Industrial Revolution Progressive Era
Research Project
In the second half of the 19th century after the Civil War, America had an
age of industrialization. The 1800’s was a of great growth, wealth and
change. New factories were built using new technology; the country was
connected by railroads, and people could communicate more quickly over
long distances. Many individuals made their fortunes on these inventions.
People started questions the practices of these men and their factories. A
huge labor movement formed to fix problems in the work place. Women
were also struggling for the right to vote. People were developing ideas that
would change people’s lives. This was also the age of inventions. New
inventions impacted everyone’s daily lives. Between 1860 and 1890
government granted over 400,000 patents for new inventions. Some of
these inventions we still use to today. These developments led the way to
Industrialization in America and can be categorizes in one of the following areas:
(1) transportation was expanded, (2) electricity was effectively harnessed, and (3)
improvements were made to industrial processes, (4) social change, (5)
economic advancement
Assignment:
You will be assigned an important person during 1840-1910. This person
impacted America with an invention, generating social change, increasing
labor rights, fought for women’s suffrage, or controlled major industries. You
will be required write a paper based on this person.
You will need to obtain information on their family life, education,
employment, interesting facts, major impact created by this person
(invention, social changes, ect) during the this time period and how it has
carried on today. This will first be recorded in an outline, then transferred
into a 3 page, doubled spaced paper. You must include 3 source, work cited
page, and use () quotations. Your paper must be email!
You will also need to create visual component (power point, prezi, ect)
highlighting your persons major points. (This is not a copy of you paper)
List of due dates:
Outline due: 2/15
Paper and visual aid due (emailed) 2/25
Presentation begin week of 2/25
Points: Outline worth 25 points
Paper worth 50 points
Visual aid
25 point
Total points 100
Industrial Revolution Progressive Era
Research Project
List of topics:
George Westinghouse
Eli H. Janney
Gustavus Swift
George M. Pullman
Cyrus Fields
Alexander Graham Bell
George Eastman
John Thurman
Lewis Howard Latimer
Granville Woods
Elijah McCoy
Jan E. Matzeliger
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mary Harris Jones
Eugene V. Debs
Levi Strauss
Samuel Gompers
James Watt
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morse
Elias Howe
Thomas Edison
Isaac Singer
Cyrus Field
Nikola Tesla
Edwin Drake
James Naismith
Charles Latham Sholes
Whit Comb L. Judson
La Marcus Thompson
James Nitty
Terrence V. Powderly
Wright Brothers
James King
George Corlis
Susan B. Anthony