Martina and Terrance visit the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Immigration, industrialization, and urbanization continued to drive the American economy during the late Nineteenth Century and early Twentieth Century. The economy was driven by strong leaders, Laissez-faire capitalism, and the wealth of natural resources available in America. As the American economy grew, a few very important inventions and innovations were developed that are still in use today. Travel with Martina and Terrance to a time period when the economy of the United States was transforming.

Essential Question

• How did the American economy transform from the end of the Civil War until World War I?
• How did mass culture emerge in America?