Warm Ups & Short Answer Responses

1. Warm Ups & Short Answer Responses Unit 2A: Industrialization

2. Name:__________________________ Directions:Score each activity below using the “Social Studies Rubric” and the four point scale. Write your score on the line provided. If you do not have an activity for a day you had an excused absence, write the letter “A” on the line provided, otherwise write a “0”. Then add up your scores. Total Points (TP) _____ Actual Total (AT) _____ (20) Notes: • Total Points (TP) is the sum of your warm up scores. To determine your TP, add up the scores for all of your warm ups/written activities. • Actual Total (AT) is the number of warm ups multiplied by four (a perfect score). To determine your AT, count the number of warm ups you were present for and multiply this number by four (the true actual total – perfect attendance). TOTAL SCORE _____/10

3. Name: Directions:Score each activity below using the “Social Studies Rubric” and the four point scale. Write your score on the line provided. If you do not have an activity for a day you had an excused absence, write the letter “A” on the line provided, otherwise write a “0”. Then add up your scores.

4. Total Points (TP) Actual Total (AT) . Notes: • Total Points (TP) is the sum of your warm up scores. To determine your TP, add up the scores for all of your warm ups/written activities. • Actual Total (AT) is the number of warm ups multiplied by four (a perfect score). To determine your AT, count the number of warm ups you were present for and multiply this number by four (the true actual total – perfect attendance). TOTAL SCORE _____/10

5. SA: Civil War — Winston Churchill Read the quote below. Winston Churchill concluded the chapter in his book on the Civil War with above statement. • Explain what Winston Churchill meant by the quote. • Based on your knowledge of the events leading up to the war and the actual war itself, ASSESS the validity of Churchill’s statement. • Include historical details and examples to support your answer. SCORE_____

6. Coke fields Coke fields Coke fields Coke fields Coke fields purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie Iron ore deposits Iron ore deposits Iron ore deposits Iron ore deposits Iron ore deposits purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Rockefellar Steel mills Steel mills Steel mills Steel mills Steel mills purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie Ships Ships Ships Ships Ships Independent Oil refineries Standard Oil Company purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie Railroads Railroads Railroads Railroads Railroads purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie purchased by Carnegie DRAW: HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL CONSOLIDATION During the growth of “Big Business,” Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller developed new ways to compete and gain higher profits. Carnegie Steel prospered due to Carnegie’s use of vertical consolidation (integration); gaining control of the many different businesses that made up all the phases of steel production. Rockefeller, on the other hand, expanded the Standard Oil Company by employing horizontal consolidation (integration); bringing together many of the independent oil refineries under one company (United States History text, pp. 109-111; America: Pathways, pp. 240-241). • On a clean piece of paper, define either “horizontal consolidation” or “vertical consolidation”, however, you are not allowed to use these specific words in your definition. YOU MUST DRAW YOUR DEFINITION AS A PICTURE! (Note: you may use a word or two in your drawing, but you may not merely copy the examples in the text.) Your drawing will be shared with the class. SCORE_____

7. DRAW: HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL CONSOLIDATION During the growth of “Big Business,” Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller developed new ways to compete and gain higher profits. Carnegie Steel prospered due to Carnegie’s use of vertical consolidation (integration); gaining control of the many different businesses that made up all the phases of steel production. Rockefeller, on the other hand, expanded the Standard Oil Company by employing horizontal consolidation (integration); bringing together many of the independent oil refineries under one company (United States History text, pp. 109-111; America: Pathways, pp. 240-241). • On a clean piece of paper, define either “horizontal consolidation” or “vertical consolidation”, however, you are not allowed to use these specific words in your definition. YOU MUST DRAW YOUR DEFINITION AS A PICTURE! (Note: you may use a word or two in your drawing, but you may not merely copy the examples in the text.) Your drawing will be shared with the class. SCORE_____

8. SA: Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was a techno-logical marvel, which revolutionized the nation and enhanced U.S. industry. • Identify THREE positive aspects of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. • Identify THREE negative aspects of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. • Assess whether the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was good, bad, or a mixed blessing. • Be certain to include relevant details and examples in your response. SCORE_____

9. SA: Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was a techno-logical marvel, which revolutionized the nation and enhanced U.S. industry. • Identify THREE positive aspects of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. • Identify THREE negative aspects of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. • Assess whether the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was good, bad, or a mixed blessing. • Be certain to include relevant details and examples in your response.

10. SA: Sherman Antitrust Act Read the passage below. • Identify how the Sherman Antitrust Act restricted monopolies. • Explain why this legislation was necessary. • Include historical details and examples to support your answer. SCORE_____

11. SA: Industrialization — The Jungle Read the passage below. • Define “piecework” and describe how it worked. • Explain the problem Upton Sinclair addresses in the above excerpt from The Jungle. • Identify what conditions a labor union leader would want to change in the factory described. • Include historical details and examples to support your answer. Do NOT begin with this task! SCORE_____

12. SA: Labor Contract Read the contract. • Identify the type of contract shown above. • Describe the consequences the worker faced for breaking the contract. • Assess whether or not industries should be allowed to use the contract shown above with their employees. Explain. • Explain whether you would sign the contract if you were a member of the workforce at the turn of the 20th century. • Include historical details and examples in your response SCORE_____

13. “Robber Barons” or “Captains of Industry”

14. SA: Social Darwinism Look at the cartoon and read the passage below. • Describe the concept of social Darwinism. • How does John D. Rockefeller support the idea of social Darwinism in the passage above. • Assess the cartoonists point of view. • Be certain to provide historical details and examples in your response. SCORE_____

15. SA: Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry “Business growth after the Civil War owed much to the leadership of men who rose to the top of their industries. Among them were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, [Jay Gould, Gustavus Swift, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan,] and John D. Rockefeller. Admirers called them “captains of industry.” Critics called them “robber barons.” • Identify which industrialist, in your opinion, was the worst “robber baron.” • Identify which industrialist, in your opinion, was the greatest “captain of industry.” • Justify your selection for each, worst robber baron and greatest captain of industry. • Include historical details and examples (i.e., business innovations, use of technology, type of business organizations used, methods and beliefs, treatment of workers, instances of philanthropy, etc.) in your response SCORE_____

16. “Robber Barons” or “Captains of Industry”

17. Jay Gould

18. Gustavus Swift

19. J.P. Morgan

20. Andrew Carnegie

21. John D. Rockefeller

22. Henry Ford

23. Cornelius Vanderbilt

24. SA: Robber Barons vs. Captains of Industry “Business growth after the Civil War owed much to the leadership of men who rose to the top of their industries. Among them were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, [Jay Gould, Gustavus Swift, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan,] and John D. Rockefeller. Admirers called them “captains of industry.” Critics called them “robber barons.” • Identify which industrialist, in your opinion, was the worst “robber baron.” • Identify which industrialist, in your opinion, was the greatest “captain of industry.” • Justify your selection for each, worst robber baron and greatest captain of industry. • Include historical details and examples (i.e., business innovations, use of technology, type of business organizations used, methods and beliefs, treatment of workers, instances of philanthropy, etc.) in your response SCORE_____

25. SA: U.S. Native American Policy After watching the video, A Place at the Table, use your knowledge of U.S. policy towards the Native Americans to respond to the tasks below. • Define “assimilation”. • Describe the purpose of this policy. • Identify the factors that contributed to the U.S. government’s policy of forcibly removing Native Americans from their ancestral lands. • Explain which story from the video, or from Native American history, you found to be the most interesting. • Include historical examples and details to support your response. SCORE_____

26. SA: The Buffalo Read the passage below. • Describe the result of the process depicted [shown] in this quotation. • Identify other policies that caused changes in the life of the Plains Indians. • Explain how your view of U.S. policy toward Native Americans and/or of Native American stereotypes has changed. • Explain why it is important (or not) to study ALL sides of history in school (i.e., the truth about the Sand Creek massacre and the Panama invasion of 1989). • Be sure to include historical examples and details in your response. SCORE_____