North and South
Essential Questions
How does technology change the way people live?
How do people adapt to their environment?
Why do people make economic choices?
Students will know:
the causes and consequences of the nineteenth-century transportation revolution
the impact of technological advancements on the agricultural economy and slave labor
the various immigrant groups that came to the United States during the early 1800s and their contributions
the reasons various urban centers developed during the 1800s
the differences between the economies of the North and South
the influence of individuals on social and political developments in the South
the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict
Students will be able to:
identify and evaluate how the innovations in industry, travel, and communications changed the lives of Americans in the 1800s
understand cause-and-effect relationships between immigration and its impact on cities and industry in the North
analyze and compare the economies of the North and South
analyze and describe the living conditions of enslaved African Americans in the South and the unique culture they developed
Predictable Misunderstandings
Students may think:
Most Southerners owned slaves and operated large plantations.
The impact of technological advancements was limited to the Northern industrial states.
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