The Industrial Revolution in the Americas

INTRODUCTION

Today we will study the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution in the Americas, particularly North America.

Question of the Day

What were the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

Focus Questions

How did the Industrial Revolution change what Americans produced?
In what ways did the Industrial Revolution changed how Americans produced goods?
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the way that people waged war?

Be prepared for a matching quiz on vocabulary terms 21-36.
Read Chapter 26 (Sections 3 and 4) in the blue textbook.
Take notes on the reading. You should organize your notes around the statements below. Under each statement in your notes should be SHE from the reading that supports the statement. If you cannot find support for a statement, do not include it in your notes.
- Statement #1: The Industrial Revolution altered the goods that Americans produced.
- Statement #2: The Industrial Revolution changed how Americans produced goods.
- Statement #3: The Industrial Revolution changed the ways that people waged war.

Vocabulary quiz on terms 21-26.
Scored discussion on Chapter 26 (Sections 3 and 4).
DBQ activity. We will continue working on the DBQ activity that we started last week. Click here to find it again. Work from your Google doc ("Why England First"). Try to finish the body of the essay today. This PowerPoint may be helpful, as it explains how to write a DBQ response.

Read Chapter 6 in The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner.
Take notes on the reading. Organize your notes using the Question of the Day and the Focus Questions for next class. For each one, note at least one passage and any other information from the text that helps to answer the question.

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