Ch.5 Sec.1 Activity

US History

(Pick one for each section)

Section 1

1) Select one of the means of transportation mentioned in this section and create a model of it to present in class. Make sure to be able to explain the materials actually used to construct your mode of transportation and how it worked.

2) Write a 1-2 page biographic profile of one of the following groups/individuals and the impact they had on the Industrial Revolution. Make sure to use MLA format with 2-3 sources.

Lowell Girls Harriet Farley Harriet Hanson Robinson Sarah BagleySamuel F.B. Morse Eli Whitney Robert Fulton Peter Cooper

3) Create a marketing pamphlet that advertises the beliefs of nativist groups or the “Know-Nothing Party”.

4) Write a letter from the perspective of an 1800s factory worker describing life in a labor union, working conditions at a factory, treatment of women & children, etc.

5) Create a video or skit that depicts the life of a slave in 19th century America.

Section 2

1) Imagine you are a Native American living in the US during Andrew Jackson’s presidency. Write a letter to the President giving your opinion of the Indian Removal Act.

2) Create a poster that