Specifically, the type of firearm used by the patriots was determined by factors such as the time it took to reload and fire at oneś enemy. This in turn effected the alignment of troops. I, too, read and was told , we fought like the Indians and hid behind objects as we fired on the sitting"duck redcoats. A final factor in the choosing of the smooth bore musket over the rifle would be the type of soldier! Only the bravest of men would stand shoulder to shoulder knowing a volley of musket balls were on their way.

Personal communications in the form of letters or battlefield reports would help deepen our understanding of the spirit of the day. It would be particularly enlightening if we heard from those tasked with dealing with those who broke rank.

Specifically, the mass production of nails made the balloon house the best, cheapest option for those determined to move westward and claim opportunities afford by our expanding country. The need for skilled labor was eliminated. Materials were cheater and could be gather from the forests themselves.

This reminds me of the fact that, at first in the westward expansion, there were few mapped ¨safe¨ trails for the brave to forge. My own family tells the tale of one branch of our family who ceased to be when an ill fated wagon train did not survive. A second party of brave souls found their graves (who buried them?) and wrote to tell relatives of their fate.

These are poorly manufactured shoes to meet the needs of an army meant to hold the Union together. It is a specific example of one item needed by the soldiers going to battle in the Civil War. The whole structure of our government changed as we were asked to outfit an army. Taxes and the draft sprang from this well.

Newspapers, fliers, and town meetings (of course, each authorś slant of all of these would have to be taken into account) would signal the changes in public opinion. Government response in the form of laws and the structuring of dispersal of money and goods would tell us even more. Personal correspondence between major players in this time frame would serve to given us an inside look at the shear panic officials must have felt as the needs out weighted the ability to provide.

This shirt waist blouse represents the ever growing role of women in the work force. Simple to wear; simple to make. Sweatshops were replaced by factories. Unions began to spring up to protect the rights of workers.

I would ask specifics. Who were the leaders of the movement to balance profit with basic human rights!
Why were there not Labor Laws that forced the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to install sprinklers above the 6th story? What charges did the Shirtwaist Kings face and how did they fair after they lost?

Nora Bayes and her song marked the fact immigrants were no longer marked as outsiders but as Americans. Mass communication helped with the mixing of cultures. The seams began to blend into a unified country as shown by the cartoons of the day and of course the fact citizens referred to America as the melting pot of all cultures.

Following the family tree of one immigrant family from
the country of their birth to present day, would serve to highlight the difficulties of emigration. A comparison of those entering Ellis Island and those landing on Angel Island would point out the racism present as as emigration reached its peek.

Our country moved from being labor intense to capital intense. There it once took 20 men it now took two to clear and entire field of grain. Our population shifted and our thinking as well. Mechanical improvements like the reaper changed the face of our nation.

The telephone allowed us to communicate in real time.
Thoughts no longer were sent in letters that might take a week(s) to be read and responded to by the people involved. The Rat race sped up considerably with every new invention. With the light bulb came a longer day!

The stereoscope shaped the political, social, and cultural arenas of the time by choosing what the public was exposed to-much like some newspapers and programs try to do today. Roosevelt's speech was boiled down to a chosen set of words-" Prerequisites to Success" . In my judgement, Underwood and Underwood yielded a lot of power with the control of the stereoscope!!

Students might trace the development of the television industry or the internet. Predicted trends of the future?Is there a limit to what images should and should not be aloud. Censorship?

The stereoscope shaped the political, social, and cultural arenas of the time by choosing what the public was exposed to-much like some newspapers and programs try to do today. Roosevelt's speech was boiled down to a chosen set of words-" Prerequisites to Success" . In my judgement, Underwood and Underwood yielded a lot of power with the control of the stereoscope!!

Students might trace the development of the television industry or the internet. Predicted trends of the future?Is there a limit to what images should and should not be aloud. Censorship?

Opinions were exchanged through the mail. The post office was the main pulpit for anti-slavery groups who used it to communicate their beliefs to the masses. The fact that newspapers had a lower postage rate and were read by most citizen made them powerful political tools. Where a letter might be read by a single soul, newspapers could reach hundreds daily!

This module served to clarify the depth with which the idea of slavery had taken hold of our country. As a whole , we as a nation thought slavery wrong but needed it to continue of the southern economy was to flourish. The Southern states began to talk of rights and fear that the federal government would grow to powerful. The Civil War was on the horizon.