Unit 4: A Time of Change

Big Idea Activity: How does technology change people’s lives?
Role-Play a Person in New York History

Which person from Unit 4 do you like the best? Who interests you the most? Play the role of that person. Practice your act for one other student before you present it to your class.

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George Eastman , from Rochester, New York, invented a paper-backed film for cameras, and called his camera the “Kodak”. Eastman used the profits he made to build parks and schools in Rochester. Suppose you played the part of George Eastman. What would you do with the profits that you made from your company?

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The Civil War

Freedom’s Call
Read about “Freedom’s Journal”, an abolitionist newspaper started by two African Americans.

New York and the Union
Find out more information about the New York Draft Riots.

Life Changes in New York

Inventions and Industries
View a photo essay about the struggles that workers have faced over the past 100 years.

Coming to America
View a historical timeline about the Henry Street Settlement.

Growth and Change
Read about the history behind the New York State Capitol building located in Albany.

New York Goes to Work
The Grange began as a way to provide education and social life in farm areas.

New York in the 20th Century

1910s, 1920s, and 1930s
View photos from the Great Depression era.

World War II and the American Century
Read about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A New Century
View images of the World Trade Center and the damage that was caused on this day.