Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Beautiful, sunny Tuesday morning

Current events: Bombing during the Boston Marathon (globalnational.com)
                      : Jackie Robinson Day (April 15th) in baseball yesterday.  Why is he famous? (Biography)
                      : "42" trailer

Questions:
  1. What conditions made it ideal for a profitable wool industry?
  2. How was Britain's textile industry connected to colonialism.
  3. Explain the advantages/disadvantages (or benefits vs. losses) of the coal industry.
Went over answers from Inventors/Inventions worksheet.

DVD: Living History: Living During the Industrial Revolution (10 minutes)

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