Age of Inventions Unit

In this unit you will learn about the early inventions of the Industrial Revolution. You will learn about Grain Elevators, the Cotton Gin, and the Steamboat. These inventions changed many aspects of American society in the early 1800s. The Grain Elevator and the Steamboat transformed transportation. These inventions caused new cities to pop up and helped the United States realize Manifest Destiny through Westward Expansion. The cotton gin changed how the Southern economy worked and laid the foundation for the Civil War. Click on the units above or below to learn more about these inventions. 

Grain Elevator:

Cotton Gin:

Steamboat:

Age of Inventions Review:

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