Content Specification - SS.11.5.a.1:
Students will examine the technological innovations that facilitated industrialization considering energy sources, natural resources, transportation, and communication.

Content Specification - SS.11.5.a.2:
Students will examine the growth of industries under the leadership of businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford and analyze their business practices and organizational structures.

Content Specification - SS.11.5.a.3:
Students will evaluate the effectiveness of state and federal attempts to regulate business, by examining the Supreme Court decision in Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific R.R. v. Illinois (1886), the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and President Theodore Roosevelt’s trust‐busting role as evidenced in Northern Securities Co. v. United States (1904).