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1 Honors American History
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2 Essay Question Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century. What does the writer have to do in this essay?

3 Essay Question Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century. What does the writer have to do in this essay? First, identify factors that contributed to the growth of industry.

4 Essay Question Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century. What does the writer have to do in this essay? First, identify factors that contributed to the growth of industry. Second, show how or why each of those factors caused industry to grow in the late 19c.

5 Essay Question Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century. What does the writer have to do in this essay? First, identify factors that contributed to the growth of industry. Second, show how or why each of those factors caused industry to grow in the late 19c. Think “cause and effect” – the factors are the causes; what are the effects of those factors?

6 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? The growth of cities is one factor that helped industry grow in the late 19th century. A lot of farmers and immigrants moved to the cities for better opportunities.

7 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? One factor that contributed to industrial growth is the construction of railroads. Railroads made it possible to move goods faster.

8 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? The development and expansion of railroads allowed for the faster transportation of goods and people. The expansion of railroads helped business and industry to grow and prosper.

9 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? Another important factor to the growth of American industry was immigration. Millions of “new” immigrants arrived to take advantage of the opportunities available in American factories.

10 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? Many immigrants came to America at this time, which also helped industry grow. Because immigrants were largely willing to accept lower pay, industrialists were able to produce more goods quickly and cheaply.

11 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? Finally, the government took a laissez-faire approach and did not interfere much in industry. Without regulations, companies could use tactics to reduce competition and squeeze as much productivity out of workers as possible, which allowed industry to mass produce goods.

12 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? In the late 19th century, Americans began to use electricity as a power source, replacing animal power and water and steam. Electricity revolutionized industry because, instead of relying on manual labor, machines could now produce goods much faster, which in turn, allowed industry to expand quickly.

13 Analyze the factors that contributed to the growth of American industry in the late 19th century.
Evaluate this sentence. Does it offer good analysis? How could it be improved? Lastly, immigrants began to move to America for jobs and other economic opportunities. The immigrants worked for less and filled job places that were otherwise lacking workers, allowing factories to produce more goods.


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