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The Homestead Strike: The American Labor Movement
Discipline
Social Studies
Grades
9, 10, 11, 12
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This multimedia resource includes primary documents and images about the Homestead incident in 1892. Included is a description of the incident and a reading about the struggle between the militia and labor. The documents provided describe the events in story format, which will be engaging for students. One of the sources is a a photographic essay, which could be used to introduce the topic or as an assessment activity. Some of the readings are long and may need to be modified for student use. An editorial response to one of the journals is also provided. (author, vm)


Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards (2010)
Course: American History
Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
11. 
The rise of industrialization led to a rapidly expanding workforce. Labor organizations grew amidst unregulated working conditions and violence toward supporters of organized labor.
Social Studies Standards (2001)
History
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 9)
3.
Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on:
  1. How scientific and technological changes promoted industrialization in the textile industry in England;
  2. The impact of the growth of population, rural-to-urban migrations, growth of industrial cities, and emigration out of Europe;
  3. The changing role of labor and the rise of the union movement;
  4. Changes in living and working conditions for the early industrial working class, especially women and children;
  5. The growth of industrialization around the world.