Ninety-four primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the challenges, opportunity, and turmoil of late-nineteenth-century America. They examine the economic expansion in an America re-united after the Civil War, the costs of that growth, and the challenges faced domestically and internationally during a time of enormous change and progress.

Concepts

urbanization, populism

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Additional Tags

spanish-american war, frederick jackson turner, national humanities center, native americans at end of 19th century, progressive era, emergence of industrial america (1865-1919)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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