Winter Project

“A sleeping fox gathers no poultry”

Benjamin Franklin

Way to Wealth

½ page, typed, single-spaced, question and answer. BE IMAGINATIVE!! You must provide details (i.e. name, location, age, gender, and any background information that would add creativity to your essays).

Chapter 17Rural America: The West and the New South

  1. Imagine that you were a white tenant farmer in the South during the late nineteenth century. Describe the conditions of your existence at the time. Pp. 598-599 (Green Book)
  2. You are a member of the Sioux tribe in the late nineteenth century. Describe the Ghost Dance and explain your perspective regarding whites and the reason for your opinion. Pp. 590-596 (Green Book)
  3. You are a black who lives in the South. What were the circumstances that you lived in and what were your attempts to deal with those circumstances.

Chapter 18: The Rise of Smokestack America

  1. Assume you were a middle-class American man resideing in an industrial city during the late nineteenth century. Describe the values you might hold and the opportunities which might be open to you. Pp. 626-627 (Green Book)
  2. Suppose you were a typical industrial worker in the United States during the late nineteenth century. Describe the conditions under which you would probably be working. Pp. 628-631 (Green Book)
  3. Assume you were a member of a working-class American family residing in a major industrial city during the late nineteenth century. Write a letter to a friend living in another part of America that describes the conditions under which your family would probably have lived. Pp. 621-624 (Green Book)

Chaper 19: Politics and Reform

  1. You work in a settlement house. Write an article for your local paper that describes the purpose of the settlement house movement and the type of reforms you hope to achieve. Pp. 657-659 (Green Book)
  2. You have just read an article on the Gospel of Wealth. Agree or disagree with the idea and support your opinion. Pp. 655-656 (Green Book)
  3. You are a woman suffragist in the late nineteenth century. Write a letter to your sister about the struggles you face. Pp. 661-662 (Green Book)
  4. You are a jouranlist living in the late nine teenth century and have witnessed the Depression of 1893. Write an article about those most affected by the depression and the inequities that you see. Pp. 666-678 (Green Book)
  5. You are a democrat politician campaigning in the 1898 election for William Jennings Bryan. Discuss why you think he is a better candidate for president than Republican William McKinley.pp. 668-673 (Green Book)