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The Progressive Era

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize the SOAP method to analyze a work of art and relate it to what they know about the Progressive Era and the reasons why cities changed and the ways in which cities changed during the end of the 19th century. They...
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1848-1914: Can You Name that Age?-

For Students 6th - 10th
In this European history worksheet, learners read a 2-page selection about the Industrial Revolution, and then respond to 6 short answer questions about the information presented.
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Women and the Law Ladies of the 80's: 1780's, 1880's, 1980's

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine laws that have affected women in history: the 1780's, following the United States independence from England; the 1880's, the time of westward expansion, the silver/gold era, and the coming of the Industrial Revolution.
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Inventions Tournament

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research an invention that was developed during the Industrial Age. Using a worksheet, they record all revelant information to their invention including the short term and long term affects of the product....
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US History and Government Examination: August 2012

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Just how far can the American government go during war time? With primary source documents, learners consider the effects on restrictions of freedom of speech, the detention of American citizens of Japanese descent, and the Patriot Act...
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Industrial Revolution in America: Exploring the Effects of the Heat Engine on the Growth of Cities

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the development of the steam engines. In this US history lesson, students analyze the impact of this invention to civilization. They discuss the events leading to the growth and development of different cities.
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USH Industrialization: The effects of the railroads

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders interpret a time zone map and describe the effects of the railroads. They discuss what a continent is, what you think it means if something is transcontinental and offer descriptions about some different inventions from...
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Coming to America: U.S. Immigration

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Analyze primary source documents relating the conditions under with prompted American immigration. Learners will analyze information in order to create a six-panel pamphlet. Much of the lesson is not available but the key objectives are....
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Comparing Primary Sources from the Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders, in teams, analyze, evaluate and describe primary sources pertaining to industrialization at the turn of the century. They examine the sources and answer questions about each.
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Industrial Light and Magic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate early mass production in various industries, and then create presentation posters outlining how a typical 19th-century factory, mill or refinery worked.
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Brucemore Mansion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at Brucemore Mansion. In this Iowa history lesson, students research what life was like at the mansion during the Gilded Age and through history. Young scholars also research the responsibilities of...
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The Guilded Age

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Gilded Age in American history. Using the internet, they research the innovations, business, and immigration during this time period. They create a PowerPoint presentation to share their information with the...
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Parliamentary Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories Great Britain, 1815

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Industrialization worksheet, students read the parts in the play based on Parliamentary hearings on the treatment of women in factories held in 1815.
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Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories

For Students 7th - 11th
In this women in factories worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions and fill in the blanks regarding information from a hearing on the treatment in women in factories during Industrialization.
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Lewis Hine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the term Industrialization. They use specific examples, discuss why and how industrialization grew during the early twentieth century in America. Students evaluate the contributions of technological advances, geography...
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Child Labor and the Building of America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the growth of America from the 1880's-1920's. In this Industrialization era instructional activity, students use primary resources from the time period to investigate child labor, and determine the contribution of...
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Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of immigration. In this immigration instructional activity, students read literature, analyze photographs, and evaluate political cartoons that reflect feelings about immigration in America during...
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CHANGES Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
In this industrialization and capitalism worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions regarding industrialization that feature the letters of the word "changes" as mnemonic hooks.
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Chapter 9 - Big Business v. Labor

For Students 8th - 12th
In this 20th century U.S. history worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the industrialization and labor unions. Students then respond to 50 short answer questions.
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Pre-fieldtrip Preparation: Museum Windham Textile & History

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders prepare for a trip to the Windham Textile and History Museum. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders discover what it was like to work in the textile mills and then write their own oral history accounts of life...
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American Growth and Expansion in the late 1800s

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine a picture of John Gast's, American Progress to determine what they know about American growth between 1877- 1900. By working through thirteen center or folder activities, they study the economics,...
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African American Identity in the Gilded Age

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the tension experienced by African-Americans as they struggled to establish a vibrant and meaningful identity based on the promises of liberty and equality in the midst of a society.  In this American History lesson...
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Populists and Progressives

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study the Gilded Age in American History. They present a speech demonstrating knowledge of the platforms of the Progressives and Populists.
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Mass Production Using an Assembly Line

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the industrial revolution. In this industrialization lesson, 5th graders explore the concept of mass production via the assembly line. They then create an assembly line which demonstrates its costs and benefits...

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