Warm Up:

You have each been given a piece of cotton. There are

seeds in the cotton that need to be removed—

carefully separate these seeds from the cotton!

While you are working, look at the map of cotton production and slave populations. What is

happening? Why?

Today’s Question:

How did new inventions impact the United

States?

Activities:

1. Introduction to inventions

2. In groups: look at pictures and figure out what each new invention does

3. Review Inventions

4. Begin journal entry

Vocab Words:

Inventor: 

Entrepreneur: 

Inventions in the 1800s

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, new ______________ changed the shape of the United States.

Prior to the Civil War, most industrialization took place in the __________, but the equipment produced in the __________ had an impact on the farming society of the __________.

In your group:

1. Look at each invention

2. What do you think this is?

3. How does it work?

4. Fill in the “what I think it does” box on your chart!

What do you think it does?

Cotton Gin

Inventor: Eli Whitney

Cotton Gin

Invention What I think it does: What it actually does:

Inventor: ________________

What do you think it is/does?

Reaper

Inventors: Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson

Reaper

Invention What I think it does: What it actually does:

Inventor: ________________

What do you think it does?

Steamboat

Inventor (improver): Robert Fulton

Steamboat

Invention What I think it does: What it actually does:

Inventor: ________________

What do you think it is/does?

Steam locomotive (train)

Stourbridge Lion

John Bull

Inventor: John Fitch

Steam Locomotive

Invention What I think it does: What it actually does:

Inventor: ________________

North and South growing apart…

Which is North? Which is South?

On the left side of your notebook:

You are a pioneer headed west to seek your fortune. You can bring one of the five inventions we discussed, but only one.

Using your knowledge of the west, what life was like, and the challenges pioneers faced, write a journal entry explaining which invention you would bring. Include answers to the

following questions in your journal entry.

1.What invention would you bring/use and why?2.What does the invention do?3.How will this invention help you be successful?4.How does this invention impact the entire United States?5.What types of people use this invention ? (farmers, miners, etc.) 

Which territory was gained through a treaty with Spain?

Which territory was divided by the United States and Great Britain?

What is the name of the first document that established the laws for the United States?

Which branch of government has the power to declare war?

Which invention increased the need for slave labor?

Who invented the reaper?

What document declared independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?

Who explored the Louisiana Territory?

Which invention allowed farmers to produce more wheat?

The United States acquired what territory after it became an independent country?

Who is the head of the executive branch of government?

How did the United States get California and the Southwest territory?

What is Manifest Destiny?