Populist and Progressive movements
Each essay requires you to analyze a primary sources and explain at least three examples from the textbook: Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty! VOLUME 2: From 1865 (Brief 5th Edition) New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2017) ISBN978-0-393-60340-8
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1- Compare the Populist and Progressive movements. Critically analyze why the Progressive movement seemed to have more success. What were the strengths and limitations of each movement? Your answer must analyze the Populist Platform (http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/eamerica/media/ch22/resources/documents/populist.htm).
2-Write an essay on the consequences of population growth on the western landscape, looking at farming livelihoods, the impact of railroad expansion, the impact of Indian reservations, and the subjugation of Native Americans. Your answer must, analyze “Speech of Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé Indians, in Washington, D.C. (1879).” (GML!, Chapter 16, p. 494) will follow up with the paper u need to work in.
3-Explain how the industrial revolution created new freedoms for some Americans while restricting the freedoms of others. How did industrialization shape the meaning of freedom for American workers? How did men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller understand and defend their interpretation of freedom? What role did the federal government and court decisions play in this process?
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