Fasttrack to America's Past
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 		Pages 146 & 147 - The Gilded Age

The pictures

1.  The inside of a factory.  The rapid growth of large scale industry was one of the most remarkable trends in this era.  Notice that an electric light bulb is being used.  The spinning pulleys overhead, and the large leather belts wrapped over them, transfer power from a steam engine or a water wheel to the factory's machines.
 
2.  A fairly well-off couple talking on a porch.  Notice the bicycle in the foreground.  Bicycles became something of a recreational craze in the late 19th century, for women as well as men.
 
3.  Sitting Bull, a Sioux Indian chief.  He was one of the leaders of the Sioux in an uprising against the U.S. army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.  The Sioux resented being forced onto reservations and the invasion of their territory by gold prospectors. 

4.  The Statue of Liberty, which is titled "Liberty Enlightening the World."  It was a gift of the people of France as America reached its 100th birthday.  The statue, almost 150 feet tall, stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

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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