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A Country within a Country: Understanding San Francisco's Chinatown
In this activity, students use a range of primary and secondary sources about San Francisco's Chinatown (1880s-1920) to explore what the community meant to residents and to outsiders.
Tags: Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese Immigration, Common Core Reading, Common Core Writing, Group Work, Lessons in Looking
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Farm vs. Factory: Citing Evidence
This activity asks students to analyze three primary documents about the experiences of young women who worked in textile factories in New England during the 1830s and 1840s. It provides worksheets to guide and support students in writing a [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)