Fasttrack to America's Past
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Pages 110 & 111 - Growing Capitalism, Industry, and Cities


The pictures


1.  A blacksmith making an iron object by hand.  When heated in a furnace, iron becomes soft enough to hammer into hooks, hinges, horseshoes, etc.  The heavy iron anvil sits on an upturned log in front of the blacksmith.
 
2.  A factory owner of the early 1800s.  Many were merchants who risked their savings on the new spinning and weaving technology for making textiles (cloth).
 
3.  A worker operating a machine in a factory.  Notice the pulleys and leather belts that connect to overhead shafts turned by water wheels or steam engines.
 
4.  The arm and hammer symbol.  It is a common image used to represent the labor union movement.

The vocabulary terms

   A glossary for the vocabulary terms can be found with the link near the top of this section's main index page.

   See the Getting Started pages at the front of the workbook for suggestions for students about highlighting, and making vocabulary index cards.









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