Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 15, Lesson 1: Building the American Dream (pp. 442-446)
I. Amazing Inventions
B. The telephone, typewriter, and linotype machine improved communication for individuals and businesses.
C. The invention of the sewing machine revolutionized both home and factory sewing.
II. The Economy Transformed
B. Big business depended on capital, which is property or large amounts of money that came from banks or the government.
C. Large companies made high profits for their investors and owners.
B. Some people who achieved great wealth, like Andrew Carnegie, believed they had a responsibility to give back some of their wealth to society.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Thomas Edison's practical electrical light was one of many inventions in the late 1800s that changed American life.
A. Between 1870 and 1920, entrepreneurs built companies and helped the United States grow into an industrial giant.
III. Realizing the American Dream
A. Some wealthy entrepreneurs began their lives with little or no money, and achieved "the American Dream" of rising from poverty to wealth through hard work.
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