Industry and Empire: U.S. History Unit (1866-1904)

Title: Industry and Empire: U.S. History Unit (1866-1904); Click here for in-depth overview, background, primary sources, and unit plan.
Type: Unit plan with primary sources
About the Creator: Women & the American Story (WAMS) See all items with this value
Description: Key ideas from the unit:
"1. Women contributed to the reimagining of what it meant to be American in the wake of the Civil War and during widespread immigration and migration.
2. Industrialization changed the daily lives of women from many different backgrounds.
3. Westward expansion and imperialism affected women across the country and beyond.
4. The experiences of women in this period varied widely based on race, class, age, identity, and geographic region."
Language: English
Publisher: New York Historical Society See all items with this value

Item sets: History Toolkit; Women and Girls; Indigenous Peoples; Africans, Black People, and African Americans; Migration; Social Change; Geography