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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Ellis Island, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson examines seven Lewis Hine photographs of recently-arrived immigrants at Ellis Island.
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U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...