AP US History

Theme: WORK, EXCHANGE, AND TECHNOLOGY

            The interplay between markets, private enterprise, labor, technology, and government policy shapes the American economy. In turn, economic activity shapes society and government policy and drives technological innovation.

PROJECT: America’s Most Amazing Technological Accomplishments

Transcontinental Railroad, The Panama Canal, the Moon Landing, the Tennessee Valley Authority

Research the project.

Why was this building project so ambitious? What led to the dream of doing it? What were the needs? What were the challenges, the attitude of the nation and the government? How was it paid for? What new policies or laws were necessary for it to become a reality? Present a basic history or timeline of the project?  How did it change life in America? What did it change? (Both positive and negative).

Write a report on your building project. Place your building project in context of its times. What did it take to do the project? What were the outcomes, both expected and perhaps unexpected.  Put all of this information into a 4 to 5 page report.