10:1: The Industrial Revolution

Watch this short video about the Industrial Revolution in England:

1. Vocabulary (p.176)
2. Critical Thinking (p.177): In what way does this image depict factory work?
3. Reading Progress Check (p.178): Why might it be important to have fast, reliable transportation between Manchester and Liverpool?
4. Geography Connection (p.179): #1 & 2
5. Reading Progress Check: How did the effects of industrialization in the United States compare with those in Great Britain?
6. DBQ (p.180): Why might the British Parliament have examined the conditions of child factory workers?
7. Reading Progress Check (p.181): Why do you think the working conditions during the Industrial Revolution led some to argue for socialism?
8. Review Questions: #4, 5, & 6

The Brooklyn Bridge

Many people have never heard of Granville T. Woods, but he was an amazing inventor.

Finally, this is an interesting clip about Thomas Edison