Chapter 12: The Dynamics Of Growth
Study Plan
Consider the following questions as a framework to begin your study of Chapter 12:
- Explain changes in agriculture from 1800 to 1860 and describe their social and economic impact.
- List and describe improvements in transportation and communication from 1800 to 1860.
- Assess the significant advances in technology from 1800 to 1860 and their impact on society.
- Account for the emergence of the factory as a method of production and assess its social impact.
- Explain how the growth of manufacturing affected urbanization and vice versa.
- Appreciate the changes in popular culture during this period.
- Describe the nature of immigration prior to 1860 and the reaction of previously settled Americans to this new immigration.
- Analyze the early development of labor unions and account for their failure to gain widespread acceptance.
- Describe and explain the distribution of wealth in the United States in “the era of the common man.”
- Explain the rise of the major professions in the decades before the Civil War.
Organize
- Read this chapter in your textbook or the eBook.
- Print-out the chapter outline and check items that your instructor covered in class. Then read the text closely to better understand the topic.
- Access the iMaps for this chapter. Use the menus to view only the information you want to see as you study the geography and historical events represented on each map.
After reviewing the map, click the GeoQuiz link!
Learn
- Take the Multiple Choice and True / False quizzes. You can mail the results to your instructor’s Gradebook and keep track of your progress in your student Gradebook.
- Master the key events and terms for this chapter by working through the deck of FlashCards. You can even shuffle cards from earlier chapters if you’re trying to study for a test.
- Click the Chrono-Sequencer and match the dates and events.
- Printout the Map Worksheets for this chapter and reconnect the labels offline.
- Generate a Progress Report and fill out the items that you have completed thus far. This report can also be sent to your Gradebook or to your instructor.
Connect - Topics for Research
Access these Digital History materials and select a subject for further study, extra credit, or for a project requirement.
Every item is accompanied by a Media Analysis Worksheet. Worksheets are designed to be filled-out online as you examine the multimedia resources. Email your observations, expressions, and connections to your instructor, or save a copy in your own course portfolio.
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