Describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
a. Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail.
(Newspaper #4)
Overview of the Time Period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBuo87heRyc
Was the journey West worth the Risk? An overview of the risks that many people took during this time in history – https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=_X2tfAtHC_8
The Chisholm Trail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06P-ERCA17M
Famous Black Cowboys of Texas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-vNBFdXxUM
Cattle Trails of the 19th Century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qr8GsSwFtg
b. Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity).
(See Newspaper #6!)
Powerpoint presentation- Download Inventors that changed America!
George Washington Carver – http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/carver/highlights.asp
The Wright Brothers – https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
National Park Service – Wright Brother National Memorial: For more about the Wright Brothers’ work with flight, visit: http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – background info, lesson plans, activities, primary sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/ History Channel: Wright Brothers – information, photos, and more (
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers G
Alexander Graham Bell – http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell
Thomas Edison – http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/thomas-edison
c. Explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America’s role in the world; include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal. (Newspaper #7 & 8)
Spanish American War (Newspaper #7)
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/spanish-american-war-the-united-states-becomes-a-world-power/ (Great Primary Sources!)
Panama Canal (Newspaper #8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0upmpPw3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHmaZw5j1is
Great video with more interesting info. on the Panama Canal – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JzcPfpMevY
Theodore Roosevelt and his role in the Panama Canal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tr-panama/
Panama Canal Online Museum: http://www.canalmuseum.com/
d. Describe the reasons people immigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled. (Newspaper #5)
ppt: Download Immigration to the US
Nearpod: join.nearpod.com the code is MDB2X
Ellis Island
Tour : http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/index.htm
Angel Island
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468
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