A.P. U.S. History Mrs. Sanchez Chapter 26-America Moves to the City Chapter 26 Due by Friday, January 12, 2001 I. The Urban Frontier a. After the Civil War what trends in population growth did the US experience? b. Why did people move to the cities? c. Which cities were the largest in terms of population in the late 1800's? d. Discuss the details surrounding the construction of the first skyscraper? e. What were some of the other changes seen in city life in the late 1800's? f. What were the problems found in urban life? II. The New Immigration a. What changes were noticeable in the immigrants coming to America in the late 1800's? III. Southern Europe Uprooted a. Why were people leaving Europe to come to America? b. How could it be said that American immigration was a by-product of European immigration? c. How were Europeans attracted to America? d. Who were the "birds of passage"? e. How did immigrants try to hold on to their heritage? IV. Reactions to the New Immigration a. How did the big city bosses provide valuable services to the immigrants? b. What was the social gospel? c. Who was Jane Addams and what did she accomplish in the cities through Hull house? d. Who was Florence Kelley, what did she accomplish? e. What job was created because of the work of Addams and Kelley? V. Narrowing the Welcome Mat a. What fears regarding immigration were manifested in the late 1800's in America? b. How did Congress try to curb the tide of immigrants to America? VI. Churches Confront the Urban Challenge a. What problems did churches face in the late 1800's? b. Who was Dwight Lyman Moody and what did he accomplish? c. What were some important new faiths? VII. Darwin Disrupts the Churches a. Why was Darwin's Origin of the Species so upsetting to Americans and what divisions did in create in the churches? VIII. The Lust for Learning a. What changes were taking place in education? b. What was the purpose of the Chautauqua movement? IX. Booker T. Washington and Education for Black People a. Describe the achievements and ideology of Booker T. Washington. b. Why did black leaders criticize Washington? c. Describe the achievements and ideology of W.E.B. DuBois. X. The Hallowed Halls of Ivy a. What developments occurred in college education for women and blacks? b. What was the Morrill Act of 1862 and what did it help accomplish? c. How did the wealthy help in the growth of colleges and universities? d. What was notable about Johns Hopkins University? XI. The March of the Mind a. Describe the changes in medicine and psychology. XII. The Appeal of the Press a. What was the significance of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst? XIII. Apostles of Reform XIV. Postwar Writing a. Why was the writing of Ben-Hur important? b. Who was Horatio Alger and what was appealing about his writings? c. Describe the relative importance of Whitman, Dickinson, and Lanier XV. Literary Landmarks a. Describe the relative contributions of: i. Kate Chopin ii. Mark Twain iii. Bret Harte iv. William Dean Howells v. Stephen Crane vi. Henry James vii. Jack London viii. Frank Norris ix. Paul Laurence Dunbar x. Charles W. Chesnutt xi. Theodore Dreiser XVI. The New Morality a. What was shocking about Victoria Woodhull? b. Who was Anthony Comstock? XVII. Families and Women in the City a. What changes took place in family life? b. Discuss the National American Woman Suffrage Association and its founders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. c. What were the contributions of Carrie Chapman Catt? d. What was the first state to grant women the right to vote? e. What were the contributions of Ida B. Wells? XVIII. Prohibition of Alcohol and Social Progress a. Describe progress in the temperance movement. b. Discuss the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Frances E. Willard, and Carrie A. Nation. XIX. Artistic Triumphs a. Identify the major painters of the era. b. What was the importance of the phonograph? XX. The Business of Amusement a. What types of entertainment emerged in the late 1800's?