Using the State Curriculum: Social Studies, Grade 8
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Political Science | Peoples of the Nation and World | Geography | Economics | History | Social Studies Skills and Processes
Standard 5.0 History |
Topic C. Conflict between Ideas and Institutions |
Indicator 3. Analyze the influence of industrialization and technological developments on society in the United States before 1877 |
Objective a. Describe changes in land and water transportation, including the expanding network of roads, canals, and railroads, and their impact on the economy and settlement patterns
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Resource Links |
- http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog07/feature/index.html
- Terrific interactive map that charts the growth of road, canal, and railroad networks to 1860
- http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/anti-rail/
- National Archives lesson plan on transportation networks, regional interdependence, and sectional divisions
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html
- Railroad maps, 1828-1900, from the Library of Congress
- http://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm
- Information about Maryland’s C&O Canal
- http://www.canals.ny.gov/cculture/history/
- Brief history of the Erie Canal, from the State of New York
- http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/
- University of Rochester history students’ project on the Erie Canal
- http://teachingamericanhistorymd.net/000001/000000/000137/html/t137.html
- Maryland Archives' Web page offers a brief history of the National Road, primary sources, and a lesson plan.
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/nR/travel/cumberland/transportation.htm
- Essay that includes information on the C&O Canal, National Road, and B&O Railroad
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