September News -

Our US History II class started off rather quickly.  We picked up where the US History I class left off taking about the Progressive Era  which included the urban poor, women's suffrage, discrimination, and civil rights.  Our first project of the year was a simple research assignment on the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.  We followed that up with lessons on industrialization and the impact it had on society.  Students learned how important it is to have safety laws in place to protect workers and children.

In the early 1900's, a growing number of women were no longer content to have a limited role in society.  Women activists helped bring about Progressive reforms and wom the right to vote.  Prejudice and discrimination against minorities continued even as the Progressive Movement got underway.  But in the spirit of Progressivism, African Americans, Latinos, Catholics, Jews, and new immigrant groups worked to help themselves.

From the Progressive Era we moved into World War I.  Here the students learned the reasons the United States entered World War I and the effects it had on the home front. 

As September comes to a close our students are now getting ready for the "Roaring 20's" and the destructive 1929's stock market crash which brought about the Great Depression...

Our United States History I class started off with the  very first Americans. We discovered how they reached North America and what was the motive behind  thier journey. We then went into the European explorers Columbus, Magellan, Cortes , etc. We are closing up the month discovering how the original 13 colonies were formed.