We celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1st in commemoration of the Haymarket affair and the workers who died to give us things we take for granted today, such as the 8-hour work day.

This slide activity is an introduction to the labor movement during the Gilded Age. It contains 5 slides, including:

• an overview of key terms,
• a video with corresponding questions
• a primary source analysis.

Student and teacher copies (with answers) included in this resource.

Grade level: 10

Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes