1. Bell-ringer/Mini-quiz on Chapter 4 handout

2.  1) This successful canal in the state of New York helped inspire the construction of the I&M Canal.  2) List one reason why railroads overtook canals as a method of transporting goods.  3) This city was the biggest Midwest rival to Chicago, but Chicago got ahead by building railroads.

3.  4) Why was the McCormick reaper important for farmers in the Illinois area?  5) How did McCormick convince farmers to invest in such an expensive new piece of equipment?  6) This organization was created to standardize the buying and selling of grain in the city.

4.  7) Two areas of trade in which Chicago was the largest market in the world at some point (based on the handout).  8) How did trees get to Chicago from places such as Wisconsin and Michigan?  9) How did the Civil War help foster the growth of the meatpacking industry?

5.  10) Explain how a (dis)assembly line works in meatpacking.  11) What impact did the use of the assembly line model have on meatpacking workers, and WHY?  12) This innovation introduced by Gustavus Swift allowed meatpackers to ship beef all over the country safely.

6.  13) Meatpackers claimed to use every part of the animal except the….  14) What happened to Montgomery Ward when he was about to open his catalog business?  15) Name Ward’s biggest competitor in the catalog business.