1. 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 Bagley
Samuel 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.
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5) Create a video or skit that depicts the life of a slave in 19 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