Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 9, Lesson 2: Steel in Pittsburgh (pp. 178-181)
I. Steel City
B. Coal and iron is shipped on rivers to Pittsburgh.
C. People in Pittsburgh use the coal and iron to make steel.
II. Pittsburgh Grows
B. When other countries made steel cheaper, steel mills in Pittsburgh closed down.
B. New industries and services started in Pittsburgh.
C. Pittsburgh has continued to grow.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Pittsburgh is located near rivers and where coal and iron is mined.
A. The steel industry helped make Pittsburgh grow.
III. New Beginnings
A. People in Pittsburgh found ways to make steel more cheaply.
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