Unit 4

The Gilded Age

Unit 4 completes our study of the nineteenth century. The last quarter of the century is known as the Gilded Age, an era of golden opportunities that often covered an uglier society underneath, marked by great divisions between rich and poor, racism, and, for many Westerners, glittering materialism coupled with increasing spiritual emptiness.


If you have not yet tried the new organization system that we debuted this past summer, you may not be aware that all your Year Three curriculum and supplements can now be found on the Year Three page! You can also reach it via the “My Library” section of your Account page under “By Learning Levels.” The Tapestry community as a whole has been so enthusiastic about this change that we have decided to remove the Unit pages curriculum content which is now redundant. We plan to add new Unit Introduction and Organization content here in the new year, so please visit again!