6.14 Continuity and Change in Period 6

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Directions: The chart on the next page allows you to better organize the overall themes of this unit.

To complete the chart, identify examples of continuities and changes for political, economic, social, and intellectual/technological aspects of period 6.

At the beginning of next class, your teacher will ask you to argue the validity of the statement below. Be warned, your teacher may require you to use specific evidence to SUPPORT this claim or to DEBUNK this claim. Some examples of evidence have been provided.

Statement: The Industrial Era was an era of continuity.

	What stayed the same from earlier time periods? (Continuity--this column will be used if you need to support the above statement)	What changed from earlier time periods? (Change--this column will be used if you need to debunk the above statement)
Political Aspects	Women and African Americans are still unable to vote at the federal level.	Some states (mostly western) grant women the right to vote.
Economic Aspects	Businessmen attempted to oppress their workers and their rights.
Social Aspects		The US experienced a LARGE and DIVERSE wave of immigration. Many women begin to work outside the home.
Intellectual/ Technological Aspects	Many Americans continued to favor anti-immigration policies due to the fear of job competition.