This collection created by Pat Pflieger is all about children of the 19th century and what they read. Sections to investigate include about the children, some of their magazines, some of their books, papers written on the subject, and...

A compilation of primary source documents addressing building and running the railroad system in the late 19th century.

This resource consists of historical documents about Chinese coolies imported to Cuba during the 19th century. Its goal is to highlight the human experience during the coolie trade and to encourage critical thinking about how the coolie...

This site uses historically significant documents to paint a picture of family life in 19th century Ohio. Music plays a large role in this picture.

Here, you will find lesson plans through which students research, study, and discuss the problems faced by Irish immigrants during the 19th century. Provides bibliographies, as well as effective strategies for studying Irish culture and...

This site, created by Deidre Johnson, provides information on series reading about girls in the 19th century. You can find information about noted authors of these series, such as Jacob Abbott and Sophie May, and many selections from...

Information from an Ohio State University site. You can read about the many hazards coal miners in the 19th century faced while digging coal to fuel the emerging industry of America.

Learn about the various styles of music from the 19th century. From romanticism to nationalism, this website goes into detail about the history of 19th century music.

Combining art and literature, this lesson takes a look at how artists drew the line between civilization and wilderness in 19th century America.

This site has many images of skyscrapers from the 19th Century made possible by steel technology.

This resource provides a medium length article detailing the 19th century from the angle of its relation to Spain.

This website provides images of 19th century landscapes of various parts of Iceland. Images links to larger images for viewing purposes.

This article discusses the origin of 19th-century socialism. Discusses the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, social classes, Karl Marx and labor unions. An in-depth article.

An essay regarding anti-slavery literature in the mid-19th century, includes talk about the slave narrative.

A scholarly article that examines the history of Egypt during the period of imperialism. The author provides a good explanation as to why Egypt fell under the British sphere of influence by the late 19th century.

This lesson plan is from a larger site examining the Chinese Experience in the United States in the 19th century. Discover the role the official support by the labor movement played in the discrimination, and in the case of the Rock...

A collection of the advertisements that were published in Harper's Weekly between 1857 and 1872.

Essay answers the question, "Why did so many Catholics come to the United States at this time?" The potato famine, urban industrialization, chance for a new life, are among some of the answers.

Database of over 600 photographs of actors, actresses, and entertainers of the nineteenth century who performed in the United States.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the steam engine and transportation in the nineteenth century.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the development of schools for deaf and blind students in the nineteenth century.

Essay tracks the various religions associated with the African-Americans since their introduction to the New World. Different interpretations from historians are offered for discussion of whether Christianity was helpful to the slaves.

A curriculum unit that examines the history of slavery in Connecticut, the laws permitting it, segregation, and the struggles faced by freed blacks to achieve equality.

For this lesson plan, learners will consider Lesson 2: Kate Chopin's The Awakening: Chopin, Realism, and Local Color in late 19th Century America. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.