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thursday september 29

went over the map. i will pry fail. i have no idea what any of they are.poverty. a working family where each person lives under a buck twenty five a day.worked on project rest of time
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Thrusday, Sept. 29th, 2011

went over the Latin American map i needa study, we are going to have a quiz on our goal and powerpoint. and we are going to work on our project.
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Thursday, September 29

Today was a quiz day over our Millenium Goals.We started off class by reviewing our maps.Then, we talked about ten tips for a successful presentation.We also worker on our presentations.
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Thursday September 29th

On this day, we continued going over Chapter 6. We started with Section 3. Here are the key questions.Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Started the Carnegie Steel Company. It was the most powerfu
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Thursday, September 29

i got to present today.-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.worked at the pennsylvania railroad, stared the carnegie steel company, new machinery,-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.low wages, lowered prices, he created monoply.-What was Social Darwinism an
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thursday september 29

-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. started a steel company very rich-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. created a monoply-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration
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Thursday September 29

Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?Large increase in trade, quicker travel, boom town, lower unemployment rate, safer than wagons, comfort for passengers.Trade grew like iron, coal, steel, lumber, and glass. Towns grew, small stops bec
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?Finding oil and the use of it. The creation of steel from iron because steel was stronger than iron. Cheap labor from the immigrants. The had large markets. Tons of
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Thursday, September 29, 2011



Ch. 6.3:

-Tell me about Andrew
Carnegie.
from scottland, started his own steel company The Carnegie Steel Company and soon became very powerful and huge. Rich  man, carnegie hall,

-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.
owned the standard  would lower the pr

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Thursday, September 29th

Today did presentations today on 6-2 and 6-3Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?pros: increased trade, boomtowns, lower employment, quicker travel, safer than wagons, comfort for passengers.then there were a lot of cons too like constru
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Thursday September 29

Today we are going to present our projects over these sections.

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.
* They traded and hunted for food. The spanish brought over guns and horses. It made it easier to hunt.
Things with the native americans didn't go

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture. Nomatic lived off the land. Very spiritualBoys became hunters, women cooked,-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Gold Rush and adventure, went by railroads and wagons. To be cattle ranchers, far
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?Oil and the production of steel.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Light bulb, plow, typewriter. They
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Thursday September 29

Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?-Describe a cowboy's life.25% african American and 12% Me
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Thursday september 29th

Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. Worked for the Pennsylvania railroad, Started the steel company, very rich man-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. Low wages low pirce, no copmetitors and ,ade the rockfeller foundation-What was Social Darwinism
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Thursday, Sept. 29

We continued presenting.Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.hunted and planted crops, lived in the great planes, many tribes lived in the Dakotas, very spiritual, men became hunters and women cooked, made hides and took care of children,-Why di
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