Industrialization Project

Below- Project Handout (including grading rubric) and Works Cited document
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Railroads

  • Draw in 10 of the major rail routes across the nation in 1900.
  • Answer document questions dealing with transportation in the 1800’s
  • Complete an essay grid outline explaining the role railroads played developing the nation.
*Docx can be downloaded and typed directly into---the pdf can be printed and written on

Railroad Map
Binding the Nation by Rail
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railroad_documents.docx
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railroad_documents.pdf
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railroad_essay_outline.docx
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Life of a Worker

  • Depict the life of a worker in the late 1800’s by creating a children's book.
  • Choose between a factory worker, rail worker, or coal miner. 
  • Illustrate what life was like for the worker in the children’s
    picture book (either on paper or electronically).
*Be sure to check out the example below---open presentation and it runs automatically.
Children at Work 1908-1912
Working Conditions
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Coal Mining Steeped in History
Coal Mining in Appalachia
The Steel Business
Homestead Strike (Steel)
Duquesne Steel Works
Life in a Southern Mill Villiage

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Urbanization

  • Label a map of the 10 largest cities in the US in 1900. 
  • Choose one of those cities to create a travel brochure which illustrates
    both the positives and the negatives of that city (for example things to do,
    places to avoid, or how to get around the city)
*Template using MS Publisher is included at the bottom of this page

Population of the 20 Largest US Cities
From Countryside to Cites- be sure to click next at the bottom- 7 pages total
Death of a Child: Life in the City
Tenements
Amazing Picture of NYC
Tenement Museum NYC
History of Central Park
Chicago: City of the Century
Meatpacking (in Chicago)

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Immigration

*Design a survival guide for new immigrants in the US circa 1900.  Include a description of where people from various places of the world settled in the US, what jobs they did, and how they were treated. (Extra Credit: timeline of US immigration)

*Survival Guide can be made by hand, using Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, or any other format that you are comfortable using.

Interactive Map Showing Immigration Data- be sure to slide the bar at the top of the map to 1900
Rush of Immigrants
Ellis Island Immigrant Experience
Ellis Island FAQ
Immigrating to America
Immigrants in the Progressive Era
Immigration- a ton of websites

Robber Baron v. Captain of Industry

*Fill-in debate sheet for the topic using sources beyond our class notes.  Be sure to cite your sources.  (The docx can be downloaded and typed directly into---the pdf can be printed and written on)
*Write a paragraph explaining your opinion- were they Robber Barons or Captains of
Industry?
New Tycoons: Rockefeller
New Tycoons: Carnegie
New Tycoons: Morgan
New Attitudes Toward Wealth
Opulence in the Guilded Age
Robber Barons (overview)
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