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Reformers versus Residents in Five Points: A Role Play
In this activity students learn about the religious, class, and ethnic tensions between reformers and residents in the working-class Irish immigrant neighborhood of Five Points. Students research roles of a Protestant reformer and two Irish women [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
The New York City Draft Riots: A Role Play
In this activity students research roles as either Irish immigrants or African-American residents in the midst of the New York City Draft Riots that took place in July 1863. Students gather evidence from primary sources to develop their characters, [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)