bigger, better, faster: the changing nation
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America grew very quickly after the Civil WarTRANSCRIPT
Unit 5
Bigger, Better, Faster: The Changing Nation
America grew very quickly after the Civil War
Conflict and Change
• What conflicts could still happen in America after the Civil War?
• Do we care about money?
• Do we care about land?
GPS: SS5H3c.
• You will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
What will you be able to describe?
GPS: SS5H3c.
• You will be able to explain how President William McKinley and President Theodore Roosevelt helped America gain a more responsible role in the World.
What will you be able to do?
GPS: SS5H3c.
• You will be able to explain how the Spanish-American War changed America?
What will you do?
GPS: SS5H3c.
• You will be able to explain how building the Panama Canal changed America and the world.
What will you do?
What did the Panama Canal do for America’s economy?
Location
• Certain places in America became bigger.
• Certain places in America were very important.
GPS-SS5G1a.
• You will be able to locate important places in the United States.
What will you be able to do?
GPS-SS5G1a.
• Locate The Grand Canyon.
(Google Earth and Map)
• Tell about the important physical features of The Grand Canyon.
GPS-SS5G1a.
• Locate Salton Sea.
(Google Earth and Map)
• Tell about the important physical features of the Salton Sea.
GPS-SS5G1a.
• Locate The Great Salt Lake.
(Google Earth and Map)
• Tell about the important physical features of The Great Salt Lake.
GPS-SS5G1a.
• Locate The Mojave Desert.
• (Google Earth and Map)
• Tell about the important physical features of The Mojave Desert.
GPS-SS5G1b.
• Locate Kitty Hawk, N.C.
• (Google Earth and Map)
• Tell about the important physical features of Kitty Hawk, N.C.
GPS-SS5G2a.
• You will be able to explain how areas of America’s economy were affected.
What will you be able to do?
GPS-SS5G2a.
• When the Civil War ended, until 1900, new places opened up for things to be built and sold.
GPS-SS5G2a.
Where was the population biggest in the US?
GPS-SS5G2a.
How did transportation change America?
GPS-SS5G2a.
What resources did American’s have to help the economy?
GPS- SS5G2b.
• When the Civil War ended, until 1900, new places opened up for things to be built and sold.
GPS- SS5G2b.
• Where could America have farms?
• What factors decide where farms and industry will happen?
GPS- SS5G2b.
• Factors:
-population
-transportation
-resources
GPS-SS5E1c.
• To have an economy we must have basic concepts
-trade
-opportunity cost
-specialization
GPS-SS5E1c.
• You will be able to explain specialization.
• What will you do?
How does specialization improve a person’s standard of living?
• How did this work for those in the North and the South?
GPS-SS5E1c.
How does specialization improve a person’s standard of living?
• How did this work for those in the North and the South?
Movement/Migration
What kind of movement and migration would change America?
GPS: SS5H3a
• You will be able to describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
What will you be able to do?
GPS-SS5H3
• Goal:Describe what the cattle trails did to change
America in the late 19th century.
What do you need to do?
Cattle Trails
• The Black Cowboys of Texas
• The Great Western Cattle Trail
• The Chisholm Trail
GPS: SS5E1b.
• Basic economic concepts:
For people across America, how did joining in on the Cattle Trails benefit them?
Beef prices?
GPS: SS5H3d
• You will be able to discuss that life in America changed because people emigrated to the United states.
What will you be able to do?
GPS: SS5H3d
• Why did people emigrate to America?
• Where did people emigrate from?
• Where did they emigrate to?
GPS: SS5E3b.
• How did people sell their labor for money in America at this time?
Think about the trails, the panama canal, and factories.
Technological Innovation
Technological Innovation
• You will be able to explain how technology changed America.
What will you do?
GPS: SS5H3b.
• How did The Wright brothers change America?
GPS: SS5H3b.
• How did George Washington Carver change America?
GPS: SS5H3b.
• How did Alexander Graham Bell change America?
GPS: SS5H3b.
• How did Thomas Edison change America?
GPS: SS5E1e.
Economic Concepts:
• How did The Panama Canal change America and give opportunity for trade?
GPS: SS5E3c.
• You will be able to describe how consumers and businesses interact in the U.S. economy.
What will you be able to do?
What is a consumer?
What is a business?
SS5E3c.
• An entrepreneur is someone that starts a business on their own.
What can they risk to make better goods and services when beginning their business?