This is a web research project where students will learn about the Coca Cola bottling company along with lumber, coal and iron processing, the growth of urban areas and the increase in railroads.
The activity contains three written response questions where students have to use evidence to determine how the different events affect the growth of industry and mechanization after the Civil War.
There is a section using brainpop if you have an accessible account if not there is a link in the article to a youtube video.