American Imperialism

1) Place a political cartoon about Imperialism, either American or European, on your blog and interpret it.

2) List the reasons why the United States decided to become an Imperialistic country in the last part of the 1800s.

Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration & Flagler

www.flaglermuseum.us

1) Click on History

2) Click on Florida East Cost Railway

3) Copy3 of the pictures at the bottom of the page, paste them into your blog and caption them.  

        a. Make the captions relative to what we are talking about in class and make them exciting. 

        b. Keep in mind the Gilded age, Progressive Era, Industrialization, Immigration and Urbanization.

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!!!!!

Please blog about the history of the KKK.  Use information you learned from the documentary as well as additional research on this topic.

The Rise of Labor Unons

1. Research Labor Unions in the last part of the the 19th Century (1800's).
2. Write a brief history of Labor unions.
3. Post and interpret a political cartoon about labor unions during this time period.

Manifest Destiny

Manifest destiny was the belief, held by people in the United States during the latter part of the 19th century, that American settlers were destined (by God) to expand across the continent.  .  The Native Americans were considered heathens. Many settlers believed it was a divine obligation to expand westward to spread Christianity to save the Indians' souls.

Copy and paste this pic into your blog and describe the painting, in detail, as it pertains to this definition of Manifest Destiny.  Make sure to look at all the parts of the painting and explain what is going on.

Assignment Reconstruction

Please find a political cartoon about Reconstruction.
Upload the cartoon and interpret it.