Gallery Walk

Social Progress 19th Century

Essential Question

• Were the social reforms of the 19th Century successful?

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1. Political Machines• Political

machines helped Irish immigrants gain jobs, but they were also a source of corruption.

• William “Boss” Tweed was convicted of stealing more than $40 million from the New York State senate

2. Industry

• Industry gave more jobs for more people but at the cost of hard work and low wages

• Progressives passed child labor laws to give children the opportunity to go to school

3. Conservation

• John Muir devoted his life to saving the environment

• He campaigned to pass the National Park Bill in 1899, establishing both Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks.

4. Nativism

• Nativists tried to block immigration by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and joining the American Protective Association to restrict immigration

5. The Jungle• The alarming

workplace conditions described in Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906).

• The FDA regulates health and safety standards for food produced in the U.S.

6. Prohibition

• Progressive reformers tried to ban the sale of alcohol in the United States by passing the 18th Amendment, but gangs sold it on the black market.

• Prohibition ended when Congress passed the 21st Amendment in 1933.

7. Social Gospel

• The Social Gospel led reformers like Jane Addams to create hull houses to provide housing for low-income neighborhoods.

Reflect

• Were the social reforms of the 19th Century successful?

• Format: – Write 1 paragraph – Topic Sentence – 3 Concrete Details– 3 Commentary Sentences– Conclusion Sentence