Regents Prep U.S. History: Online Resources

Regents Prep: U.S. History & Government
Online Resources

3c. Gilded Age Resources

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Gilded Age WebQuest (Thomas Caswell & Joshua Delorenzo)
This WebQuest activity is grounded in the major themes of the Gilded Age in American History. In cooperative groups, students will create segments for a documentary on the Gilded Age using Microsoft PowerPoint 97.

Thomas Nast Homepage (Joel A. Coughlin)
This site includes extensive background information on the Thomas Nast, the father of political cartoons. There is a nice collection of Nast's work here, with an appropriate focus on the corruption associated with political machines, particularly NYC's Boss Tweed and Tamany Hall.

Uniting Mugwumps & the Masses: Puck's Role in Gilded Age Politics (University of VA)
A collection of political cartoons that appeared in PUCK magazine (1880-1884). Contains desriptions of the events depicted, explainations of the cartoon's influence in American politics and an archive of all the available cartoons.

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