Our assigned blog is 9/11. Presentations.
govt said na could have land then would take it away, assimilation- trying to make native americans like white people, dawes act gave 10 acres to families, open range came to an end
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
crude oil, steel, cheap labor
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Thomas Edison- electrical vote reader, phonograph record player like thing could record and playback sounds, improved lightbulb, improved telegraph, built first commercial power station, kinetoscope first motion picture camera. Christopher Sholes- invented typewriter. Alexander Graham Bell- invented telephone, photophone, wax phonograph, radar for locating icebergs in ocean. How changed lives- lights and phones used everywhere, typewriter popular until computerphonograph beginning of cds and what not, micrphones used, sailing became safer
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
people were able to get to places across the country faster
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
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