• the ways that industrialization changed working conditions for the American Worker
• the changing role of work in the lives of families, especially as it related to women and children

• Reasons for the rise of early labor unions
• background on the early unions (Knights of Labor, AFL, etc.)
• key details on the major strikes of this time period

• the reasons why many cities grew rapidly in the late 1800's
• the types of living conditions common in these growing cities
• the political realities of these new cities

• methods used to discriminate against blacks in the South after reconstruction
• the ways in which blacks sought to resist these methods
• the nature of the debate over political and economic equality for women in the late 1800's
• the nature of work for women during this time, both in and out of the home

• key progressive legislative accomplishments at both the federal and state levels
• the various presidents who are considered "progressive" and the key accomplishments of each

Essay Topic: Was all of the change taking place in the U.S. at this time a good or bad thing?  Remember to go back to Jefferson/Hamilton.