2. Warm Up 9-23/08 Which of the following invention is the most important and why? -typewriter -telegraph -telephone -train -car **Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.

3. Reading Focus Questions Ch.18 Sec.1

4. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Key Understandings Learn how daily lives changed in the decades following the Civil War Find out how advances in electric power and communication affected people and businesses in this era Discover the effects the development of railroads had on industrial growth Think about the impact of the Bessemer Process on American culture

5. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Changes In Daily Life Electricity Better Communication Better Technology The number of patents issued by the federal government increased dramatically because of all the new ideas and inventions Americans standard of living was among the highest in the world

6. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution New Forms of Energy Oil Light bulb Drake Strikes Oil New idea of drilling for oil was risky, but more efficient than the previous ways of melting whale fat or digging large holes and waiting for oil to seep above ground

7. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution New Forms of Energy Edison helped make electricity widely available—invented the light bulb Edison also built a power plant that lit dozens of buildings in New York—idea caught on and by 1890 power stations provided electricity for much of the country Reduced food spoilage Allowed for businesses to produce goods 24 hrs a day

8. Warm Up 9-19-07 What were the advantages of building the transcontinental railroad? Give me at least 2—write your answer using complete sentences.

9. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Advances in Communication Telegraph Telephone—by 1900 1.5 million telephones were in use

10. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Railroads Create a National Network Transcontinental Railroad Railway extending from east coast to west coast 1883 railroads adopted a national system of time zones—same as today

11. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Railroads Create a National Network Railroads and Industry Faster and more practical means of transporting goods Lower cost of production Creation of national markets Stimulation of other industries

12. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution The Bessemer Process New process of making steel— cheaper and easier to remove impurities in steel Mass production was made possible by the Bessemer Process Bessemer Process made construction with steel possible— skyscrapers and bridges

13. Progressive Era Part 1 Timeline Use pg. 454 to label your timeline Label everything that your book has labeled on their timeline-(do not label the Presidents) Label it neatly—when you are finished put it in your notebook for your notebook check

14. Chapter 13 Section 1 A Technological Revolution Pg. 456 Reading Focus Questions—label in your notebook and write the full question.