For Tuesday, read chapter 3 or 5, *AND* chapter 8, which are all available on course reserve.
http://scholar.csuohio.edu/search?/ptebeau/ptebeau/1%2C1%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=ptebeau&2%2C%2C6

If your last name has an odd number of letters, read Chapter 3 & 8. If you last name has an even number of letters, read chapters 5 & 8.

Some questions:
What is a market and how does it develop? What is the role of the railroad in your
story?

What is “nature”?

What the steps through which grain,
meat, or lumber became commodities?

What causes change: technology or
economics; explain?

And, finally, how are cities, the
country, and everyday life changing, based on the reading?