Module 3 Industrialization Essay Outline (2 pages) Essay Question: Industrialization raised living standards and made many business
owners wealthy. However, many Americans were still desperately poor. In 1899,
women earned an average of $267 a year, nearly half of men's average pay of
$498. In contrast, Andrew Carnegie made $23 million, with no income tax, in 1900.
Write an argument against the growing wealth and influence of big business. Focus
on unfair business practices, exploitative practices towards workers, government
corruption, and loose laws and regulations.
Directions: Please follow directions given in class. The purpose of this activity is to
outline and plan your essay. You will create your introduction paragraph, your
thesis, topic sentences for each body paragraph, select 3 sources to support your
claim (2 pieces of textual and or observational evidence), and concluding topic
sentence.
Introduction: Answer the essential question, "Did rapid industrialization benefit
economic and social systems in the United States?" in one paragraph (5 to 6
sentences)
Thesis statement (last sentence of your introduction): Big business had a
negative impact on society due to
1)
2)
and
3)
Paragraph 1:
Topic Sentence:
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Primary Source:
Paragraph 2:
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Topic Sentence:
Primary Source: