U.S. History Lesson Steps

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U.S. HistoryLesson Steps

• 9/16/14

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Complete SSUSH11 Pre. Quiz Growth of Big Business
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Standard Elements

• SSUSH11
• The student will describe the economic, social,
  and geographic impact of the growth of big
  business and technological innovations after
  Reconstruction.
• Elements
• a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other
  industries, such as steel, and on the
  organization of big business.
• b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the
  development of the West include the
  transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese
  labor.
• c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard
  Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies
  
• d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison
  include the electric light bulb, motion pictures,
  and the phonograph, and their impact on American
  life
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Enduring Understandings

• The students will understand the impact of the
  railroads on other industries, such as steel, and
  the organization of big business as well as the
  impact of the railroads in the development of the
  West including the transcontinental railroad, and
  the use of Chinese labor.

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Essential Questions

• 1. How did railroads impact industries such as
  steel, and the organization of big business?
• (Pg. 462)
• 2. How did the transcontinental railroad, and the
  use of Chinese labor impact the development of
  the West?
• (Pgs. 460)

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Class Activities

• Complete
• The Impact of Rail Roads
• 2 Column Notes
• Fact Search
• Ticket out the Door