The Gilded Age Quote and Image Analysis

Students will read 11 quotes about the Gilded Age from various point of view and covering different topics (Robber Barons, Native Americans, immigrants, political corruption, transportation, etc), analyze 9 images, answer 23 questions, and respond to up to 5 extension/creative tasks. Some of the tasks include writing quotes from the points of view of a president, Robber Baron, Native American, and immigrant, creating advertisements and museum exhibits, writing letters to the editor, and more! This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate.

Sample questions include:
--In what way does this quote reflect the financial panic of the second half of the Gilded Age?
--Citing evidence from the text, does Teddy Roosevelt agree with patronage? 
--How does this quote reflect the breadth of qualities and characteristics of the Gilded Age?
--Placing Carnegie in his historical context, and given his sentiments above, what might he have re-titled the Gilded Age given the opportunity? 
--Why does Sheridan believe that such violence was a result of history?
--Does Sumner agree or disagree with Carnegie and why?

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