What were some of the reasons the USA became an industrial leader? What industries sprang out of this time period? Who were some influential people of the time, and how did they rise to the occasion? What inventions were created that we still use today? In this unit, we will explore causes and effects of the expansion of science and technology in America from 1860-1920, including railroad, oil, and inventions.SE.US 4.08 = Describes the factors that created the Industrial Revolution.
PROFICIENT = *Identifies and describe important inventions during the Industrial Revolution.
*Evaluates working conditions in factories.
*Describes the spread of monopolies.
*Analyzes changes in society brought about by the move from an agrarian to an industrial nation.
seus_408_industrial_revolution
DUE: Friday, April 30, 2010
Resources:
American Anthem – Chapter 14
http://my.hrw.org (see Ms. Menadelook for access user name & password)
AFL-CIO Organization
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/gompers.cfm
Laundress Women in Atlanta
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/ww_strike.cfm
Andrew Carnegie
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/50carnegie/50facts1.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/peopleevents/pande01.html
John Rockefeller
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html
Cornelius Vanderbilt
http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/bbios/biograph/vanderbi.htm
Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/searchindalpha.asp
http://library.thinkquest.org/5847/halloffame.htm
America’s Library of People
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/index.php
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