United States Studies: 1865 to the Present
Editorial cartoon from a January 1879 edition of Harper’s Weekly. Image obtained from scpr.org. (http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/10/22/39971/the-racial-history-of-the-grandfather-clause/)
The student will demonstrate an understanding of major domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the United States becoming a world power.
Enduring Understanding
The Industrial Revolution, urbanization, and access to resources contributed to the United States becoming a world power in the early twentieth century. At the same time, discriminatory practices abounded. To understand the rise of the United States as a world power, the student will utilize the following primary source documents:
The Color Line Still Exists Political Cartoon (1879)
The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution (1868)
The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution (1870)
At the Bus Station – Example of Jim Crow Laws in Durham, North Carolina (1940)
The Union Pacific Railway Line (1883)
Panoramic View of the Canal of Panama (1907)
Heir to Austrian Throne Assassinated – New York Tribune June 29, 1914