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Ninth graders examine the social and political movements of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. In this American history instructional activity, 9th graders work in groups to form their own society and laws. Students make a diagram of their town and complete the Society Project Planning Sheet. Students discuss all aspects of their society and present their town.

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the jungle, upton sinclair, eugenics, american society, american culture, the gilded age, the progressive era, united states immigration

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american immigration, american society, eugenics, gilded age, progressive era, the jungle, social studies
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9th
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Social Studies & History
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