Industrial Age America (Bundle)

This product includes materials for teaching aspects of Industrial Age America. The materials will help students learn of the general reasons for industrial and economic growth in America. Included in the bundle are materials that also tell of the human aspect of life during this period. The primary sources include information on the human toll that was the unfortunate by-product of industrial growth. By the end of the mini-unit, students should have a deeper and better understanding of what was life like during Industrial Age America.

Included in the Bundle:

• The United States Industrializes (Introduction)
• The Railroads (powerpoint)– Google Slides Version
• Primary Source Reading– Industrial Age Working Conditions (men)
• Primary Source Reading– Industrial Age Working Conditions (women)
• Classic Child Labor Expose– The Bitter Cry of the Children, 1906 (children
• Primary Source Document Dig– Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics (1884): Earnings, Expenses and Conditions of Workingmen and Their Families

*All assignments include answer keys*