Topic :Gilded Age
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The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
A first-rate exhibition created by the Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University. There are two major parts: the history of Chicago in the 19th century and how the Chicago Fire has been remembered over time. Included are essays, galleries and sources.
America in the 1890s (Bowling Green U.)
A detailed look at the issues and personalities that dominated the era. Many primary source excerpts
Mark Twain in his Times
Contained here are dozens of texts and manuscripts, scores of contemporary reviews and articles, hundreds of images, and many different kinds of interactive exhibits. Produced by The Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
Election of 1896
A detailed look at the issues and personalities that dominated the election
Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie (PBS)
A companion to the American experience video series, this site includes an introduction to the era, a time line a teacher's guide, photos and cartoons, a bibliography, a look at the Homestead strike, and links to relevant sites.
Jim Crow
Thirteen/WNET New York launches JIM CROW ONLINE, the official companion Web site to the PBS documentary, THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW. The Web site, exploring segregation from the end of the Civil War to the onset of the Civil Rights Movement, uses interactive features that enables visitors to learn more about the history of Jim Crow in the United States and the real-life crusaders of the period who fought against it
The Centennial Exhibition: Philadelphia 1876
The Philadelphia Library has digitized artifacts from the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, which featured the wonders of the Industrial Age and exhibits from 37 countries the Exhibition, and put them online.
Digital History: Labor History
Digital History features resource guides by topic and period. Reference resources include classroom handouts, chronologies, encyclopedia articles, glossaries, and an audio-visual archive including speeches, book talks and e-lectures by historians, and historical maps, music, newspaper articles, and images. The site's Ask the HyperHistorian feature allows users to pose questions to professional historians.
A History of American Sweatshops
Has three History sections: 1820-1880, 1880-1940, and 1940-1997
American History 102: 1865-Present
Part of a university course, this set has excellent lecture notes on major topical areas in American History from 1865.
Inventing Entertainment
The collections in the Library of Congress's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division contain an extraordinary range of the surviving products of Edison's entertainment inventions and industries. This site features 341 motion pictures, 81 disc sound recordings, and other related materials, such as photographs and original magazine articles.
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
The American Variety Stage is a multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings. This collection illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920.
Technology in America - The Telephone (PBS)
This PBS companion site focuses not only on the telephone but on other important inventions in American history as well
The Industrial Revolution
The site examines what factors led to industrial growth, how this affected the lives of ordinary people and find out how working conditions were changed forever by the quick succession of inventions and pieces of legislation.
Edisonian Museum
Provides images and histories of inventions
Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides, Activities, and more
Child Labor in America (Library of Congress lesson plan)
Using historic photographs and primary sources, students will research and learn about child labor in America with this LOC lesson plan. The plan provides its own printable handouts and discussion questions. Recommended for grades 7-12
Lesson Plan: Child Labor in the United States
This lesson plan (from the American Social History Project) allows students to study child labor. The lesson plan offers many photographs and primary sources.
Course Models: Social Reformers - Women's Voices
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course which include: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, assessment, and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and historic site. Grade 11.
Social Darwinism: Reason or Rationalization?
Presented by Small Planet Communications, this lesson plan encourages debate over the theory of Social Darwinism. Students are also asked to write a short follow-up essay on their position. Includes necessary material. Intended for 11th grade.
Striking a Deal: Learning the History of American Labor Strikes
In this New York Times lesson, students explore the economic repercussions of a potential Major League Baseball strike. Then, through researching other labor strikes in American history, students will consider the importance and impact of labor unions in United States history.(August 30, 2002)
Interpreting Primary Sources
Digital History provides brief excerpts from primary sources and statistics and also questions to think about: Changing Status of Women, Farmer's Revolt, Responses to Industrialization
In the Wake of War: Multiple Choice Quiz, Fill-in-the-Blank, Flashcards, American History Glossary, American History Appendix
The Student Resources section of The American Nation companion web site features introductions to chapters, interactive quizzes, flashcards, web links, an American History Glossary, and an American History Appendix
An Industrial Giant: Multiple Choice Quiz, Fill-in-the-Blank, Flashcards, American History Glossary, American History Appendix
The Student Resources section of The American Nation companion web site features introductions to chapters, interactive quizzes, flashcards, web links, an American History Glossary, and an American History Appendix
The Gilded Age Industry (WebQuest)
A student-produced multimedia slide show centered on technology, Big Business, immigration (and reaction) and urban issues
Child Labor in America (History Place)
Photos of children in adult work-environment could be the core of a moving multimedia presentation on child labor
American Society in the Industrial Era: Multiple Choice Quiz, Fill-in-the-Blank, Flashcards, American History Glossary, American History Appendix
The Student Resources section of The American Nation companion web site features introductions to chapters, interactive quizzes, flashcards, web links, an American History Glossary, and an American History Appendix
Politics:Local, State, and National: Multiple Choice Quiz, Fill-in-the-Blank, Flashcards, American History Glossary, American History Appendix
The Student Resources section of The American Nation companion web site features introductions to chapters, interactive quizzes, flashcards, web links, an American History Glossary, and an American History Appendix
The Great Migration: Lesson Plan
In this DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan students will understand that In addition to being, except for Native Americans, a country of immigrants, the United States is also now remarkable for the frequency with which people move around the country, from region to region. Grades 6-8.
The Immigrant Experience in America
Students grade 5-8 will learn about immigration, Ellis Island, and tenement life from 1890 to 1924. Each student will create an identity of an immigrant and write an essay in the first person. Essays will describe the fictitious immigrants in terms of who they are, where they came from, and what they found when they arrived in New York City.
Digital History Resource Guides
The Digital Resource Guides provides links to American history web sites by period and provide historical overviews, readings (online textbook chapter, Reader's Companion) primary source documents (documents, maps, cartoons), teaching resources (chronologies, maps, quizzes), audio-visual resources, and additional resources. It is an excellent and comprehensive teaching resource.
Interpreting Primary Sources
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History offers select primary sources for interpretation on The Farmer's Revolt, Responses to Industrialization
Workers and Work in America, 1600-Present
A multimedia course with many useful links
Industrialization of the United States Practice Test
High School level quiz on Industrial American history from Prentice Hall.
Industrialization of the United States: Document Based Essay
This Prentice Hall DBQ is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6).
Work. Culture, and Society in Industrial America -- DBQs
Part of the Teaching With Documents site, questions feature a selection of primary and secondary documents, graphics, cartoons, tables, and graphs.
HistoryTeacher.net: AP United States History Quizzes
A New York teacher has produced a great general site for history teachers that offers AP-level United States history quizzes on many different periods and topics.
AP United States History DBQs:1875-1925
These student-created DBQs are part of the excellent Historyteacher.net site
Business and Strikes Game
Answer a series of questions from easy to difficult about businesses and labor strikes during the late 1800's
The American People: The Rise of Smokestack America
PowerPoint Presentation on Industrial America as part of the online companion to The American People. Click Chapter 18.
The American People: Politics and Reform
PowerPoint Presentation on Gilded Age politics as part of the online companion to The American People. Click Chapter 19.
1890s American Politics: Blank Map
The companion web site to The American People offers blank maps related to various topics in American history. The maps can be printed or placed in a PowerPoint presentation
Railroads: Blank Map
The companion web site to The American People offers blank maps related to various topics in American history. The maps can be printed or placed in a PowerPoint presentation
Cartoons of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (O.S.U.)
Selected by Ohio State University
The American Nation: Internet Activities
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities based on their The American Nation textbook chapters. Middle School grades.
A History of the United States: Internet Activities and Student Self Test Questions
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities and interactive quizzes based on A History of the United States textbook chapters. High School.
Technology in America (PBS)-Timeline
From Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod to the Hubble Space Telescope, this timeline covers some of America's technological innovations and inventions.