Technological Advances 4.02

Pioneers used a water pump to pump water up from the ground.

Pioneer women used heated irons to iron clothes.

Pioneer men used horses and wagons to work the fields. 

Pioneer men used oxen and plows to work the fields.

Pioneer women used a spinning wheel to make thread or yarn for clothing and blankets.

Pioneer men used a scythe to cut grass or crops by hand.

Scythe

a tool with a long handle and a large, curved blade used for cutting grass or crops by hand

Steam powered trains and steamboats were used to transport people and goods.

Made it easier and faster to travel.

The mechanical reaper was used for harvesting wheat.

The steel plow breaks up soil to prepare fields for planting. It replaced the cast iron plow.

The steel plow lasted longer.

The telegraph used a series of taps and pauses over wires to send messages.

Made recent news more available.

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Ditches and canals were used to control drainage and for transportation paths.

Increased available farmland.

When pioneers moved out West, they brought certain tools with them to help with everyday life. Over time, technology changed. People found ways to improve tools and methods to make life a bit easier. The steamboat and steam powered train are examples of technological advances in the 1800s that changed life in the United States.