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Bringing History Home: Industrialization History
This 3rd grade unit introduces the history of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century. The development of mechanization and assembly line processes, reliance on unskilled labor, and geographic concentration of...
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons: Henry Ford and the Model T
This site from John Wiley & Sons examines Henry Ford and the Model T. It provides an in-depth description of how Henry Ford solved production challenges and worker shortages. Read about the other automobile companies that survived in...
The Henry Ford
Henry Ford Museum: The Innovator and Ford Motor Company
This resource briefly explains how, with the development of the Model T, the Ford Motor Company became the largest automobile manufacturer in the world during the early 20th century.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Industrialization
A learning module on the Industrial Revolution in America that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include how manufacturing...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Growth of Suburbia
The GI Bill made it possible for World War II veterans to finance the purchase of a house. This, combined with mass production of houses, led to the growth of suburban communities, including three Levittown suburbs.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Henry Ford
One-page profile of influential innovator, Henry Ford, whose vision and ideas created low-cost forms of production that made cars affordable to the average American.
The Henry Ford
Henry Ford Museum: Visionaries on Innovation: Henry Ford
Learn about the life of Henry Ford, and his work and experiments that lead to the invention of the Quadricycle and, finally, the Model T, which was introduced in 1908. This site offers a glimpse into Ford's childhood, his work at the...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Automobile Manufacturer Henry Ford
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses Henry Ford, whose automobiles and manufacturing process made the "horseless carriage" affordable to every American.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Henry Ford and the Model T
Henry Ford created the Model T car, the first affordable automobile, and in 1913 introduced mass production of automobiles.