Invention Mini-Project
Directions: Research the invention and inventor and take notes about the invention and on the inventions impact. You will then create a short essay (1/2 to 1 page) to answer the following question: How did this invention impact the economy/social/political during the Antebellum time period? Then, (tomorrow) Students will create an advertisement set in the antebellum period for their invention.
TOC #50 RIGHT: 50. Inventor Research notes LEFT: Write the project directions in your own words.
Include MLA citations in your research notes. Be creative!
1793---Eli Whitney cotton gin 1807---Robert Fulton first commercially successful steamboat 1830---Peter Cooper first steam locomotive 1834—Cyrus McCormick mechanical reaper 1835—Samuel Colt revolver pistol 1837—John Deere steel plow 1839—Charles Goodyear vulcanized rubber 1844—Samuel Morse telegraph/Morse code 1846—Elias Howe sewing machine 1851—I.M. Singer foot treadle for sewing machine