Concepts:
| industrialization corporation urbanization capital (as in economics) immigration organized labor technology middle class mass production labor class |
The three themes that run through American history in the latter quarter of the nineteenth century -- industrialization, urbanization, and immigration -- defined Americans both for themselves and for others. Most students can easily trace their own past to this era, both from oral history of grandparents and written legacies of their extended families. By studying conditions existing in the United States and in other countries and understanding why things went as they did following the Civil War, students can better grasp some of the domestic and international problems we face today.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
A Crossroads Resource:
Reading Historical Novels
Lesson 3
A Crossroads Resource:
History of American Industry
Supplemental Lesson: The Passing of the Frontier
Lesson 4