Learning our History:
Exploring the American Experience

The Industrial Revolution 

General Information	Immigration
Interchangeable    Parts	Labor (child, reform, movement…)
Laws	People of the Industrial Revolution
Online Activities/    Templates	Resources for Use with English    Language Learners / Students with    Disabilities

General Information 

Early Industrialization - Examines early American industrialization through textile technology and invention. Includes objectives, primary source documents and activities.
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u2ei/index.html 

The Great Crystal Palace Exhibition - Looks at the 1851 World’s Fair exhibition that was supposed to show off Great Britain’s industrial dominance. www.victorianstation.com/palace.html

Industrial Revolution  Resources from the Chico High School Library –List includes a brief description of each site.  http://melvil.chicousd.org/irev.html

 Industrial Revolution Webquest - Webquest that answers the question whether life was better as a result of the Industrial Revolution.         www.tesd.k12.pa.us/stoga/dept/socials/IndustrialRevolution/index.htm

Kid Info: Industrial Revolution—a comprehensive list of Industrial Revolution resources.  www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html

Newport Mansions - Looks at the Gilded Age mansions of Newport Rhode Island. You can visit the most famous mansions including The Breakers.  www.NewportMansions.org/

Rise of Industrial America, 1876–1900 Part of the Library of Congress’ American Timeline, this site includes information & documents about Life & Work in the 19^th Century, Immigration and the American West.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/riseof.html

Was There an Industrial Revolution? New Work Place, New Technology, New Consumers – Edsitement’s lesson with guiding questions and objectives.  Provides  6 activities including simulations, debate and data analysis. http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=421

Immigration

PBS Make your own Family Tree - Online and downloadable version allows you to create your own family tree. http://pbskids.org/wayback/family/tree/index.html

History Channel spotlight on Ellis Island - Gives you a timeline and resources of the immigrant experience going to Ellis Island.www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html

Ellis Island - The official site of Ellis Island that takes you on a tour of the island and allows you to look up any ancestors that arrived on Ellis Island.      http://www.ellisisland.org

Immigration to the United States (1789-1930) – This Harvard University Library site includes Primary Source Documents such as images and personal and institutional records. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/

Teacher Created Lessons – Scroll down the page to Lessons and Activities for History Connections II -- Summer Institute 2007 on Immigration and Women and select Immigrants and the Industrial Revolution a PowerPoint with Lessons and Activities

Interchangeable Parts 

Interchangeable Parts – Part of the Engines of Our Ingenuity series, a public radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. This site includes both the transcript and audio version.  www.uh.edu/engines/epi1252.htm

History of Interchangeable Parts - A brief history of the history of interchangeable parts including a description of the inventors who made use if them.  www.ryerson.ca/~dgrimsha/courses/cps841/Interchangeable.html

the Triangle Factory Fire - The story of the fire, events leading to the fire, the investigation, trial and reform. Primary source documents include news articles, letters, testimonials, photos, illustrations, political cartoons and audio histories.  http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

Child Labor in America - An Edsitement Lesson Plan on Child Labor during this time period, with  good photos and other resources
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/labor/plan.html

 Industrialization and the Working Class – Digital History’s Guided Reading includes sections about sources of worker unrest, the rise of unions, Haymarket Square, Homestead, Pullman, railroads and more. Also: click on Classroom Handouts in the left column for Primary Source Documents and guided questions Industrialization, Immigration and other topics. www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?TitleID=38

Labor History Timeline poste by a Local Lodge of the International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers.
www.iam2208.org/labor_history.htm

Laws

Interstate Commerce Act (1887)- One of a 100 milestone documents in our nation's history, compiled by The National Archives and Records Administration, when passed it made the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/docpages/document_page49.htm

Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) –One of a 100 milestone documents in our nation's history, compiled by The National Archives and Records Administration, it was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/docpages/document_page51.htm

 

People of the Industrial Revolution 

Online Activities/Templates 

Resources for Use with English Language Learners / Students with Disabilities