1. As America entered the second industrial age, after the US Civil War; a growing gap between
capitalists and workers emerged. What did workers want; how did they go about getting what
they wanted? What arguments did the new rich justify their position, and justify treating
workers as they did?
2. Although we like to think of ourselves as the "land of the free," some people in America were
denied rights and freedom, even after the Civil War. Who was denied freedom, and what did
people being denied freedom mean when they said they wanted freedom? To what extent, if
any, does it seem to be true that the fight for the rights of one group of people denied freedom
and equality is the fight for the rights of all people denied freedom and equality?
3. What reforms did the Progressives want? What role do they see for state and federal
governments? How and why do they feel they balance the role of governments with the needs
of businesses and ordinary people?