Three PowerPoint presentations that cover the rise of industry in the United States (Second Industrial Revolution), inventors and inventions during the Second Industrial Revolution, including African-American inventors, and pioneers of industry. Each presentation is sufficient for a 90-minute class period. Key terms include: industry, innovation, Darwinism, capitalism, invention, innovation, Bessemer Process, Pullman car, Samuel Morse, Thomas Edison, Madam C.J. Walker, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morg