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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Patronage/populism: Politics of Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the politics of the Gilded Age.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Given background information, students will be able to identify economic, social, and political issues surrounding the Gilded Age. Students will identify significant historical figures associated with the Gilded Age.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Woman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Panama Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection uses primary sources to explore the construction of the Panama Canal.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Settlement Houses in the Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore settlement houses during the Progressive Era.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Labor in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over labor in the Gilded Age.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over immigration and migration in the Gilded Age.
Unit Plan
George Eastman Museum

Lewis Hine: Immigration and the Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Lewis Hine documented the conditions of life during the industrial development of America. His photographs show the impact of both child labor and immigration.
Website
Ohio State University

E History: Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A look into the coal mining industry in the Gilded Age through maps, timelines, images, and primary source documents.
Article
Other

University of Waikato: Women and Brewing in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Ale was an important beverage in the Middle Ages as it was considered to be a healthier drink than the often polluted waters, and women played a major role in brewing it. They often brewed it at home, and sold some to neighbors. The...
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Great Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Great Migration.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Populist Movement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Populist Movement.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Homestead Strike

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Homestead Strike.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Homestead Acts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Homestead Acts.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Early Chinese Immigration to the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore early Chinese immigration to the United States.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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Other

The Map as History: Europe's Colonial Expanision 1820 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Electrifying America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of primary sources explores the introduction of electric power to the United States.
Unit Plan
Other

Gilded Age Slide Show

For Students 9th - 10th
A class project slideshow about the Gilded Age covering topics such as: Reformers, Mark Twain, Spoils System, political candidates, and lots more.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Gilded Age (1878 1889)

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
After a brief description of the economy in the Gilded Age, find links to stories about many cultural events of the age. Read about Jim Thorpe, the Johnstown flood, and the first Coca-Cola, among other stories.

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