IndustrialRevolutionResources


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World Book Online (Student Databases)- search Industrial Revolution

Charting Change - Industrial Revolution

Shiloh Point Elementary School - Industrial Revolution Resources

The History Place - Child Labor Photo gallery

America's Story - Library of Congress "A Jump Back in Time" The Gilded Age 1878-1889

American Textile History Museum Early Industrialization

The History Channel - Videos on the Industrial Revoluton What was the biggest innovation in the Industrial Revolution? What did this innovation allow factory owners to do? What was the outcome of this innovation?

The History Channel - Videos on Child Labor - click on the link to watch three videos listed below

1. Characteristics of Early Factory Girls (2:04) A factory girl preparing to strike! A reading by Marissa Tomei.
 * vocabulary:** irresolute, brovado,
 * What do these words mean?
 * How many girls marched out? Why?

2. The Fight to End Child Labor (1:39) Labor unions put a stop to child labor, long working hours and low wages.
 * What is strike?
 * Why did people strike?
 * Who opposed strikers?
 * What did unions want?

3. The History of Labor Day (3:33)
 * Summarize the history of Labor Day in the United States.
 * Why do we celebrate Labor Day?
 * Describe the first Labor Day celebration in New York.
 * When was Labor Day legalized? What was the first state to legalize Labor Day?
 * Do you think Labor Day is as important today as it was in the early 1900's, why or why not?

The Story of My Cotton Dress

Within These Walls Tells the stories of five families who lived in this house over 200 years and made history in their kitchens and parlors.

Ohio Journal 1905 - [|The Evil of Child Labor]

__//**Teacher Resource:**//__ Giving Voice to Child Laborers Through Monologues Lesson Plan

- Perspectives with video clips