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Category Archives: Gilded Age & Industrial Revolution Era
Shifting to Industrialization (powerpoint)
Shift to Industrialization Click on link to download the powerpoint. This powerpoint provides a brief description of America’s shift from an agricultural and cottage industry toward industrialization.
Model T Ford & the Assembly Line (video)
This video provides a description of Henry Ford’s Model T Automobile and the success of the assembly line.
Jacob Riis describes life in the Tenements (1890) Primary Source Documents with Reading Questions
Jacob Riis describes life in the Tenements (1890) Speaking of America: Volume II since 1865 by Laura A. Belmonte During the massive urban migration of the late nineteenth century, slums developed in virtually every major city. Although many cities instituted … Continue reading
They Missed the Boat (Titanic) Smithsonian Magazine Article
They Missed the Boat by Greg Daugherty (Smithsonian Magazine, March 2012) The sinking of the Titanic claimed some 1,500 lives, among them a gallery of early 20th-century A-list celebrities. Captains of industry John Jacob Astor IV and Benjamin Guggenheim both … Continue reading
Jane Addams: Progressive Reformer (photostory)
This photostory provides a brief biographical description of Jane Addams, who became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for her care of the Urban immigrant and poor.
Muckrakers (photostory)
This photostory includes a brief description of reporters, journalists, and novelists of the Progressive Era. These reporters reported the economic, political, and social injustices of Gilded Age America.
