Progressive Reform Era

Progressive Reform Era. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Progressive Reform Era. Learn about The Progressive Era. Survey reform movements in America and see how they emerged from an ever-changing national conscience.
• Explore the history of social reform in America, with a special focus on the abolition movement, the Progressive movement, and the New Deal.
• Gain insight to the social changes brought about by the mid-nineteenth-century crusade to end slavery; the activism of the late nineteenth century, when reformers worked to end the abuses of big business and industry; and the unionism and welfare reforms of the 1930's.
• Learn the meaning and implications of a national conscience, and consider the role played by religion, the ideals of the Enlightenment, and the perception of the United States as a land of opportunity in the development of America's national conscience and the American passion for social reform.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities. Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.