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Mechanized Agriculture and the Transformation of Farming
Explain how mechanical reapers, steel plows, and irrigation technologies transformed American farming and Western agriculture.
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Industrialization, Innovation, and Social Change
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Analyze how technological innovations, industrial expansion, urbanization, and labor movements transformed American society and Wyoming.
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Learning standards covered
SS8.3.3Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe the impact of technological advancements on production, distribution, and consumption. (e.g., businesses and/or corporations in the United States and the world).
SS8.4.2Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe how tools and technology in different historical periods impacted the way people, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, lived, made decisions, and saw the world (e.g., impact of horses and European trade goods on Plains Indian cultures, mechanized agriculture, and Industrial Revolution technologies).