1. Gilded Age Poster Assignment
Instructions
Write a complex one sentence summary of your topic.
Writer 5-8 facts about your topic. Make sure that your explanation of the facts is clear.
Finish with a “so what” statement. Consider: What was the short and long term significance of your topic?
Topics
The Railroad (3:18)
Machine Power (4:30)
Urbanization (6:03)
African-American (9:00)
The Conquest (10:56)
The Victorians (13:14)
Seeking Reform (16:49)*
Gilded Politics (22:54)
The Birth (26:45)
The American Empire (29:14)
Innovations (31:27)

2. Gilded Age writing activity
Was the turn of the 20th century in the United States truly a Gilded Age for all Americans? What were the positive and negative impact on the economy, politics and society during industrialization ( )?