| American/U.S. History |
| Section 6: The Rise of American Business, Industry, and Labor: 1865-1920 (Industrial Revolution) |
| INVENTORS, INVENTIONS, AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION |
| HANDOUTS |
| Reading with Questions - "Technology and Change" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "Inventors and Inventions" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "Pivotal Events in the Industrial Revolution" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "Unionization: Employer and Union Weapons" - Students complete a table chart, identifying and describing the tactics used by employers and unions - Terms: This is a cheat sheet for teachers, with terms that can be used to complete the table graph |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "The Industrial Revolution: Domestic System vs. Factory System of Production" - Students complete a table graph/chart describing the differences between these two systems (means of production, ownership of the means of production, independence or dependence of workers, etc.) |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "The Industrial Revolution" |
| HANDOUT: Writing Exercises - "The Gilded Age" |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
| POWERPOINTS |
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POWERPOINT:
"The Industrial Revolution" PowerPoint Presentation - 115 slides -
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Handout Divided into six sections: 1. The First Industrial Revolution - slides 1-45 - 9 review questions 2. The Agricultural Revolution - slides 46-52 - 4 review questions 3. The Second Industrial Revolution - slides 53-58 - 4 review questions 4. The Results of the Industrial Revolution - slides 59-88 - 4 review questions 5. The Labor Movement - slides 89-100 - 5 review questions 6. The Cooperative Movement and Socialism - slides 101-115 - 4 review questions |
| VIDEO LINKS |
| VIDEO LINK: "Johann Philipp Reis and Alexander Graham Bell: The Telephone" - 14:51 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "The Wright Brothers: The Aeroplane" - 15:03 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Thomas Alva Edison: The Phonograph" - 14:43 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Samuel Morse: The Telegraph" - 14:49 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Robert Stirling and the Stirling Motor" - 14:40 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Nikolaus August Otto: The Four-Stroke Engine" - 14:47 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "The Lumiere Brothers: Cinematography" - 14:53 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Karl-Friedrich Drais: The Bicycle" - 14:41 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Werner von Siemens: The Electric Dynamo" - 14:58 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Otto Lillienthal: The Glider" - 14:28 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| VIDEO LINK: "Thomas Edison: The Electric-Light Bulb" - 14:37 in length - Milestones in Science and Engineering - Courtesy of Hulu |
| WEBSITE LINKS |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
| TRIVIA: Industrial Revolution Trivia Questions, Page 1 |
| TRIVIA: Industrial Revolution Trivia Questions, Page 2 |
| TRIVIA: Industrial Revolution Trivia Questions, Page 3 |
| ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND THE "SEARCH FOR ORDER" |
| BUSINESS RESPONSE TO CHANGE: ORGANIZE AND RATIONALIZE - ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES |
| HANDOUTS |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| MAJOR AREAS OF GROWTH IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY |
| TRANSPORTATION - BUILDING MATERIALS - ENERGY SOURCES - COMMUNICATIONS |
| HANDOUTS |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| REPRESENTATIVE ENTREPRENEURS: CASE STUDIES IN CONCENTRATED WEALTH AND EFFORT |
| JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER - ANDREW CARNEGIE - HENRY FORD - WORK ETHIC: COTTON MATHER TO HORATIO ALGER - CONFLICT BETWEEN PUBLIC GOOD AND PRIVATE GAIN |
| HANDOUTS |
| Reading with Questions - "Carnegie and the Era of Steel" |
| Reading with Questions - "J.P. Morgan and Finance Capitalism" |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| NEW BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT PRACTICES: POPULAR AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES |
| LAISSEZ-FAIRE AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT - RAILROAD "POOLING" - COMPETITION AND ABSORPTION |
| HANDOUTS |
| Reading with Questions - "Railroads, Regulations, and the Tariff" |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| BELL WORK: Monopolies Question |
| LABOR'S RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CHANGE: ORGANIZE |
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EFFORTS AT NATIONAL LABOR UNIONS - STRUGGLE AND CONFLICT |
| HANDOUTS |
| HANDOUT: DBQ/Examining Primary Sources - "Eugene V. Debs on Competition" |
| Reading with Questions - "The Struggles of Labor" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "The Rise of Labor: Major Strikes" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "The Rise of Labor: Major Players and Their Contributions" |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "The Industrial Revolution" |
| HANDOUT: Writing Exercises - "The Rise of Organized Labor" |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| AGRARIAN RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CHANGE: ORGANIZE AND PROTEST |
| GRANGE MOVEMENT - POPULISM - NATIONAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE |
| HANDOUTS |
| Reading with Questions - "Railroads, Regulations, and the Tariff" |
| Reading with Questions - "Revolution in Agriculture" |
| Reading with Questions - "Agrarian Distress and the Rise of Populism" |
| HANDOUT: T-Chart - "Leaders of the Populist Movement and Their Contributions" |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "Populist Era" |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "The Rise of American Business, Industry, and Labor: 1865-1920" |
| Click here for a large library of American history-themed printable readings with questions. |
| MAPS and PICTURES |
| GALLERY: Our collection of images related to the Industrial Revolution. |
| POWERPOINTS |
| VIDEO LINKS |
| FILM LINK: "Carrie" - 1952 film starring Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins - Adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie, about a young female rural-to-urban migrant living in Chicago, Illinois, during the Industrial Revolution - Film on YouTube - IMDB Info - Turner Classic Movies Info - Film on YouKu - Hollywood vs. History Questions Handout |
| WEBSITE LINKS |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House Biography of James A. Garfield |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House Biography of Chester Alan Arthur |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House Biography of Grover Cleveland |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House Biography of Benjamin Harrison |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House Biography of William McKinley |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
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