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      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
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      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
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      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
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TOPIC 6.5
Technological Innovation

THEMATIC FOCUS Work, Exchange, and Technology (WXT)
The interplay between markets, private enterprise, labor, technology, and
government policy shape the American economy. In turn, economic activity shapes
society and government policy and drives technological innovation.


Unit 6: Learning Objective D
Explain the effects of technological advances in the development of the United States over time.

HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENTS

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Businesses made use of technological innovations and greater access to natural resources to dramatically increase the production of goods.​​ 
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  • Home
  • Periods
    • 1: 1491-1607
    • 2: 1607- 1754
    • 3: 1754- 1800
    • 4: 1800- 1848 >
      • 4.2 The Rise of Political Parties
      • 4.3 Politics & Regional Interests
      • 4.4 America on the World Stage
      • 4.5 Market Revolution A
      • 4.6 Market Revolution B
      • 4.7 Expanding Democracy
      • 4.8 Jackson & Federal Power
      • 4.9 The Development of Am Culture
      • 4.10 The 2nd Great Awakening
      • 4.11 An Age of Reform
      • 4.12 African Americans in the Early Repubic
      • 4.13 The Society of the South...
    • 5: 1844- 1877 >
      • 5.2 Manifest Destiny
      • 5.3 The Mexican War
      • 5.4 Comp of 1850
      • 5.5 Sectional Conflict
      • 5.6 Failure of Compromise
      • 5.7 Election of 1860 & Succession
      • 5.8 Military Conflict
      • 5.9 Government Policies
      • 5.10 Reconstruction
      • 5.11 Failure of Reconstruction
    • 6: 1865- 1898 >
      • 6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
      • 6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
      • 6.4 The “New South”
      • 6.5 Technological Innovation
      • 6.6 The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
      • 6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age
      • 6.8 Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.9 Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
      • 6.10 Development of the Middle Class
      • 6.11 Reform in the Gilded Age
      • 6.12 Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
      • 6.13 Politics in the Gilded Age
    • 7: 1880- 1945
    • 8: 1945- 1980
    • 9: 1980- present
  • The AP Test 5/6/2021
    • Stimulus-Response Questions
    • Free Response Questions >
      • Short Answer
      • Long Essay
      • DBQs
  • AP History Disciplinary Practices and Reasoning Skills
  • Thematic Learning Objectives