Warm-Up pg. 92 (5) Tell me about the Indian Removal Act What advances in technology have changed the world the most? Your life? Why?

Class Mottos (3) Who are we? Diamonds!

“Swing your machete!”

Technological Innovations pg. 93 Unit 7: Jackson, Manifest Destiny, Technology, & Reform

Today’s Mission (16) Team Haughton Diamonds will: Analyze and evaluate the effects of major inventions from the American Revolution to the Civil War (8.27 A-D)

Industrial Revolution 1770s-1860s New technology changes the way goods are made and how people live Factories! Urbanization: people move to cities

Steamboat Robert Fulton Made trade and travel more efficient (faster/easier)

Railroads Made travel more efficient Easier to move west

Steel Plow Made farming easier, faster, and cheaper

Telegraph Samuel Morse Makes communication easier

Canals Man-made waterways (rivers) Made transportation more efficient Increased population in cities

Cotton Gin Eli Whitney Increased cotton production Increased slavery

McCormick Reaper Made farming easier, faster, and cheaper

Interchangeable Parts Eli Whitney Made production and repairs faster, easier and cheaper

Steam Engine James Watt Increased production in factories Used in boats and trains

Textile Mills First factories Made clothing production faster/cheaper

Let’s Categorize Them! (after your notes!) Place the technological innovations in the following categories: Transportation, Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Communication!

Transportation

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Communication

Let’s Evaluate (rank) them! Which technological innovations impacted the country the most during this time?

Independent Practice (behind your notes) You are the host of the Technological Innovation of the Century Awards. Give out the following awards during the ceremony: Innovation of the Century 2nd Place 3rd Place Honorable Mention Add your own awards! Cool-Down (Exit Ticket)

Homework (1) Complete the Industrial Revolution reading assignment