M3 Overview

Module 3 - LABOR, IMMIGRATION, AND POPULISM

Immigrant children on Ellis Island New York

image from Digital History Links to an external site.

Lesson Objectives:

Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:

  •  weigh the effects of industrialization and immigration after 1850
  •  identify the political conflicts of the 1890s

Module Audio Introduction (Transcript) 

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Activities for Module 3:

  • Text Reading from Digital History - In this module, you'll be reading about more about the Gilded Age, including Industrialization and the Working Class, the Huddled Masses, and the Political Crisis of the 1890s.

  • Video Viewing: You'll get to see history in action viewing the following video
    • The Immigrant (1917):  a 20 min film starring Charlie Chaplin as an immigrant crossing the Atlantic to the U.S.
  • Writing Reflection: You'll have an opportunity to write about what you've learned from this module's resources.