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The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.
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Discusses American history between 1870 and 1900 and encourages students to think like historians and decipher the information, facts, and clues in the text to answer questions about immigration into the United States, the development of the railroad, labor strikes, and other related topics.
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During the expansion west and amid the increasing population of the United States, the nation underwent several key changes in its government. Reforming the Government: 1813-1860 recounts these changes and the forces that played a role in causing them. It includes the presidency of Andrew Jackson and the technological and political changes that swept the nation, resulting in a new-look United States.