TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.20.b.27

(27) Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States. The student is expected to:

• (A) explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and interchangeable parts;
• (B) analyze the impact of transportation and communication systems on the growth, development, and urbanization of the United States;
• (C) analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and marketed, nationally and internationally; and
• (D) explain how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as how the factory system contributed to rapid industrialization and the Transcontinental Railroad led to the opening of the west.