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Advanced Placement US History WEEKLY CALENDAR & ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEWWeek 23Key Concept 6.1: Technological advances, large-scale production methods, and the opening of new markets encouraged the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States.ILarge-scale industrial production — accompanied by massive technological change, expanding international communication networks, & pro-growth government policies — generated rapid economic development & business consolidation.IIA variety of perspectives on the economy & labor developed during a time of financial panics & downturns.Key Concept 6.2: The migrations that accompanied industrialization transformed both urban and rural areas of the United States and caused dramatic social and cultural change.IInternational & internal migration increased urban populations & fostered the growth of a new urban culture.Day:Monday, February 3BIG BUSINESS AND ORGANIZED LABOR: THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION & RAILROADSReview & Discuss Period 5 Exam SAQsPowerPoint – Entrepreneurs of the Gilded Age (start)Homework: Text: pp. 761-776PD – Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives”Day:Tuesday, February 4 Wednesday, February 5BIG BUSINESS AND ORGANIZED LABOR: ENTREPRENEURS & THE WORKING CLASSPowerPoint – Entrepreneurs of the Gilded Age (finish)PD – Russell H. Conwell, “Acres of Diamonds”Jacob Riis Video & PhotographsHomework: Text: pp.776-789 with Unions & Strikes ChartDay:Thursday, February 6BIG BUSINESS AND ORGANIZED LABOR: THE WORKING CLASSChapter 18 Reading Quiz HTS Activity – CCOT – Business & the Role of Government, 1790-1900Homework: Text: pp. 820-832PD – The Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 & “Should the Chinese be Excluded?”, 1893Day:Friday, February 7THE EMERGENCE OF URBAN AMERICA: MOVE TO TOWN & NEW IMMIGRATIONIn Class:PD Discussion – Meaning & Impact of Chinese Exclusion Act Videos – History of Chinese Immigration & Tacoma Chinese ExpulsionHTS – Periodization “Asian Immigration in the Gilded Age”Homework: Text: pp. 832-847WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS – TRY TO READ AHEAD! ................
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