African Americans and the Populists Movement
Students examine the role of African-American farmers in the populist movement

The Wizard of Oz
Students study the symbols in Baum's Wizard of Oz comparing them to historic figures and events in the American Populist movement

Progressivism
Module including links to lessons on urban political machines, the anti-trust movement and women's suffrage

Populists Advise Progressives
Students will devise an advisory speech to the newly founded Progressive Party. As the speech is presented, the student will be in the persona of one of the Populist leaders and will be advising the Progressives on how to create needed changes in America.
 

Capital and Labor, 1882-1902: The issues behind the Populist Movement and the election of 1896.

Awesome Stories: Child Labor  A hyperlinked reading on child labor.  Links embedded in the text link to relevant pictures, maps, and websites.

Awesome Stories: The Road to Perdition.  The history of prohibition and gangsters behind the movie

Awesome Stories. A truly cool history resource.  The site has links to the "true" stories behind popular movies, hyperlinked narratives, and biographies

Hull House Museum

OurDocuments.org: 100 milestone documents in US History: Use as a resource for studying the Sixteenth, Seventeenth,  & Nineteenth Amendments, Sherman Anti-trust Act, Pendleton Act, Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, and Interstate Commerce A

Alabama Virtual Library

Best of History Websites

History Timelines (Alternatime)

Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research

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.

Graphic Organizers

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