Progressive Era Reading Passages
Reading Results
America Changes from Farms to Factories
This engaging history reading passage explores the transformation of America from a nation of farms to a country of fact...
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The Industrial Revolution in America
This engaging history reading passage explores the Industrial Revolution in America, a time of great change and innovati...
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Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb
This passage explores the inspiring story of Thomas Edison and his invention of the light bulb, a key moment in U.S. his...
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Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the story of Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephon...
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The Wright Brothers Take Flight
This engaging history reading passage explores the inspiring story of the Wright brothers and their journey to make the ...
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Henry Ford and the Model T
This engaging history reading passage explores the life of Henry Ford and the invention of the Model T. Students learn h...
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Immigrants Arrive at Ellis Island
This history reading passage explores the arrival of immigrants at Ellis Island, a key gateway to the United States from...
The Statue of Liberty Welcomes Newcomers
This engaging history reading passage explores the story of the Statue of Liberty and its role as a symbol of hope for n...
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Starting a New Life in America
This engaging passage for students explores the journey of immigrants starting a new life in America. Aligned with the C...
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Crowded Tenements in Big Cities
This history reading passage explores the lives of families living in crowded tenements in big U.S. cities during the la...
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Children Working in Factories and Child Labor Laws
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the important topic of children working in factories and the rise of...
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Women Fight for and Win the Right to Vote
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the inspiring story of how women in America fought bravely for the r...
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The 19th Amendment Passes
This U.S. history reading passage explores the inspiring story of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Conservation and National Parks
This engaging history reading passage introduces students to Theodore Roosevelt and his important role in the conservati...
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Labor Unions Help Workers
This engaging U.S. history reading passage focuses on how labor unions helped American workers. Students will learn abou...
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Muckrakers Expose Problems in Society
This engaging passage explores the story of muckrakers, the brave journalists who exposed social problems in America dur...
America Becomes an Industrial Giant
This passage explores the Second Industrial Revolution, focusing on technological innovation, factory growth, and the ch...
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Robber Barons Debate
This engaging history reading passage explores the complex debate over whether late 19th-century business leaders like A...
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Andrew Carnegie's Empire
This engaging U.S. History reading passage examines Andrew Carnegie's rise in the steel industry and his influential phi...
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John D Rockefeller: Standard Oil Monopoly
This rigorous reading passage explores the rise of John D. Rockefeller and the creation of the Standard Oil monopoly, a ...
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Business Integration Strategies
This rigorous U.S. History reading passage explores the concepts of vertical and horizontal integration business strateg...
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Labor Unions in America
This history reading passage analyzes the rise of labor unions in America and why workers organized during the Industria...
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Knights of Labor
This history reading passage examines the Knights of Labor, one of the first large and inclusive labor unions in the Uni...
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American Federation of Labor
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the origins, strategies, and impact of the American Federation of La...
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Haymarket Affair 1886: Labor Violence Chicago
This engaging history reading passage explores the Haymarket Affair of 1886, a pivotal event in the U.S. labor movement ...
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Homestead Strike 1892: Carnegie Steel Labor Conflict
This reading passage explores the 1892 Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel, a key moment in U.S. labor history. Students ...
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Pullman Strike 1894: Federal Government Intervenes
This engaging history reading passage examines the Pullman Strike of 1894, one of the most significant labor conflicts i...
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911: Worker Safety
This engaging U.S. history reading passage examines the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, one of the most signif...
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Child Labor Problem
This passage examines the complex history of child labor during the Progressive Era in America, providing students with ...
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Tenement Life
This history reading passage examines the difficult realities of tenement life and urban poverty in America during the l...
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Jacob Riis: How the Other Half Lives
This engaging passage explores the impact of Jacob Riis and his groundbreaking work, "How the Other Half Lives." Student...
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Muckrakers Expose Corruption
This U.S. History reading passage focuses on the role of Muckrakers in exposing corruption during the Progressive Era, a...
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Upton Sinclair's Jungle
This passage examines Upton Sinclair’s groundbreaking novel The Jungle and its powerful impact on the American meatpacki...
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Ida Tarbell and Standard Oil Monopoly
This history reading passage explores the significant role of Ida Tarbell in exposing the Standard Oil monopoly and shap...
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Immigration to America 1880-1920: New Wave
This comprehensive U.S. history passage examines the New Wave of Immigration to America from 1880 to 1920, a pivotal era...
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Ellis Island Gateway
This passage explores the critical role Ellis Island played as the primary gateway for European immigrants arriving in t...
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Angel Island: Asian Immigration Processing Center
This passage explores the history of Angel Island, the main processing center for Asian immigrants arriving on the West ...
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Americanization Movement: Forced Assimilation Policy
This passage examines the Americanization Movement and its policy of forced assimilation in the United States, focusing ...
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Nativism in America
This U.S. history reading passage examines the rise of nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment in America, focusing on its...
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Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage explores the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first major U.S. law to ban i...
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Settlement Houses
This engaging history reading passage explores the development and impact of Hull House and its co-founder Jane Addams w...
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Jane Addams Reforms
This passage explores the life and work of Jane Addams, a pioneering social worker and reformer who co-founded Hull Hous...
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Progressive Movement Goals and Reforms
This reading passage explores the Progressive Movement in the United States, focusing on its goals, key reforms, and the...
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Theodore Roosevelt Square Deal: Progressive Policies
This passage examines President Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal and its impact on American society during the Progressi...
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Trust-Busting: Breaking Up Business Monopolies
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the era of trust-busting and the government’s efforts to break up bu...
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Pure Food and Drug Act 1906
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores the motivations, conflicts, and consequences surrounding the Pure Fo...
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Wilderness Conservation Movement
This detailed history reading passage explores the Conservation Movement and its role in protecting America’s wilderness...
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William Howard Taft Presidency 1909-1913
This reading passage explores the presidency of William Howard Taft (1909-1913), focusing on his domestic and foreign po...
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Woodrow Wilson New Freedom
This engaging U.S. history passage examines President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom program during the Progressive Era. S...
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16th Amendment: Federal Income Tax
This passage explores the causes, debates, and consequences of the 16th Amendment, which established the federal income ...
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