American Industry Grows: Text 1. Identify Cause and Effect As you read “American Industry Grows,”
use this graphic organizer to record factors that encouraged the growth of
industry in the United States (the causes of industrialization) as well as
industrialization’s effects.

2. Analyze Interactions Among Events What technological innovation
changed the oil industry in the mid-1800s? How did this change
encourage the growth of industry in general?

3. Summarize the impact of immigration on the U. S. workforce and the
growth of industry during the nineteenth century.

4. Integrate Information From Diverse Resources Use evidence from the
text and the excerpt from Horatio Alger’s Ragged , or Street Life in
New York to describe the rags-to-riches idea that captured the American
imagination. According to the idea, what personal qualities lead to wealth or "The American Dream"?

Innovation Drives Economic Development: Text
5. Draw Conclusions Several major inventions during the Industrial
Revolution had an important impact on life in the United States. In your
opinion, which single innovation had the biggest impact on the nation and
why? Cite evidence from the text to support your conclusion.

6. Identify Supporting Details How did railroads and factories cause a
“spiral of growth” during the Industrial Revolution? Identify details that
explain and support this idea.

Industrialization and the New South: Text
7. Compare and Contrast As you read “Industrialization and the New
South,” use this graphic organizer to compare and contrast
industrialization and agriculture in the old and new South. Consider factors
such as what the South did with raw materials like cotton, wood, and iron
ore; what kinds of crops southern farmers grew; and what transportation
systems linked major southern cities.

8. Explain an Argument The text asserts that southern farmers’
overdependence on one major crop—cotton—was extremely risky. What
evidence is given to support this claim?

The Effects of Industrialization: Text
9. Identify Cause and Effect During the Industrial Revolution, many people
moved away from farms and into cities. What caused this migration? What
effects did moving into the city have on the people who chose to do this?

10. Draw Inferences What were some benefits of industrialization to the
United States? What were some problems that it caused? Use details from the text as well as your own ideas and experience to list and explain at least two significant “pluses” and two possible “minuses” of
industrialization.