Industrial Revolution Period
02.01 Regions Chart and Written Response
The Second Industrial Revolution affected the regions of the United States differently. Use this chart to compare the effects of the revolution on the North, South, West, and Midwest. In the chart, you will identify the political, social, economic, population, and transportation changes that the revolution brought to each region.
Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. Regions Chart | Category | North | South | West | Midwest | Political |
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Part 2 – Respond to the following prompt in a well-developed paragraph of your own words. Be sure to include social, political and economic factors in your response and fully address all parts of the prompt.
Explain how the Second Industrial Revolution affected the North, South, West, and Midwest. Which region would you have preferred to live in during this period? Why
The Big IdeasWhat is the difference between the First Industrial Revolution and the Second Industrial Revolution?How did the development of railroads affect the country? | PeopleAndrew Carnegie- (How did he, and other entrepreneurs affect the country?)Newly-freed African Americans and Immigrants – (What part did they play in the Industrial Revolution?) | Events (Describe the event, its causes and effects)Completion of Transcontinental RailroadGrowth of CitiesInvention of the Bessemer Process | Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson
The Second Industrial Revolution affected the regions of the United States differently. Use this chart to compare the effects of the revolution on the North, South, West, and Midwest. In the chart, you will identify the political, social, economic, population, and transportation changes that the revolution brought to each region.
Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. Regions Chart | Category | North | South | West | Midwest | Political |
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| Social |
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| Economic or Type of Economy |
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| Population Change |
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| Transportation |
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Part 2 – Respond to the following prompt in a well-developed paragraph of your own words. Be sure to include social, political and economic factors in your response and fully address all parts of the prompt.
Explain how the Second Industrial Revolution affected the North, South, West, and Midwest. Which region would you have preferred to live in during this period? Why
The Big IdeasWhat is the difference between the First Industrial Revolution and the Second Industrial Revolution?How did the development of railroads affect the country? | PeopleAndrew Carnegie- (How did he, and other entrepreneurs affect the country?)Newly-freed African Americans and Immigrants – (What part did they play in the Industrial Revolution?) | Events (Describe the event, its causes and effects)Completion of Transcontinental RailroadGrowth of CitiesInvention of the Bessemer Process | Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson