Answer questions about US History. I will have photos of the lesson and directions attached, as well as the questions copied right here.
Here are some video links from the lesson:
You are to answer the following questions in your own words. Please post the questions with your answers in the text box below to submit your work. Remember to use complete sentences, use proper grammar, and don’t forget to proofread and spellcheck your work before submitting it. This may require additional Internet research, so be sure to cite your sources by copying all of the the website addresses (URLs) you used after each question. Unless otherwise noted, all answers must be at least 2-3 sentences and many answers will require more than that. Make sure that you are fully answering each question.
1. Many Midwestern and Western farmers found themselves indebted to the banks, which led to the over-production of cotton and tobacco, and thus to declining prices and the further exhaustion of the soil. Discuss the two efforts, the Granger movement and the Farmer’s Alliance, and how they helped resolve these agricultural problems. (Your response should be at least 200 words)
2. By 1890 a political party, the Populist Party, was emerging as a result of agrarian issues. How did the Populist Party feel the agrarian issues could be resolved?
-How did the country’s finances begin to improve?
3. Discuss the labor problems that faced workers in the second half of the 19th Century.
4. Provide an overview of the actions that were taken to address the working conditions of industrial workers.
5. What ideas and goals surrounded the Progressive Era?
6. Summarize each of President Theodore Roosevelt’s reforms.
Square Deal:
Hepburn Act:
Pure Food Act off 1906:
Department of Commerce and Labor:
Conservation:
7. What were President William Taft’s accomplishments during his presidency?
8. What were President Woodrow Wilson’s accomplishments during his presidency?
Underwood Tariff:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913:
Federal Trade Commission:
Clayton Antitrust Act:
The Seamen’s Act of 1915:
Federal Workingman’s Compensation Act in 1916:
Adamson Act:
9. List at least five facts that you have learned about immigration during the early 20th Century. You may obtain these facts from this lesson or the Internet. You may also choose to watch a video about Ellis Island or Angel Island from the Internet. If you use the Internet, include the URL (web address) for each source that you consult.
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