Immigration: The Changing Face of America: 
This unit provides teachers and students with many resources to explore the different challenges faced by immigrants. (click Resources link for lesson collection)

The Gilded Age: Lesson module complete with fact sheets, resources, maps, and timelines

The American Mosaic
After researching an immigrant family's country, students will create a portfolio that details the travels and lifestyle changes the family may have experienced.

American Immigration Past and Present: A simulation activity

The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the 'New Colossus' to America

Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor

Alabama Railroads: Maps as Historical Documents

Founding of Birmingham, Alabama
 

Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904 Online films from the Library of Congress (click the List link to view titles)

Awesome Stories: Gangs of New York.  The history behind the movie

The Great Chicago Fire

The Triangle Factory Fire

Alabama Virtual Library

History Timelines (Alternatime)

History Matters  Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

National Archives Digital Classroom

American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress
 

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