Chapter 4: The 2nd Industrial Revolution / The Triumph of Industry (pages 98-122)
The Industrial Revolution began in England during the mid 1700’s. Machines were invented to do work formerly
done by hand. Factories were built to manufacture goods previously made in people’s homes. The use of machines and
factories spread to the United States in the 1790’s and early 1800’s. During this period, American manufacturing
increased, while dependence on England’s products decreased.
The New England states became the center of a fast growing textile industry. In the South, cotton production
multiplied as a result Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin. Other industries gradually appeared in the years prior to
the Civil War. Roads, canals, and railroads were built to move products from one part of the country to another.
None of these changes, however, matched the dramatic advances in industry, technology, and the economy
during the fifty years following the Civil War. This period was known as America’s “Second Industrial Revolution.”
During this period, manufacturing replaced agriculture as the main source of economic growth; growing industrialism
turned the United States into a land rich with machines, factories, mines and railroads.
Agenda:
Monday, October 19, 2015
Objective: Return and review Ch.3 Exam
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Objective: Objective: Introduce chapter 4: The Triumph of Industry & identify the resources that enabled this revolution
 Read “Industrial Innovations”---- discuss advancements in oil refinement and steel production
Assignment: Read Section 1 (pages 100-106). Identify vocabulary and important people listed within IR PowerPoint due
Thursday 10/22/15
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Objective: Examine the new advances in transportation due to the innovations in steel and oil
 Discuss the “History of Transportation” (refer to IR PowerPoint for notes)
 Complete atlas activity on transcontinental railroad – page 72
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Objective: Continue to discuss the advances in transportation; examining the air brake, gasoline powered automobile,
and airplane
 Discuss Westinghouse, Duryea Brothers, Wright Brothers, Vanderbilt, and Scott
 Refer to IR PowerPoint for notes
Assignment: Define the following: Mass Production, Assembly Line, and Scientific Management
Read the “Great American Inventor handout and answer questions 1-4 - due Friday 10/23/15
Friday, October 23, 2015
Objective: Examine how Henry Ford made the car affordable for the average American through his perfection of the
assembly line
 Refer to the IR PowerPoint for notes
Monday, October 26, 2015
Objective: Simulate life on an assembly line and analyze the advantages and disadvantages to this process
 Classroom Assembly Line Simulation
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Objectives: Discuss the assembly line simulation/reward groups who increased production
Examine the changes to America due to the invention of the Model T
In-Class Assignment: Create an automobile web highlighting the variety of industries created due to Henry Ford’s
Model T and the assembly line (use pages 326-327 in textbook for assistance)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Objective: View “The Men Who Built America: The New Machine” to summarize our discussion on Henry Ford and the
Model T
Assignment: Read Section 2 (pages 107-112) and complete “Rise of Big Business” handout
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Objective: Examine the “rise of big business” and the formation of corporations, monopolies, and the tactics used to
establish monopolies
 Define and discuss the following terms: corporation, monopoly, predatory pricing, horizontal integration, and
vertical integration
Friday, October 30, 2015
Objective: Analyze the economic systems of capitalism and communism and outline which system was chosen to be
used in the United States during the rise of big business.
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Refer to IR PowerPoint for notes on capitalism, communism, and social darwinism
Monday, November 2, 2015
*Review grades for the 1st Nine Weeks*
Objective: Explain the difference between a "robber baron" and "captain of industry" and discuss which category the big
business leaders such as Carnegie and Rockefeller fit into
 Read “Social Darwinism” article
 Refer to IR PowerPoint for notes
Assignment: Read Section 3 (pages 114-118) and complete the section 3 handout
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Objective: Examine the problems created due to the economic system of "Laissez Faire Capitalism"
 Students will circulate room and view child labor photos, listing the health and safety issues seen in each photo
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Objective: Discuss child labor photos, review the health and safety issues, and outline directions for "Child Labor
Creative Writing Assignment"
Assignment: Child Labor Creative Writing Assignment due Monday 11/9/15
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Objectives: Analyze the rise of labor unions and the reasons for these organizations
 Unit PowerPoint (define strike, boycott, work to rule, sit-in, lockout, boycott)
Friday, November 6, 2015
Objective: Define collective bargaining and role play (administrator vs students) to collectively bargaining issues/rules
within the high school
Monday, November 9, 2015
Objective: Examine the major labor conflicts of the 2nd industrial revolution
Assignment: Read “Major Labor Conflicts of 2nd Industrial Revolution” and complete “Labor Conflict Chart” due Tuesday
11/10/15
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Objective: Discuss the major labor conflicts of the 2nd Industrial Revolution
View "The Men Who Built America" video clip to examine the Homestead Steel Strike
 Complete Homestead Steel Strike Video Questions
Assignment: Study for the Ch. 4 Exam – Tuesday 11/17/15
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Happy Veteran’s Day
Objective: Finish discussion on the Homestead Steel Strike/Review homestead steel strike video questions
 Distribute Ch.4 study guide
Assignment: Study for the Ch. 4 Exam – Tuesday 11/17/15
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Objective: Review for the chapter 4 exam
 Ch. 4 Study Guide
Assignment: Study for the Ch. 4 Exam – Tuesday 11/17/15
Friday, November 13, 2015
No School – Act 80 Day
Monday, November 16, 2015
Objective: Review for Ch.4 Exam
 Review Game
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Chapter 4 Exam