Gilded Age

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...

Created by Erika Moreland - Visit My Store Ready to take a step back in history to meet notable people who have had positive influences throughout history? Or, meet some of the famous people of today who are creating history in positive manners? If so,...

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...

Uncle Sam’s Lodging House was created by Joseph Keppler in 1882 and reflects many Americans’ attitudes towards immigrants in general – and towards Irish immigrants in particular – during the late 19th century. The download...

Welcome to All was created by Joseph Keppler in 1880 and addresses the influx of immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for each slide...

Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...

You can use the resources in this product in multiple ways. There are 16 short videos/video clips (video links/QR Codes Included) which can be used as warm-ups or supplements to a lecture. All videos take a position on different Economic topics and...

In this 10 page Gilded Age Activity (3 student worksheets and 7 reading handouts) your students will have everything they need to examine the contributions of the following Muckrakers at the turn of the century: Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Nellie Bly,...

Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...