ASSIGNMENT
Select one of the module learning objectives listed below and provide an extended response of about 500 to 1000 words in length. Include references to at least three historical documents and information from at least two different chapters of the Module Resource Book.
1. Evaluate how government policies about citizenship and land rights shaped the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society after the Civil War.
2. Describe how expansion of the railroad industry changed the American economy, perceptions of time and space, and labor for racial minorities after the Civil War.
3. Describe how innovations in technology and business changed daily life for American workers and consumers.
4. Explain what Mark Twain meant when he coined the term “The Gilded Age” and evaluate how it describes the relationship between corporations and government.
