Warm Up: :
Warm Up: Think about one group in America that is being persecuted, exploited, or treated unfairly. In one paragraph, answer the following prompts:
Describe this group (who are they, what do they do)
Why is this group being taken advantage of?
What are groups doing to help these people?
What can you do to help these people?
What was the Progressive Movement? :
What was the Progressive Movement? Early 1900s
A label for a variety of economic, political, social, and moral reforms
Targeted such issues as temperance, child labor, management of natural resources, immigration, monopolies, corruption, public safety, and health hazards
Find the amendment :
Find the amendment Scavenger Hunt!
With your partner, find the amendment in your textbook that addressed each of the following issues:
Temperance
Election of officials
Taxing income
Suffrage for women
What did they accomplish? :
What did they accomplish? Locally Expand high schools
Improve local structures
Replace corrupt political machines
Minimum wage laws for workers
Accident insurance
Restricted child labor Nationally Established federal regulation of food, drugs, and RXR industries
Limited monopolies
Federal control over banks
Improved working conditions
Roosevelt: The Progressive Man :
Roosevelt: The Progressive Man Watch the following video, and write down 5 things that Roosevelt accomplished that reflects the Progressive Movement values
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlOLyMwnjU
Closing Question :
Closing Question Write down and be ready to share one question you have about the Progressive Era.