Appendix On Implementing District Standards
TEKS: (3) History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in the United States from 1877 to 1898. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze political issues such as Indian policies, the growth of political machines, and civil service reform;
(B) analyze economic issues such as industrialization, the growth of railroads, the growth of labor unions, farm issues, the cattle industry boom, the growth of entrepreneurship, and the pros and cons of big business; and
(C) analyze social issues affecting women, minorities, children, immigrants, and urbanization.
This unit addresses all of these standards, being particularly engaged with 3C, though the other two will be necessary as background to the Triangle shirtwaist fire and the Blair Mountain war.
(5) History. The student understands the effects of reform and third-party movements in the early 20th century. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the impact of Progressive Era reforms, including initiative, referendum, recall, and the passage of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments;
(B) evaluate the impact of muckrakers and reform leaders such as Upton Sinclair, Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, Ida B. Wells, and W. E. B. DuBois on American society; and
(C) analyze the impact of third parties, including the Populist and Progressive parties.
The Progressive Era TEKS are well covered in this unit, as each feeds into the two major incidents covered, and should be examined over the course of the unit.
(25) Culture. The student understands how people from various groups contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to:
(A) explain actions taken by people to expand economic opportunities and political rights for racial, ethnic, gender, and religious groups in American society;
The progressive era is, in large part, the story of the fight for political and economic opportunities from groups that had, through the Gilded age, been denied them. This unit is best summed up by this TEK.
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