U-46 Roadmap of American History
Summer Institute
Elgin Area Historical Society & Museum
June 15 - 19, 2009
June 15 | June 16 | June 17 | June 18 | June 19
Day 1: Monday, June 15 – Project Seminar 4
Content Title: #2: Change & Conflict in The American West (1877-1900s)
Essential Questions Addressed
How did the growth of the West change life for Americans and Native Americans?
Content Questions Addressed
What led to the U.S. acquisition of new land?
What conditions led people to move west?
How did settlement of the West change the Native American
8:30 – 11:30 |
Land for the People: The Look of America |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Lunch |
12:00 – 1:00 |
Period Land Surveys of the Elgin Area |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Whose Law? Indian Tribes, the United States, and the Case of Ex Parte Crow Dog |
Day 2: Tuesday, June 16 – Project Seminar 5
Content Title: #3: Age of Innovation & Industry (1870-1900)
Essential Questions Addressed
How did America become an industrial world leader?
How did the Industrial Revolution change life for Americans?
Content Questions Addressed
What are the necessary components needed in order to support an industrial revolution?
How did the waves of immigration and migration impact the social and cultural face of America?
What were the causes and effects of urbanization?
What issues divided big business and labor?
What was the impact of that dynamic?
How did government respond to both? (see also Progressivism)
8:30 – 11:30 |
Change in the Age of Industry and Innovation |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Lunch |
12:00 – 1:00 |
Teaching The Elgin Watch Factory in the Classroom |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Corporate “Personhood” in U.S. Law |
Day 3: Wednesday, June 17 – Project Seminar 6
Content Title: #4: Progressive Era (1890-1920)
Essential Questions Addressed
How did the Progressive Era change life for Americans?
To what extent can the government regulate human behavior?
Content Questions Addressed
What were the areas of focus for social reform?
What was the difference between the Temperance and Prohibition?
In what areas did the government try to regulate and improve local/federal political structure?
In what ways did the government abandon the idea of laissez-faire during this time period?
How did support for Socialism develop in American Society?
8:30 – 11:30 |
The Progressive Era & Period Conceptions of “Progress” |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Lunch |
12:00 – 1:00 |
The Progressive Era in Elgin |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Child Labor and the Law During the Progressive Era |
Day 4: Thursday, June 18 – Project Seminar 7
Content Title: #5: Imperialism (1890-1920)
Essential Questions Addressed
When or why are nations tempted to expand beyond their borders?
Content Questions Addressed
Why did the United States become an imperial power?
How was the United States policy/military used in acquiring new territories?
What were the United States policies in these new territories?
What role did the media play in American foreign policy?
8:30 – 11:30 |
American Empire 1845-1920: 3 Key Documents & an Exploration of Concepts |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Lunch |
12:00 – 1:00 |
Elginites During the Age of Imperialism |
1:00 – 3:00 |
Conceptions of Citizenship in an American Empire |
Day 5: Friday, June 19 – Project Seminar 8
Content Title: #5: Imperialism (1890-1920)
Essential Questions Addressed
When or why are nations tempted to expand beyond their borders?
Content Questions Addressed
Why did the United States become an imperial power?
How was the United States policy/military used in acquiring new territories?
What were the United States policies in these new territories?
What role did the media play in American foreign policy?
8:30 – 11:00 |
The Hawaii Case Study |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Lunch |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Material Culture & Using the Museum |
12:00 – 2:00 |
Compiling Curriculum Roadmap Reflections 2008-2009 |
2:00 – 3:00 |
Final Products & Lesson Submission |
