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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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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
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly Disagree
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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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Which statememt best expresses the central idea of this section?

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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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What was a defining feature of post-Civil War life in America?

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One weapon that caused the downfall and eventual jailing of New York City's infamous Boss Tweed was

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That's all due for Thursday, 2/17. Any questions?

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That's all due for Friday, 2/18. Any questions?

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The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

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That's all due for Tuesday, 2/22. Any questions?

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Question 15
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The sharecropping and tenant farming system that emerged in the post-Civil War South

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In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

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That's all due for Wednesday, 2/23. Any questions?

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Question 18
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Railroad workers went on strike in 1877 because

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One of the main reasons that the Chinese migrated to the United States was to

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Question 20
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In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress

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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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Question 22
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Which statement is best supported by the data in Table 1b?

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Question 23
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The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers ended in

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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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Chapter 23 complete! Any questions?

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The phrase "lifeblood of both parties" in the 5th paragraph mainly serves to

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As used in line 2, "blind to" most nearly means