Assignments due Today Nov 22nd
None
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There's only soooo much room and sooooo many resources
Essential Question - Why was he so wrong, or was he?
Malthus Debate Article (answer the questions at the end of the article)
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When we finish correcting the test, work on your Ind Revo Project
Industrial Revolution Project - Directions sheet
Due Date: Extended to - Week of Nov 28th
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Assignments for Wednesday Nov 23rd
Chapter 6 Section 2Men Who Built America Part 6 ( see below)
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Extra Credit Opportunity
- Build a 20 X 30 Infographic of this Info - ( here )
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Part 2 of the work assigned in this chapter - Watch and reflect on the History Channel's
Men Who Built America
Answers to the questions for part 4 will be due Thursday, Nov 17th
Questions to be answered - (by Wednesday, Nov 23rd)
Part 6 for Tuesday/Wednesday - Here is the episode about Tesla and Edison
Episode 6:With an investment from Morgan, the Edison Electric Company is created and begins wiring homes in New York. A rival, Nikola Tesla, soon emerges with a different technology for electric light. A battle between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) power ensues. Morgan eventually buys out
Edison and forms General Electric which adopts AC power,setting the stage for the next several decades of electric power. Meanwhile, there is increasing unrest among American workers as the gap between the rich and the poor grows.
Key terms to define
BEDROCK, HORSEPOWER, PRIVATE SECTOR, STREAMLINE, VIABLE, VULNERABILITY, WATERSHED,
Discussion Questions
1. What is the difference between AC and DC power?
2. What do you think of Morgan’s decision to buy out Thomas Edison? Do you think this decision was fair to Edison?
3. Why was J.P. Morgan’s ability to loan funds to the federal government so important? Do you agree with one commentator that this was an “act of nationalism”?
4. What is “Morganization”? Why was this approach an important and notable feature of the American economy?
