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Category Archives: Populist Era & Industrial Revolution
Carl Sandburg – “Chicago” – Poetry Selection (1914)
In 1950, writer-poet Carl Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize collection Complete Poems. Sandburg helped define how Americans think of themselves and their history. The author of a laudatory biography of Abraham Lincoln, he nurtured the image of “Honest Abe” Lincoln. … Continue reading
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.
American Imperialism, Spanish American War, Panama Canal, Hawaii, WWI (powerpoint)
Imperialism,Spanish American War, Canal and WWI PP The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of the American Imperialism (Expansionist) Era, including the Spanish American War, the Conquest of Hawaii, the Panama Canal, and World War I. http://youtu.be/ETgK3BkRm6A (video … Continue reading
Immigration & Ellis Island (powerpoint)
Ellis Island The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of immigration to the United States at the early 20th century & the story of Ellis Island.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911) primary source newspaper account with reading questions
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory The Triangle Shirtwaist fire ranks among the most tragic industrial accidents in U.S. history. When the blaze erupted on March 25, 1911, workers, mostly young immigrant women, found exits locked and fire escapes broken. Within thirty minutes, … Continue reading
Henry Ford & Mass Production (powerpoint)
Henry Ford A This powerpoint provides a brief biographical history of Henry Ford and his mass-production innovations.
Plessy v. Ferguson – Supreme Court Case “Separate But Equal” doctrine (powerpoint & photostory)
Plessy v Ferguson This powerpoint and photostory briefly describes the 1896 Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson, establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine, which legitimized racial discrimination in the United States.
Haymarket Labor Riots (powerpoint)
Haymarket Riots This powerpoint briefly describes the events and causes of the Haymarket Labor Riots in early Industrial America.
On the “Evils” of Chinese Immigration – 1878 (primary source document with reading questions)
geog anti-chinese immigration reading activity Primary source document expressing the anti-Chinese immigration sentiment of the late 19th century. This reading is accompanied with guided reading questions.
Hamilton “Where is the Blame?” – Immigration Cartoon : (primary source image analysis)
geog Hamilton immigration cartoon activity Grant Hamilton, “Where is the Blame?” (1891) Image Analysis with guided questions.
