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Welcome Back!! Technology Notes pg 101 Advertisement work/log on to computers Trail of Tears web quest (Due Friday)
What is one thing you notice? And what is one thing that you wonder?
I. Production A. Factories 1830's-1840's 1. Conversion to steam power 2. 3. 4.
Technology pg 101
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
Farming…what it looks like today with mechanical reapers Farming…what it looks like today with mechanical reapers. These things give Mr. J nightmares.
B. Farming 1. Mechanical reaper a. Invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 b. Machine that harvested crops
Recognize this? They were first known for something other than tractors...
B. Farming 2. Steel plow a. Invented by John Deere in 1837 b. Easier to cut through hard soil of the west
What about communication What about communication? The worlds first text message not on a smart phone!!? What about communication
Listen to what the first text message sounded like https://youtu.be/_J8YcQETyTw
II. Communication A. Telegraph 1. Invented by Samuel Morse in 1832 2. Instant electronic communication 3. Messages translated into Morse code
B. Pony Express 1860-1861 (Fyi) 1. Mail service from St. Joseph, MO to California 2. Stations located 10-15 miles apart 3. Riders covered 1800 miles in 10 days 4. Telegraph lines to west coast put Pony Express out of business
Do you know where this phrase comes from? “I call shot gun!”
III. Transportation A. Stagecoaches 1 III. Transportation A. Stagecoaches 1. Carried passengers & freight to the west 2. Traveled 10-20 miles per day 3. Wells, Fargo & Co. specialized in valuable cargo
B. Railroads 1. Railroads started in U.S. in 1830's a. 2800 miles of track by 1840 b. 30,000 miles of track by 1860
2. Impact a. Travel was easy & affordable b. Faster and cheaper distribution of factory products