Enrichment Materials: Industrial Age
These enrichment materials build upon concepts introduced in US History and Advanced US History courses. They incorporate and link perspectives from a wide array of peoples during this time period.
Child Labor in Maryland during Industrial Age
Photo of a group of girls playing basketball at school during Industrial Era
Document detailing the work of women in a boardinghouse
Map of Indian territory during Industrial Revolution
Accounts of the Trail of Tears
Andrew Carnegie's essay "Wealth," published in North American Review in 1889
Eugene V. Debs Internet Archive
Affidavit and flyers from Chinese Boycott
African Americans and the Industrial Revolution (JSTOR)
"The Black innovators who elevated the United States" (Brookings)
Letters home by Irish immigrants during the Gilded Age
Photos from inside an American factory,1904
Oral histories about the Ellis Island immigrant experience
German immigrants & their contributions to the Midwest