Chapter 4: Industrialization and Invention in the United States

Today we will be jumping ahead to Chapter 4.  Get a book from the shelf and turn to page 96.

1. Read "Reflections: The Civil War" (p.96).
2. Discuss:
1. How did the war lead to improvements in civil rights in America?
2. How did the war lead to the eventual rise of the United States as a world power?
3. What was the most important outcome of the war?
3. Turn to page 98 and look at the picture of the Brooklyn Bridge being built.  Read "The March of American Progress" (p.99) from 1883.  
1. Discuss American views of industry and progress based on that paragraph.
2. How do you think the completion of this bridge changed the lives of the people living around it?
4. Watch this short documentary about the Brooklyn Bridge
   
5. Watch "Turning Points in History: The Industrial Revolution"
   
6. Many people have never heard of Granville T. Woods (mentioned on page 103), but he was an amazing inventor.
   
7. Finally, this is an interesting clip about Thomas Edison
   

   8.  Crash Course: The Industrial Revolution