten-smelling alleys of the city.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true? (Select all that apply)

• The term “muckracker” was coined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

• Jacob Riis was both a photographer and a journalist. 2

• A “muckracker” worked in the dirty rivers of New York City.

• Jacob Riis was an immigrant who helped shed light on the plight of the urban poor.

Multiple Choice

Using the bar graph on the slide, answer the following question(s).

Which of the following Regions experienced the largest population growth from 1800-1900?

• Northeast

• Midwest

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Using the bar graph on the slide, answer the following question(s).

Which of the following Regions experienced the largest population decline from 1800-1900?

• Northeast

• Midwest

• South

• West

Open Ended

Describe the trend (change over time) shown in the line graph. Your answer should be in a complete sentence.

Open Ended

Explain the trend (change over time) shown in the line graph. Your answer should be in complete sentence(s).

Open Ended

What happened to American industry in the years after the Civil War? Your answer should be in complete sentence(s).

Open Ended

How had the U.S. population become more diverse by the early 1900s?

Multiple Select

Which of the following changes occurred in the United States between 1800 and 1900?

• Western expansion stopped and the frontier was "closed".

• U.S. population shifted to the cities.

• Most Americans moved out of cities & settled in the suburbs.

• The development of factories increased production.

• Most immigrants settled in rural areas.

Open Ended

Infrastructure refers to facilities & equipment needed for a community to function. Provide at least 4 examples of infrastructure.

Match

Match the Key Terms from Section #2 with the definition:

• Book written by Upton Sinclair that described the terrible conditions of working in a meat packing plant.

• Facilities & equipment that is needed for a community to function.

• Rules to make sure a product is of good quality.

The Jungle

Infrastructure

Regulations

• The Jungle

• Infrastructure

• Regulations

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about urban life at the turn of the century? (Select all that apply)

• Most roads and sidewalks were not made out of wood because it was a fire hazard.

• Many people lived together in cramped tenements.

• Cities often had poor sanitation.

• The food industry was well-regulated.

Multiple Select

Which of the following states had large cattle industries? Select 2!

• FL (Florida)

• CA (California)

• IL (Illinois)

• TX (Texas)

Multiple Select

Which of the following states had large coal mining industries?

• OH (Ohio)

• CA (California)

• IL (Illinois)

• FL (Florida)

Dropdown

Industrialization had an impact on the environment. The cattle and sheep brought by settlers ​

Select answer

in the same areas over and over, leading to ​

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. ​

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, like mining and oil drilling, also harmed the environment, and the government did not ​

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them. In cities, ​

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posed a serious problem, and the air and water were often contaminated.

Match

Match the Key Term from Section #4 to the correct definition:

• Politicians gave government jobs to friends & supporters even if they were not qualified.

• What is the system that replaced the spoils system?

• What legislation established a merit-based system for federal employment?

• What organization is known for its political influence in New York City?

• What term describes organizations that seek to control political parties?

patronage

civil service

Pendleton Act

Tammany Hall

political machines

• patronage

• civil service

• Pendleton Act

• Tammany Hall

• political machines

Categorize

Options (5)

Political machines controlled jobs and business opportunities.

Political machines rigged elections to stay in power.

Politicians gave jobs to their supporters.

Big businesses paid legislators to passed laws that favored them.

Legislatures were bribed to elect certain candidates.

What types of political corruption were common at the turn of the century?

City

Both

National

Multiple Select

Which of these social tensions existed in U.S. cities during this period?

• Much of the South was segregated between White people & Black people.

• People of different social classes resented each other.

• Neighborhoods were generally separated by ethnicity.

• The richest families moved to the suburbs while the middle-class remained in the cities.

Match

Drag the description to the social, political, or environmental problem it describes.

• racism, temperance movement, & loss of traditional family bonds

• air & water pollution, erosion due to extractive industries

• poor working conditions, monopolies, & unsafe products

• big business influenced state & local governments

• overcrowded housing & inadequate infrastructure

Social Tensions

Environmental Damage

Industrialization

Political Corruption

Urbanization

• Social Tensions

• Environmental Damage

• Industrialization

• Political Corruption

• Urbanization

Match

Drag each term to its correct definition

• an 1883 federal law that limited patronage by creating a civil service commission to administer exams for certain nonmilitary government jobs

• businesses that take mineral resources from the earth

• a reform movement calling for moderation in drinking alcohol

• Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel about unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants

• a political machine in New York City

Pendleton Act

extractive industries

temperance movement

The Jungle

Tammany Hall

• Pendleton Act

• extractive industries

• temperance movement

• The Jungle

• Tammany Hall