1. R C 5 GEOGRAPHY 1 2. 2 T H E S T U D E N T W I L L D E M O N S T R A T E K N O W L E D G E O F T H E M A J O R E V E N T S F R O M T H E L A S T D E C A D E O F T H E…

1. By Brad Harris,Grand Prairie HS SE: US 3A, 12A, 15A 2. Rise of the Iron HorseFollowing the Civil War, many Americans began moving West.The growth of railroads quickened…

Slide 1Railroads Lead the Way Slide 2 Inventors and New Railroad Technology George Westinghouse- air brakes that improved the system for putting the trains to a halt, which…

Slide 1The Era of Good Feelings 1816-1840 Slide 2 What was the Era of Good Feelings? At the end of the War of 1812, the Federalist Party died out because its opposition to…

Slide 12d Industrial Revolution and the Growth of Big Business Georgia Performance Standards: SSUSH11a-d Slide 2 SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What tactic enabled Samuel Gompers to develop the American Federation of Labor into the largest labor union in the United States? A.Allowing women and minorities…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Natural resources- iron, coal, lumber Huge workforce- including large number of immigrants Transportation routes- railroads, rivers Power source- water, oil,…

Slide 11 Chapter 17 – The West Chapter 17, Section 1 Mining and Railroads Slide 2 The Discovery of Gold and Silver in the West The Comstock Lode Discovered in Nevada in…

Slide 1Women in Society -cult of domesticity husband, children, home, church -could not vote in most places -could not own property or keep wages if husband lived Slide 2…

1. Chapter 22:Railroads & Farming Section 1:The Growth of Railroads 2. New Railroad Lines State’s economic development slowed by transportation problems Rivers and…