This 10-day US History unit lesson plan on the Gilded Age & Progressive Era covers key social changes, including how many groups were impacted by the Gilded Age, and efforts of Progressive reformers to correct problems during this period. This complete unit is intended to be ready-to-use for any teacher regardless of their prior experience with the content. All student documents are pre-formatted for immediate classroom use, and all answer keys are provided.

Bundle Contains (in downloadable .zip files):
Daily Lesson Files (to be used during Days 1-8):

• Each daily lesson .zip file includes a PowerPoint presentation, student guided notes, and a multiple-choice quiz.
• Each lesson is ready-to-use with no prep required. All answer keys are included.
  Review & ����Vlogt Files (to be used during Days 9-10):
• Unit Study Guide and Scavenger Hunt Review Activity for interactive student engagement.
• Unit ����Vlogt with 20 multiple-choice questions, many of which include documents or visuals.
• Full Unit Question Bank containing 47 multiple-choice questions (for test customization).
• All answer keys are included for easy and efficient grading.

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Topics Covered By Lesson Include:
1. Decline of the Plains Indians
- Westward expansion, Assimilation, Mass Killing of Buffalo/Bison, Plains Indians Wars, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Dawes Act, overall impacts on the Plains Indians
2. Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Du Bois
- Booker T. Washington (background, beliefs), Tuskegee Institute, W.E.B. Du Bois (background, beliefs), “Talented Tenth”, formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.)
3. Gilded Age Urbanization & Immigration
- Urbanization (causes, impacts on cities), Immigration, Ellis Island, Angel Island, Ethnic Neighborhoods, Nativism, contrasting treatment of European and Asian immigrants, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentleman’s Agreement
4. Rise & Fall of Political Machines
- Political Machines, Tammany Hall, political bosses, “Boss” William Tweed, corruption, Thomas Nast, early Progressivism, downfall of Tammany Hall/Boss Tweed, Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
5. The Progressive Era - Goals & Key Movements (can be lengthened to a second day)
- Social problems during the Gilded Age, rise of Progressivism, Settlement House movement, Women’s Suffrage, Temperance, Anti-lynching movement, Trust-Busting, Progressive Anti-Trust legislation
6. Muckrakers of the Progressive Era
- Muckrakers (origin and meaning) and their work and impacts, specifically Thomas Nast, Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Ida B. Wells
7. The Women’s Suffrage Movement
- Suffrage, Seneca Falls Convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, early state-by-state suffrage progress, Progressive Era suffrage movement, Alice Paul, radical suffragist tactics, World War One and its impact, the 19th Amendment
8. Theodore Roosevelt - Progressive President
- Theodore Roosevelt’s background and rise, The Square Deal, trust-busting, breakup of Standard Oil, consumer protection laws, conservation of environment, connections to “muckrakers”, 1904 re-election, William Howard Taft, 1912 election including Roosevelt’s founding of Progressive Party
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Slides/Pages: 368 total in bundle (304 slides, 64 pages)
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Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Huge savings — by purchasing this unit bundle, you save over 50% compared to buying each individual component. Comprehensive, No-Prep Unit—everything you need in terms of content for an entire unit of instruction.
• Ready-to-use materials—perfect for any teacher, experienced or new.
• Great for substitutes—all the materials are pre-formatted with answer keys provided.
• Ideal for virtual classrooms—easily adaptable for online teaching platforms.
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