Warm Up:
You have each been given
a piece of cotton. There
are seeds in the cotton
that need to be
removed—carefully
separate these seeds
from the cotton!
While you are working,
look at the map of cotton
production and slave
populations. What is
happening? Why?
Today’s Question:
How did new inventions
impact the United
States?
Activities:
1. Introduction to inventions
2. In groups: look at pictures and figure out
what each new invention does
3. Review Inventions
4. Begin journal entry
Vocab Words:
Inventor:
Entrepreneur:
Inventions in the 1800s
In the late 1700s and early 1800s, new
______________ changed the shape of the United
States.
Prior to the Civil War, most industrialization
took place in the __________, but the equipment
produced in the __________ had an impact on the
farming society of the __________.
In your group:
1. Look at each invention
2. What do you think this is?
3. How does it work?
4. Fill in the “what I think it does” box on your
chart!
What do you think it does?
Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin
Invention
Inventor: ________________
What I think it does:
What it actually does:
What do you think it is/does?
Reaper
Inventors: Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson
Reaper
Invention
Inventor: ________________
What I think it does:
What it actually does:
What do you think it does?
Steamboat
Inventor (improver): Robert Fulton
Steamboat
Invention
Inventor: ________________
What I think it does:
What it actually does:
What do you think it is/does?
Steam locomotive (train)
Stourbridge Lion
John Bull
Inventor: John Fitch
Steam Locomotive
Invention
Inventor: ________________
What I think it does:
What it actually does:
North and South growing apart…
Which is North? Which is South?
On the left side of your notebook:
You are a pioneer headed west to seek your fortune. You
can bring one of the five inventions we discussed, but only
one. Using your knowledge of the west, what life was like,
and the challenges pioneers faced, write a journal entry
explaining which invention you would bring. Include
answers to the following questions in your journal entry.
1.What invention would you bring/use and why?
2.What does the invention do?
3.How will this invention help you be successful?
4.How does this invention impact the entire United States?
5.What types of people use this invention ? (farmers,
miners, etc.)
Which territory was gained through a
treaty with Spain?
Which territory was divided by the
United States and Great Britain?
What is the name of the first document
that established the laws for the United
States?
Which branch of government has the
power to declare war?
Which invention increased the need for
slave labor?
Who invented the reaper?
What document declared independence
from Great Britain during the
Revolutionary War?
Who explored the Louisiana Territory?
Which invention allowed farmers to
produce more wheat?
The United States acquired what
territory after it became an
independent country?
Who is the head of the executive
branch of government?
How did the United States get
California and the Southwest territory?
What is Manifest Destiny?