Chapter 19: New Frontiers: South And West
Study Plan
Consider the following questions as a framework to begin your study of Chapter 19:
- Appreciate how the southern economy, both industrial and agricultural, changed in the decades after the Civil War.
- Account for the Bourbons’ rise to power in the South and explain their impact on the region.
- Explain the causes and process of disenfranchisement of blacks in the South.
- Compare the views of Washington and Du Bois on the place of blacks in American life.
- Analyze the environmental effects of the westward movement.
- Describe the Indian wars and explain the new Indian policy of 1887.
- Assess the importance of violence in the culture of the West.
- Appraise the problems of farming and ranching on the western frontier.
- Explain the importance of Turner’s theory of the significance of the frontier in American history.
Organize
- Read this chapter in your textbook or the eBook.
- Print-out the chapter outline and check items that your instructor covered in class. Then read the text closely to better understand the topic.
- Access the iMaps for this chapter. Use the menus to view only the information you want to see as you study the geography and historical events represented on each map.
After reviewing the map, click the GeoQuiz link!
Learn
- Take the Multiple Choice and True / False quizzes. You can mail the results to your instructor’s Gradebook and keep track of your progress in your student Gradebook.
- Master the key events and terms for this chapter by working through the deck of FlashCards. You can even shuffle cards from earlier chapters if you’re trying to study for a test.
- Click the Chrono-Sequencer and match the dates and events.
- Printout the Map Worksheets for this chapter and reconnect the labels offline.
- Generate a Progress Report and fill out the items that you have completed thus far. This report can also be sent to your Gradebook or to your instructor.
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Access these Digital History materials and select a subject for further study, extra credit, or for a project requirement.
Every item is accompanied by a Media Analysis Worksheet. Worksheets are designed to be filled-out online as you examine the multimedia resources. Email your observations, expressions, and connections to your instructor, or save a copy in your own course portfolio.
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