APUSH Chapter 23 - Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age (1869-1896)
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Warm Up: In your own words, what is the American Dream?
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Warm Up: What does the American Dream mean to you?
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Review the key terms and big ideas here. What do you already know about from the upcoming unit?
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How does this image of the Chicago loop around 1900 compare to the Chicago loop today?
Welcome to your Chapter 23 reading! As always, the Focus Questions should guide your reading but you are not required to take notes or annotate.
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That's all due for Thursday, 2/17. Any questions?
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That's all due for Tuesday, 2/22. Any questions?
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That's all due for Thursday, 2/24. Any questions?
Also called a "progressive tax," a graduated income tax increases the rate - or % someone is taxes - based on the amount of money they earn. Basically, the more you earn, the more taxes you pay.
In the fall of 2021, Governor Pritzker proposed a graduated income tax in the state of Illinois. The proposal was rejected.
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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.
Be sure to click "Submit" in Formative and Google Classroom by Friday, 2/25.
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Building Knowledge Together: Please prepare for our 4 Corners activity by categorizing each statement.
There are no right answers. The purpose of this activity is to prime your brain to consider major themes in the upcoming unit.
The American Dream is not about having stuff, it’s about having opportunity.
The United States provides equal opportunity for all.
Politics and business should be kept separate.
Children under the age of 14 should be allowed to work if their families rely on them for income.
Citizens should be required to pay more income tax if they make more money.
Strongly Agree
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One weapon that caused the downfall and eventual jailing of New York City's infamous Boss Tweed was
the RICO racketeering act.
federal income tax evasion charges.
New York City's ethics laws.
the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast.
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In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to African Americans.
"separate but equal" facilities were constitutional.
segregation was unconstitutional.
African Americans need not be guaranteed public education.
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Chapter 23 complete! Any questions?
Which statememt best expresses the central idea of this section?
As the United States expanded in territory, wealth, and power, American used its newfound industrial might to expand its influence of other countries.
The Gilded Age is characterized by isolationist sentiment from an emerging industrial country that did not need to rely on the economies of other countries.
The United States at the turn of the 20th century was consumed by the final defeat of the Plains Indians and extinction of the American buffalo.
The United States was able to quickly recover after the Civil War as the North and South were easily able to reintegrate socially, politically, and economically.
What was a defining feature of post-Civil War life in America?
Widespread corruption in business and politics
Major economic and political gains for ex-slaves
Population decline
Religious revivals
The phrase "lifeblood of both parties" in the 5th paragraph mainly serves to
undermine the argument against the rise of big-city political machines in the Gilded Age.
highlight a key difference between the Democratic and the Republican parties.
call for the formation of labor unions and working-class activism to keep big business in check.
suggest that both political parties both gave jobs in exchange for votes, money, and loyalty.
As used in line 2, "blind to" most nearly means
covered for
sensitive to
controlled by
oblivious to
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
a plan to build the transcontinental railroad and admit new western states to the Union.
the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction.
an end to Indian warfare and the creation of the reservation system.
a Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South.
The sharecropping and tenant farming system that emerged in the post-Civil War South
enabled many former slaves to work their way up the economic ladder.
applied the principle of “separate but equal” to the division of land and crops for Black farmers.
kept poor black and white farmers in perpetual debt through the crop-lien system.
was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1896.
Railroad workers went on strike in 1877 because
the railroads tried to hire Chinese workers.
the four largest railroads cut salaries by 10 percent.
they refused to cross the picket lines of cargo loaders.
their hours were cut back by the railroad companies.
One of the main reasons that the Chinese migrated to the United States was to
escape religious persecution.
work in gold mining and railroad building.
create a basis for American cultural relations with China.
establish laundries, restaurants, and other small
businesses.
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
passed a law prohibiting Chinese immigration to America.
forced the Chinese into restricted areas.
sent many Chinese back to their homeland.
sent federal agents to protect the Chinese from attack.
Which statement is best supported by the data in Table 1b?
Under a graduated income tax, someone who makes $5,000,000 pays a higher percentage of their income because they contribute more.
Under a graduated income tax, someone who makes $1,000,000 pays the same amount as someone who makes $100,001 because they are in the same bracket.
Under a graduated income tax, someone who makes $30,000 would pay the same rate of taxes as someone who makes $100,000.
Under a graduated income tax, someone who makes $30,000 would pay the same amount of taxes as someone who makes $1,000,000.
The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers ended in
the breakdown of segregation in areas outside southern cities.
the transformation of Tom Watson into a fervent civil rights leader.
a racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South.
the resurgence of Republican political power in the South.