Lewis Hine documented the conditions of life during the industrial development of America. His photographs show the impact of both child labor and immigration.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson has notes covering the American Industrial Revolution and famous leaders of the industrial age. Also includes the need for immigrants to supply the factories with workers.

This collection uses primary sources to explore immigration to the US and immigrant Americanization between 1880 and 1930.

This collection uses primary sources to explore early Chinese immigration to the United States.

This is a collection of 8 Grade-Leveled texts (5-12) on the topic "The Gilded Age." Mark Twain named 1870-1900 "The Gilded Age" in hopes of capturing how the era of serious social problems was veiled by a thin layer of gold. While robber...

A quick comprehension check over immigration and migration in the Gilded Age.

Read and listen to two eyewitness interviews from people who have lived through the 20th century. What were their hopes for the world when they were young? Site includes detailed lesson plan.

The industrial boom of the late nineteenth century led Americans and immigrants from the world over to leave farming life and head to the city.

This collection uses primary sources to explore settlement houses during the Progressive Era.

Provides full length, section-by-section text of the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by the 47th U.S. Congress in 1882.