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Read the lecture.

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4. ~~Who~~ do you think was the most influential person ~~in American history~~ between 1877 and 1896, and why?

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1. What was the "Gilded Age"?

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2. What do you like about Thomas Edison, and do you think it helped him to have been homeschooled?

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3. How do you think the frontier might have affected the views of Americans?

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4. What do you think is different about America that has made it the world leader in inventions?

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5. How influential do you think political cartoons really are? Use examples.

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6. Other than Thomas Edison, who do you think was the most influential person between 1877 and 1896?

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7. Need cartoon here.

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Honors (pick 3 out of 5):

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H1. Do you agree that the Democrat Grover Cleveland was a conservative, and why?

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H2. The Blaine Amendments: good, bad, or bigoted? Your view, please.

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H3. Write about any controversy or mystery relating to the time period covered by the lecture.

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H4. Do you support or oppose unions? Use an example from the late 1800s.

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H5. William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech: right, wrong, and/or demagoguery? Your view, please.

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