The Progressive Era: Making America Better - 4th Grade Socia β Reading Comprehension
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.10
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This reading passage introduces 4th grade students to the Progressive Era (1890-1920) in American history. Students learn how progressives worked to improve society by addressing child labor, factory safety, food safety through Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle,' and women's suffrage. The content develops reading comprehension while teaching about historical reform movements that made America fairer and healthier.