Name:_______________________________________ Class Period:____ Due Date:___/____/____
Guided Reading & Analysis: the Last West and the New South,
... [Show More] 1865-1900
Chapter 17- Enclosure and Redemption pp 339-353
Reading Assignment:
Ch. 17 AMSCO; If you do not have the AMSCO text, use chapter 26 of American Pageant and/or online resources such as the
website, podcast, crash course video, chapter outlines, Hippocampus, etc.
Purpose:
This guide is not only a place to record notes as you read, but also to provide a place and structure for reflections and analysis
using your noggin (thinking skills) with new knowledge gained from the reading. This guide, if THOUGHFULLY completed in
its entirety BOP (Beginning of Period) by the due date, can be used on the corresponding quiz as well as earn up to 10
bonus points. In addition, completed guides provide the student with the ability to correct a quiz for ½ points back! The benefits
of such activities, however, go far beyond quiz help and bonus points.
(Images from Wikipedia.org, public domain. Pictured: Sitting Bull)
Mastery of the course and AP exam await all who choose to process the information as they read/receive.
This is an optional assignment. So… young Jedi… what is your choice? Do? Or do not? There is no try.
Directions:
1. Pre-Read: Read the prompts/questions within this guide before you read the chapter.
2. Skim: Flip through the chapter and note titles and subtitles. Look at images and read captions. Get a feel for the content you are about to read.
3. Read/Analyze: Read the chapter. If you have your own copy of AMSCO, Highlight key events and people as you read. Remember, the goal is not
to “fish” for a specific answer(s) to reading guide questions, but to consider questions in order to critically understand what you read!
4. Write Write (do not type) your notes and analysis in the spaces provided. Complete it in INK!
Key Concepts FOR PERIOD 6:
Main Idea: The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized
society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes.
Key Concept 6.1: The rise of big business in the United States encouraged massive migrations and urbanization, sparked government and popular efforts to
reshape the U.S. economy and environment, and renewed debates over U.S. national identity.
Key Concept 6.2: The emergence of industrial culture in the United States led to both greater opportunities for, and restrictions on, immigrants, minorities,& women.
Key Concept 6.3: The “Gilded Age” witnessed new cultural and intellectual movements in tandem with political debates over economic and social policies.
Section 1 Introduction page 339 and Historical Perspectives page 353
Key Concepts
and Main Ideas Notes Analysis
As transcontinental
railroads were
completed, bringing
more settlers west,
U.S. military
actions, the
destruction of the
buffalo,
the confinement of
American Indians to
reservations, and
assimilationist
policies reduced the
number of American
Indians and
threatened native
culture and identity. [Show Less]