There were many changes in transportation and technology in the United States in the early 1800s. These changes influenced the way people lived and worked. Essay Question
Use the documents (you will analyze them in Step 4), your answers to the document-analysis questions, and your knowledge of the early 1800s to write a well-constructed essay that answers the following questions:
• What kinds of changes in transportation and technology took place in the United States in the early 1800s? How did those changes influence the way people lived and worked? How do those changes continue to affect our lives today?

I. Introduction
a. Hook:
b. Thesis Statement:

II. Body 1 (Change #1)
a. Topic Sentence:
b. Quote or Paraphrase from a Primary or Secondary Source:

III. Body 2 (Change #2)
a. Topic Sentence:
b. Quote or Paraphrase from a Primary or Secondary Source:

IV. Body 2 (Change #3)
a. Topic Sentence:
b. Quote or Paraphrase from a Primary or Secondary Source:

V. Conclusion

Works Cited
List at least 3 Primary and/or Secondary Sources you used for your research project. Examples of how they should be written out are included below.
Example 1: Sample Citation for a Website
“American Diabetes Month.” American Diabetes Association, 2012, Web. 26 March 2013.
(“Website Article.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year
Accessed.)
Example 2: Sample Book Citation
Etheridge, Eric. Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders. New York:
Atlas & Co., 2008. Print
(Last, First M. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year Published. Print)