Unit 2: The Progressive Era

Unit 2 Guide

Critical Vocabulary: Social Gospel Movement, Progressive Movement, Settlement House, Temperance Movement, Secret Ballot, Direct Primary, Recall, Initiative, Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow Laws, Poll Tax, Grandfather Clause, Literacy Test, Lynching, Atlanta Compromise, Niagara Movement, NAACP, Square Deal, Trustbusting, Coal Strike of 1902, The Jungle, Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food & Drug Act, Antiquities Act, Gunboat Diplomacy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Election of 1912, Bull Moose Party, New Nationalism, New Freedom, Socialist Party, Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Trade Commission, Underwood Act, 16th Amendment, Federal Reserve System, 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, Moral Diplomacy, Mexican Revolution

Lesson 1: Progressive Reforms

I can describe the reform movements that emerged during the Progressive Era, and I can analyze the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • This means I can explain the origins of progressivism, and I can discuss the reform movements that emerged during the era.
  • It also means that I can describe the social inequality that existed in the era, and I can compare & contrast the strategies that emerged to combat it.
Class Materials:
  • Progressive Reforms Activity
  • African Americans Activity
  • Washington v. DuBois Activity
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Lesson 2: The Roosevelt Administration

I can summarize the major policy goals of the Roosevelt Administration, and I can evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • This means I can explain Roosevelt’s Square Deal, and I can evaluate the degree to which it addressed the problems of the era.
  • It also means I can summarize Roosevelt’s foreign policy goals, and I can predict their impact on future relations.
Class Materials: 
  • Theodore Roosevelt Activity​
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Lesson 3: Taft & The Election of 1912

I can compare & contrast the candidates in the Election of 1912, and I can analyze the degree to which it shaped American politics.
  • This means I can identify the candidates in the Election of 1912, and I can compare & contrast their policy goals.
  • This also means I can assign each candidate a place on the political spectrum, and I can predict their impact on future elections.
Class Materials: 
  • The Election of 1912 Activity
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Lesson 4: The Wilson Administration

I can summarize the major policy goals of the Wilson Administration, and I can evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • This means I can explain Wilson’s domestic policies, and I can evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • It also means that I can summarize Wilson’s foreign policy goals, and I can predict their impact on future relations.
Class Materials:
  • Woodrow Wilson Activity
  • Alice Paul Activity
Additional Resources:

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