CHAPTER 15: "Forging the National Economy"
FLASH CARD I.D.'S include the date, the definition, the significance and any causes or effects
- Clinton's Erie Canal
- Know Nothings
- Irish Immigration
- German Immigration
- Whitney's Cotton Gin
- Morse's Telegraph
- Lowell Factory System
- Slater's Textile Mill
- McCormick's Reaper
- Fulton's Steamboat
AGREE OR DISAGREE - make a "T" Chart of the prompt that follows. Label one side "Agree" and the other side "Disagree." Write 3 sentences explaining 3 pieces of evidence that would support the prompt and write 3 sentences explaining 3 pieces of evidence that would oppose the prompt. After completing the evidence chart, use it to write a thesis statement that addresses the prompt.
"The movement from a subsistence economy to a market economy had a positive effect on American Society?" Agree or Disagree?
CATEGORIZATION - make 3 to 5 categories of evidence to answer the following prompt and then list facts in each category to support the category. After completing the chart, write a thesis statement that answers the prompt. Your thesis statement must address the evidence that supports your opinion.
"What were the effects of the new factory and corporate systems of production on early industrial workers"
STUDENT QUESTIONS - Write down at least 3 questions about either concepts that you did not understand or thought provoking questions that will generate discussion.
