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Lesson Plan 1: High School



This lesson will fulfill the following National History Standards:

Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) -- Standard 2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions.


Lesson Plan 2: High School



This lesson will fulfill the following National History Standards:

Era 6: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) -- Standard 2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions.
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) -- Standard 1:
How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people. Standard 3: The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes.


Lesson Plan 3: Middle School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Standard 1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people.


Lesson Plan 4: Elementary School



This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National Standards for History:

Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Standard 1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people.


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