1. Why does Snoop Dogg use an Umbrella?

2. Welcome Back!! Technology Notes pg 101
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Trail of Tears web quest (Due Friday)

3. What is one thing you notice? And what is one thing that you wonder?

7. I. Production A. Factories 1830's-1840's 1. Conversion to steam power 2. 3. 4.

8. Technology pg 101

9. I. Production A. Factories 1830's-1840's 1. Conversion to steam power 2. Increased productivity 3. Could be built anywhere 4. Poor working conditions & increased pollution

10. Farming…what it looks like today with mechanical reapers
Farming…what it looks like today with mechanical reapers. These things give Mr. J nightmares.

11. B. Farming
1. Mechanical reaper
a. Invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831
b. Machine that harvested crops

12. Recognize this? They were first known for something other than tractors...

13. B. Farming
2. Steel plow
a. Invented by John Deere in 1837
b. Easier to cut through hard soil of the west

14. What about communication
What about communication? The worlds first text message not on a smart phone!!?
What about communication

15. Listen to what the first text message sounded like

16. II. Communication
A. Telegraph
1. Invented by Samuel Morse in 1832
2. Instant electronic communication
3. Messages translated into Morse code

17. B. Pony Express (Fyi)
1. Mail service from St. Joseph, MO to California
2. Stations located miles apart
3. Riders covered 1800 miles in 10 days
4. Telegraph lines to west coast put Pony Express out of business

18. Do you know where this phrase comes from?
“I call shot gun!”

19. III. Transportation A. Stagecoaches 1
III. Transportation A. Stagecoaches 1. Carried passengers & freight to the west 2. Traveled miles per day 3. Wells, Fargo & Co. specialized in valuable cargo

20. B. Railroads
1. Railroads started in U.S. in 1830's
a miles of track by 1840
b. 30,000 miles of track by 1860

21. 2. Impact
a. Travel was easy & affordable
b. Faster and cheaper distribution of factory products