Life in the Industrial Age

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Main Idea The technological breakthroughs of the Industrial Age included advances in electric power, transportation, and communication. Advances in Technology

As the Industrial Age progressed in the late 1800s, one technology changed industry and daily life more than any other-electricity. Electric Power ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Early Attempts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Edison’s Lightbulb

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Analyze How did electricity change industry and daily life? Answer(s): Factories no longer needed steam engines or water sources to power them; production increased; people could light their homes and businesses more safely and effectively with electric lighting.

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Identifying Cause and Effect What effect did advances in transportation have on daily life? Answer(s): better and faster means of transportation; made it possible to get more goods to market at lower costs, increasing consumers' choices

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Contrast How did the telegraph differ from the telephone? Answer(s): telegraph transmitted coded messages; telephone transmitted voice

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