Warm Up - What modes of transportation do we have today Warm Up - What modes of transportation do we have today? Which do you prefer? What do you think the future will bring? Today we will be learning about westward expansion because without expansion Cobb County would not be here, therefore we would not be here in Cobb.

Application Activity Write a paragraph addressing how the Cotton Gin impacted the increase in the slave population. The rise of railroads in the early 1800’s was a significant advancement to transport goods from one place to another which significantly impacted their lives. What technological advancement today (within 5-10 years) has made a significant impact on our daily lives? Most Important - Based on what we have studied yesterday and today, which had the most impact on the development of Georgia? Why? Explain. Today we will be learning about westward expansion because without expansion Cobb County would not be here, therefore we would not be here in Cobb.

Most Important - Based on what we have studied yesterday and today, which had the most impact on the development of Georgia? Today we will be learning about westward expansion because without expansion Cobb County would not be here, therefore we would not be here in Cobb.

Cotton Gin and Mechanical Reaper Workstation #1 Cotton Gin and Mechanical Reaper Directions: Read “Invention of the Cotton Gin”, “King Cotton Comes to Georgia”, and “Mechanical Reaper” Answer the following questions: How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the economy of the South? What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on the slave population of the South? What economic impact did the mechanical reaper have on the South?

Cotton and the Cotton Gin Eli Whitney in 1793 invented a machine for separating cotton seeds from its fiber Increased the amount cotton growers could process each day The gin used wire teeth on a turning cylinder to separate the seed from fiber The invention resulted in the need for more slaves. Slave population drastically increased in the South.

The Mechanical Reaper Cyrus McCormick invented a machine to cut grain in a field Wooden paddles attached to a horse’s harness allowed six times more grain to be cut per day than previous methods Georgia farmers could work larger and more profitable farms with these agricultural machines

Railroads and Rise of Terminus Workstation #2 Railroads and Rise of Terminus Directions: Read the information provided. Take notes on the provided reading on the organizer provided.

RAILROADS 1830 First locomotive service – Charleston, SC 1833 GA General Assembly approved 2 companies to build railroads GA RR Co – west from Augusta to Madison, Eatonton, & Athens (reached Athens 1841) Central of GA RR – Savannah to Macon (reached Macon 1843)

RAILROADS CON’T Western & Atlantic (W&A) RR connected Augusta, Macon, Milledgeville & Columbus RR end = Terminus, later Marthasville 1847 Marthasville grew – over 400 people Name not appropriate for RR center….changed to Atlanta after Western & Atlantic W&A connected Atlanta to Chattanooga

RAILROADS CON’T 1853 Atlanta & West Point RR linked Georgia’s RR system to Alabama

Terminus Located at the southern end of a rail line that originated in Chattanooga, Tennessee Later renamed Marthasville, after the daughter of former Governor Wilson Lumpkin Marthasville became Atlanta, and the capital of Georgia Rail lines greatly reduced travel time for people and freight Click to return to Table of Contents

Workstation #3 Waterways/Roads Directions: Read the information provided. Create a map of Georgia labeling the major rivers mentioned in the information. Label the major roads mentioned in the information.

WATERWAYS Savannah River – most important Rivers – North to South paths Trading cities developed on rivers Milledgeville on Oconee Macon on Ocumulgee Augusta on Savannah Columbus on Chattahoochee

ROADS 1775 First Road Law—men, ages 16-60, had to help maintain roads Most Georgia roads ran east to west; they were former Indian footpaths Plank roads over wetlands that featured “pikes” or gates were called turnpikes Travelers paid a toll, or fee at each pike; the Old Federal Road connected Athens north to Tennessee

Depression in the 1830’s and 1840’s Workstation #4 Depression in the 1830’s and 1840’s Directions: Read the provided information, including p. 181 the subsection titled “The Panic of 1837”. Answer the following questions: What is a depression? Why is an economic depression harmful to the economy of a country? Why are bank failures harmful for citizens? What are some government solutions to help get out of economic depression? Create a political cartoon referencing an economic depression.

Depression and the Panic of 1837 Many Georgia banks failed between 1837 and the early 1840s This happened during a depression (a sharp economic downturn) Many business failed; many farmers and planters lost their land Many banks didn’t have enough cash to pay out money their depositors had entrusted to them

Railroads Map of Georgia Workstation #5 Railroads Map of Georgia Directions: Create a map of Georgia. On this map complete/label the following: Label all the railroads, color coding each railroad. Label the major cities the railroads traveled through. For each railroad, state the year of its completion. Name the three (3) names for Atlanta.