https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree Summary of what we have done. en-us 2018-03-08 16:08:28 UTC 2018-03-09 03:58:05 UTC hello@padlet.com kuhnkel https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240001989 We have looked the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and who bares responsibility, and child labor. We also went over the wealth gap and the two sides of it, and political machines and if they responded in a corrupt or humane way. We are now looking at Muckrakers and how they helped bring awareness to the issue in society. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240001989 kuhnkel https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240002845 As a class our teacher, Mr. Wiegman has told we need to annotate the documents we are reading. This allows us to understand the document better and remember specific details. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240002845 kuhnkel https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240003155 Mr. Wiegman has taught us to corroborate sources. This means comparing sources, whether primary or secondary, to each other to see if the information given is accurate. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240003155 kuhnkel https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240003402 Thinking like a historian means doing what a historian would do with a source. So looking at who the author is, their background/perspective, and what they are trying to say or promote. Also, seeing when the source was written, and why. Lastly, answering the question can this be corroborated. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240003402 kuhnkel https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240004034 Recent people we have looked at are Upton Sinclair, a muckraker who wrote books and researched about conditions in slaughterhouses in Chicago and Jacob Riis, a muckraker photographer. Also, Andrew Carnegie, the wealth steel factory owner and Henry George, famous for his book, Progress and Poverty. This are only some of the people we have looked at. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240004034 tovard https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240006747 The Gilded age was when the U.S. population and economy grew quickly, there was a lot of political corruption and corporate financial misdealings and many wealthy people lived very fancy lives. But also, advancements and successes. ]]> 2018-03-09 03:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240006747 tovard https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240006943 The main objective of the Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government. The movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses.]]> 2018-03-09 03:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kuhnkel/r7ipeuoltree/wish/240006943