#1 LHS US History Skills Assessment: Industrialization Level 1
Source 1
Title: The Bosses of the Senate (1889) Creator: Joseph Keppler, published in Puck magazine Description: A political cartoon showing large, shadowy figures labeled with names of monopolies (e.g., Standard Oil, Steel, Copper, etc.) standing in the back of the U.S. Senate chamber while elected senators sit dwarfed in comparison.
Source 2
Title: Photograph of Child Textile Workers (circa 1908) Photographer: Lewis Hine Description: A black and white photograph of child laborers working in a textile mill in North Carolina, highlighting working conditions during industrialization.
Source 3
“This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth... to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer... in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community—the man of wealth thus becoming the mere agent and trustee for his poorer brethren.”
Excerpt from Andrew Carnegie’s The Gospel of Wealth (1889)
Question 1
(Sourcing) Why is it important to know that Joseph Keppler published Source 1 in the magazine Puck, which was known for political satire?
Question 2
(Close Reading) What is the intended message of Source 1, “The Bosses of the Senate”?
Question 3
(Contextualization) Which of the following best explains the broader historical reasoning that helps us understand why Lewis Hine took the photograph in Source 2?
Question 4
(Sourcing) Which fact about Source 3 helps most in understanding Andrew Carnegie’s perspective in The Gospel of Wealth?
Question 5
(Corroboration) How does Source 2 support or contradict the message of Source 3?
Question 6
(Close Reading) According to Carnegie in Source 3, what is the main duty of the wealthy?
Question 7
(Contextualization) Which of the following best describes a major consequence of industrialization shown across the three sources?
Question 8
(Corroboration) What common theme is most clearly supported by both Source 1 and Source 2?
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