Skip to Main Content

Unit 6: America in Transition Student Activities & Handouts

Timeline Reflection Handout
Activity

Activity

An activity to help students identify expansions and restrictions of voting rights over time.
Interactive Suffrage Timeline Resource
Resource

Resource

Printable resources to create an interactive timeline of suffrage rights over time.
The Presidency of Andrew Jackson Essay
Essay - 1161 Words

Essay

1161 Words

What were the key events of Jackson's presidency and how did they impact on our constitutional system?
America in Transition Timeline
Activity

Activity

How did Americans and democratic institutions respond to the rapid economic changes of the early 19th century? 
Cause-and-Effect Web Graphic Organizer
Activity

Activity

Analyze cause and effect relationships using primary sources and historical reasoning.
Industrial Growth and Immigration
Essay - 1185 Words

Essay

1185 Words

What was the impact of industrialization and immigration during the Jacksonian Era?
Reform Movements of the Nineteenth Century Handout
Activity

Activity

Help students analyze the different reform movements from the nineteenth century.
Social Movements of the Nineteenth Century Primary Source Set
Activity

Activity

Help students sort primary sources into categories to illustrate understanding of nineteenth century social movements.