Gilded Age

In this lesson, you will receive a DBQ packet, an exit ticket, a powerpoint presentation, and a lesson plan designed to reach high school students of US history. At least 60 minutes of activities included here, but the DBQ section could easily be...

This 60 minute lesson plan helps students accomplish the following: • Describe the specialization of labor in assembly line production • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the assembly line for factory workers, factory owners, and...

This lesson is designed to last for 3 days of class time.  Students will be provided with background information about the inventions and inventors of the Industrial Revolution They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom...

In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in...

A full text explains the growth of industries in the United States that led to the creation of many large business. Charts, visuals depict the robber barons, how corporations were organized, and the government's reaction to these practices. The reading...

Who are the “good guys” and who are the “bad guys?” Delve into the conflicts between the Native Americans and white settlers over land ownership in the 1800s. Students must determine who are the “good guys” and who are...

Students will delve into the question of who is responsible for the imagery of Native Americans. The lesson begins with students completing a Warm Up activity that questions the background knowledge of the class pertaining to Native Americans and their...

Students will delve into the prevailing issue of stereotypes that still surround Native Americans. Students will analyze four political cartoons to identify misconceptions, generalizations and stereotypes of American Indians. The lessons begins with a...

Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), America’s 22nd president vetoed 414 bills, more than twice the total vetoed by all previous presidents. President Grover Cleveland - The Veto President The reason for the onslaught of vetoes was that Congress,...

The Age of Iron – Man as He Expects to Be, published by Currier and Ives in 1869, addresses the burgeoning women’s movement of the mid-19th century. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for...

As a culminating assessment on immigration and industrialization in 19th century America, students will create an immigration and industrialization brochure. The brochure is best created on a piece of heavy paper (12" x 18") folded in half. Guidelines...

These two political cartoons, Welcome to All and Uncle Sam's Lodging House - both by the Austrian-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler - focus on the influx of immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. On the one hand, Americans...