Wednesday, October 6

Today in class, we did an activity comparing primary and secondary sources relating to the "Great Railroad Strikes of 1877." Unfortunately, I don't have an e-copy of this assignment.

If you were absent, please read and record notes on the Railroad Strikes of 1877 on p.499 of the packet I gave you yesterday and review the below powerpoint.

Here's the PowerPoint used today in class:
Labor Violence and Unrest: Part I

B Period, you have homework!!

Read p.500-504 and identify (take notes on) the following terms:

• The Knights of Labor
• The Haymarket Riot
• The American Federation of Labor
• The Homestead Strike
• The Pullman Strike
• The IWW