Reforms, Revolution and War 1800-1900
Major reforms took place in Europe and the Americas during the 1800s. Both Great Britain and France made democratic reforms. In Latin America, colonies won independence from Europe. The United States abolished slavery after a bloody civil war.
- Reforms in the British Empire
- Revolution and Change in France
- Independence In Latin America
- Expansion and War in the United States
WHII.8 Describe the rise and significance of antislavery sentiment in Britain, including the abolition of the slave trade by the British Parliament in 1807, the abolition of slavery within the British Empire in 1833, and the role of antislavery societies. (H)
WHII.9 Explain the impact of various social and political reforms and reform movements in Europe.(H,C,E)
- liberalism
- child labor laws, and social legislation such as old age pension and health and unemployment insurance
- the expansion of voting rights
Key Questions:
How did the Industrial revolution affect political thought?
How did social and political reforms change life in Britain during the early 1800s?
How does geography impact the power of a nation?
What reforms helped shape the Victorian era?
What changes transformed the British Empire?
Why is an important for the people of a nation to keep a close eye on their personal freedoms?
How did the Dreyfus affair reveal divisions within French Society?
Could something like the Dreyfus Affair have happened in the 1890’s in the United States?
How did early struggles for independence in Latin America reflect Enlightenment ideas?
Why do you think Mexico lost so much of its territory so soon after becoming independent?
What were the main causes of the American Civil War and what were the war’s effects?
Do you believe that in a civil war, both sides lose? Why or why not? / Skills and Outcomes: When students have finished studying this topic, they will know and be able to:
Brainstorm, (working in small groups), possible political and social changes you would expect as a result of the Industrial Revolution
Analyzing Time Line on page 284-5.
- What did the reform act accomplish?
- When was Napoleon crowned emperor of France?
- How did the United States double in size?
- What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation
- What recurring theme(s) did you notice in the time line?
- What areas of the world were controlled by Britain?
- What areas were controlled by France?
- What areas were controlled by Spain?
- What areas were controlled by Portugal?
- How do you think Spain was able to control much of Latin America?
- Predict how the people in faraway colonies like India reacted to being ruled by a European country?
Preview section one, Reforms in the British Empire using the PIC method.
Read and take notes on section one using a Web GO.
- Web should represent social, political and voting reforms.
- Web should include how each reform affected people’s lives
- In a descriptive paragraph, describe how democracy changed in the British Empire during the 1800s.
- Rank the reforms in order of importance using a pyramid GO
- Defend your top choice from textual evidence gathered in note-taking
- Pair/share choices
Read and take notes on Victorian Voting Reforms using a Two-column GO.
- Columns should represent the views of Prime Minster Disraeli and Prime Minister Gladstone
- Explain the major differences of the two prime ministers on the question of suffrage
- Think/Write/Pair/Share: Do you believe the actions of the Women’s Social Political Unions were a justified reaction to the delays in women suffrage? Why or why not?
- Synthesis: How were New Zealand and Australia similar and how were they different.
- Summarize the message of the graphic in a sentence
- Evaluate: What do you see as ironic about the cartoon displayed in the graphic?
- Summarize: What led France to another revolution?
Read and Take Notes on the Revolution of 1830 using two-column notes method.
- Identify Cause and Effects: What were the effects of the Revolution of 1830?
- Columns should represent the Revolution of 1848, Napoleon III and the Second Empire, and the ThirdRepublic.
- Synthesis: In paragraph form, highlight the reforms of the Republic.
- Evaluate the message of the cartoon and how the message was contradicted by facts.
- Evaluate the role anti-Semitism played in the Dreyfus affair.
Read and Take Notes on independence movements and revolutionary leaders in Latin America during the 1800s using a two-column GO.
- One column to represent the independence movements
- The other column to represent the revolutionary leaders of the movements
Read and Take Notes on Independence in Mexico using the two-column notes method.
- Compare and Contrast the goals of Hidalgo, Morelos, and Iturbide
- Drawing Conclusions: What impact did the accomplishments of Bolivar and San Martin have on Latin America?
- Web should include Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Pedro I.
- Contrast how the independence movement in Brazil was different from independence movements elsewhere in South America.
- Rank the importance of the three leaders in terms of the role played in the liberation of South America using a pyramid GO.
- Write a descriptive paragraph about the war using at least ten words from your Linking Chart.
Read and mark up the summary on Section Four:Expansion and War I the United States
- Explain the role westward expansion played in the Civil War.
- Analyze the map of Westward Expansion of the United States on page 304.
- What areas of territory were acquired through purchase?
- What areas of territory were acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War
- Do you think the United States was justified in annexing Texas and forcing Mexico to give up the Mexican Cession? Why or why not?
- Predict the effect the annexation had on the United Staes?
- Rank the importance of the causes of the Civil War?
- Defend your top choice with textual evidence
- Evaluate the single most important result of the Civil war and explain your choice.
- Link how these changes impacted women.
- Predict how the 15th Amendment would affect women.
- Editorial Writing: You are a newspaper editor in 1839 who is opposed to the People’s Charter. Your editorial should include reasons why the provisions of the People’s Charter should not be passed by Parliament. Include textual evidence to support your position.
- Small Group Debates on Women’s Suffrage.
- Organize class into small groups
- Divide each group into two teams:
- One team represent the point of view of British citizens who supported women’s suffrage
- the other team represents the British citizen’s opposed to women suffrage (including Queen Victoria)
- Each group is to report out to the class what they determined was the single most important argument presented by their side of their debate
- Write a comparative essay on the pros and cons of women suffrage in Britain in the early 1900s.
- Each group is to design a power point /flyer to convince colonists that forming a dominion is in their best interest
- Presentations should be historically accurate even though they are using modern public relations media.
- Each group is to share their presentations to the class
- Compare and contrast essay: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of combining several colonies to make a larger dominion from the point of view of the colonies and from that of the ruling nation.
- You Be the Judge: Britain has been called the ‘”mother of democracies” and the “mother of nations.” Write a position essay based on material in this section explaining why you think those nicknames either fit or do not fit Britain.
- Headline and Feature Story on the Dreyfus Affair. You are a foreign correspondent in the 1890’s covering the Dreyfus affair for an American newspaper.
- Provide textual evidence in your story
- Evaluate the impact of anti-Semitism in the case
- Editorial Writing: Write an editorial either supporting or opposing the following statement: “It is acceptable for the government to limit civil liberties if more jobs and a stronger France are the result.”
- Support opinions with facts and examples from this section of the text.
- Expository writing: Based on the time line:
- Explain what you think was the primary reason that Latin American colonies sought independence when they did and why?
- Analyze whether the revolutions in Latin America were successful
- Use textual evidence to support your claims.
- Interact with History: You are an artist in a nation that has just freed itself from foreign rule. The new government is asking you to design a symbol that will show what country stands for. It is up to you to design the symbol that best fits the spirit of your people.
- Decide whether your symbol will be peaceful or warlike.
- Decide whether it will be dignified or joyful
- Keep in mind that symbols are often borrowed from other countries or civilizations (example the eagle was borrowed from ancient Rome)
- Provide an expository paragraph to accompany your visual to explain your reasoning for symbols selected.
- Persuasive writing: Use information from this section to write a brief essay persuading others how the expansion of the United States will be good for the country.
- Debate whether people already living in territories taken over by the United States in the 1800s should have the same rights and legal status as people in the existing states.
- Divide the class into small debate teams
- One group supports equal rights for residents of territories
- One group is opposed to equal rights for territories
- In paragraph form, LINK the question of equal rights to a cause of the Civil War.
- You Be the Judge: What would be your opinion on equal rights if it pertained to people today who live in American territories such as Guam and Puerto Rico?
- Expository Writing: In a brief essay, analyze the ways in which westward expansion and the Civil War were related? Provide textual information in your response.
- Journal Writing: The American Civil War was a brutal war between the North and South. Family members sometimes fought on opposite sides of the war, and the divisive feelings of the war lingered for decades both in the North and the South.
- Research one of the battles of the Civil War. Write a journal entry from the perspective of a Civil War soldier who might have fought in that battle. Include:
- Information about the battle
- Issues involved in the war
- Research Links available in Chapter Enrichment section of on line text Key words: SHL REF
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