By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the conditions that have allowed for modern economic growth in the last two centuries
Analyze the influence of public policies on an economy's long-run economic growth
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.Senior Contributing AuthorsP. Scott Corbett, Ventura CollegeVolker Janssen, California State University, FullertonJohn M. Lund, Keene State CollegeTodd Pfannestiel, Clarion UniversityPaul Vickery, Oral Roberts UniversitySylvie Waskiewicz
The Market Revolution of the early nineteenth century changed the way Americans worked and did business. In this video, Kim discusses the inventions that brought new productivity and forms of work to American business - the Industrial Revolution. [11:30]
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Early Industrialization in the Northeast
A Vibrant Capitalist Republic
On the Move: The Transportation Revolution
A New Social Order: Class Divisions
Today, we learn what some contemporary poets had to say about the Industrial Revolution. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them
Two primary source readings on the effects of the Industrial Revolution on families in England and Germany plus some good background information on the Industrial Revolution itself.