Lesson Two
This lesson is the second of five lessons to help students understand local government and how they can have a voice in the democratic process. In this program, students will explore how society provides for the poor.
Time: 90 minutes
Lesson Plan 2: Poverty and Poor Relief in the 19th Century
unit 1 lesson 2.pdfLesson 2: Worksheets and Primary Sources
Poverty and Poor Relief Worksheet.pdfPoverty and Poor Relief Worksheet
primary source mrs child.pdfPrimary Source: How to Endure Poverty
primary source buckingham.pdfPrimary Source: Recollection by Joseph Buckingham
primary source horace greeley.pdfPrimary Source: Horace Greeley's Boyhood
primary source beverly poor farm.pdfPrimary Source: Beverly Town Committee
Petitions for Poor Relief in the Town of Sturbridge, Town Records.pdfPrimary Source: Petitions for Poor Relief to the Town of Sturbridge