Politics and Early Reform in Industrial Cities of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
Gilded Age Sparks the
Progressive Era
Ch. 19 HW (Due Tuesday 1/23) Read assigned sections of Ch. 19 (pp. 604 – 618)
Watch Assigned Video Clip (#1, #2 or #3)
Including details from both text and video,
answer assigned question (#1, #2 or #3)
HW will be assessed on focus, evidence and analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyUV6A8fQ04 :24 - :37
Ch. 19 HW #1Boss Tweed: Symbol of
Gilded Age Urban Political Corruption
How did urban political
machines operate and what
were their pros & cons?
Ch. 19 HW #2: Jacob Riis & How the Other Half Lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyUV6A8fQ04 1:21 - 1:31
Why was Jacob Riis an effective reformer and what
impacts did he have?
Ch. 19 HW #3: The Triangle Shirtwaist
Company Fire and Reform Efforts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urgO53m-qSE 1:07 – 1:35
What role did the Triangle Fire tragedy and the
resulting press coverage have on urban reform?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spgdy3HkcSs&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q4zPR4G7M
For a detailed, thought
provoking and fun
review of many major
people, events and
concepts discussed in
Chapters 19 & 20,
watch John Green and
his Crash Course US
History episodes on
Gilded Age Politics and
the Progressive Era