AP USH: Lesson on Monday, December 11, 2017

Aim: How did the creation of a cotton-based economy change the lives of whites and blacks in all regions of the South?

Bell Ringer: Current Events / Grade Chapter 11 Vocab. Quiz

Agenda:

Review Journal 63 (5 min)
Opener: Gone With Wind - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S72nI4Ex_E0 Can one talk about the South as a single entity or whether one must distinguish among different parts of the region? (5 min)
Despite the outlawing of the international slave trade, many states continued to engage in slavery.
The purpose of graphs on DBQs: Don't spend valuable time computing numbers, instead, look for trends. In Figure 12.1 - between 1790 and 1860 white planters moved increasing numbers of slaves from the Upper to the Lower South. Why? The cotton boom that began in 1810, coupled with the end of the international slave trade, required a redistribution of the slave population to support the South's cotton economy.
Journal 64: Map 12.1: In what areas of the country do you see the most change in distribution of population? In what areas does the distribution not change? How do you account for these changes and continuities? (10 min)
In Motion: The African American Migration Experience: http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/topic.cfm;jsessionid=f8302799211512919535342?migration=3&topic=3&bhcp=1 Gather into groups and read assigned sections of the website. Be ready to discuss your finding, per section. (10-15 min)