Technology
Thought Gallery Reflection What were some of the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution? Do you think that the positive effect outweighed the negative effects? Why or why not?
New Technology in the South Cotton Gin Canals Steam Boat Railroads
Railroads First GA railroad chartered in 1832 Created by businessmen in Athens who needed a better way to ship cotton to Augusta GA had the most miles of RxR tracks in the South
Atlanta Atlanta was the headquarters of the Western and Atlantic Railroads Atlanta’s original names= Terminus and Marthasville (after governor Lumpkin’s daughter) Atlanta became the 1st major American city NOT built along a navigable river!
Videos http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/railroads_economic_boom http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/railroads_and_the_new_georgia
Closing: Reflection Questions How did the railroads contribute to establishment of Atlanta as a major city? How did the railroads increase productivity and economic activity in Georgia? How did railroads play a role in the Civil War?