In this lesson, you have learned about political machines, the social issues that developed in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the movements that arose to address them. For this assignment, you will create your own interest group to address one of the social needs of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Use your knowledge and your 21st-century skills to:

choose an issue relevant to the late 1800s or early 1900s to address
prepare a one-paragraph summary of the issue
choose a name for your group
thinking as a person living during this time period, draw up a list of demands (about five or six) and discuss which are the most important and which you are willing to limit through compromise
choose meeting times and places appropriate to the people who would be involved
create a poster, flyer, or advertisement directed toward your primary audience and designed to build your movement