16th Agenda: -Tech. Developments Warm Up Answer the TWO questions in a complete sentence on your WARM UP SHEET. What were the similarities and differences between the headright system and the land lottery? What was the Yazoo Land fraud and how did it change Georgia’s boundaries? Agenda: -Tech. Developments -AC: (1 and 6)Novel Check Wed.

Technology Does it help or hurt?

Intended Consequences Unintended Consequence Consider the Following Text Messaging: fast and efficient method of communication at your finger tips. Intended Consequences Unintended Consequence Eliminates long phone conversations Allows you to message quickly and instantly Loss of human interaction Contributes to the inability to spell and communicate effectively (SMH, LOL, BTW, BRB) 1,000s of vehicular deaths yearly.

Economic Growth In Georgia

Cotton Gin Description Invented by Eli Whitney Cotton was previously deseeded by hand at the rate of about ONE pound per day

How it worked… Video

Intended Consequences Unintended Consequences Cotton Gin Intended Consequences Unintended Consequences To make producing cotton more profit Clean cotton faster Was able to remove the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton each day Led to Westward Expansion The south grew a majority of the world’s cotton by the end of the 19th century Negatives: The south became dependent on one crop Increased slavery

Railroads Intended to be pulled by horse or steam engine 1832 Georgia’s first railroad was chartered,and was ranked in the top ten for railroad track mileage. Developed partially from the concept of the steamboat. Video

Railroads Unintentional Easier Transportation Way to transport cotton Solved issues of difficult travel on rough roads Took business from freight traffic along rivers The development of cities not along rivers Atlanta was first major American city not to be built on a navigable river

Mechanical Reaper Invented by Cyrus McCormick Wooden paddles fasten to the harness of a horse. As the horse was guided through the fields, the paddles turned and cut grain. Grain was previously cut by hand with a scythe Video

Mechanical Reaper Unintentional Allowed farmers to cut six times the amount of grain Became an international sensation Impacted the Civil War by releasing 5 men for service per reaper. Lead to increased competition and more development of agricultural machinery.