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APUSH Chapter 23 - Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age (1869-1896) - SY23

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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 statement 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?

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That's all due for Monday, 2/13. Any questions?

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

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That's all due for Tuesday, 2/14. Any questions?

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

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The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

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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, 2/15. Any questions?

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

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That's all due for Thursday, 2/16. 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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Which statement is best supported by the data in Table 1b?

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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?