LESSON 1.2: ECONOMIC CHANGE. Focus What did you learn about social change? How is Bacon’s...
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LESSON 1.2: ECONOMIC CHANGE. Focus What did you learn about social change? How is Bacon’s Rebellion, The Great Awakening, and the Abolition Movement examples
Focus What did you learn about social change? How is Bacons
Rebellion, The Great Awakening, and the Abolition Movement examples
of social change?
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Activating What are some words that you think of when you hear
the word economy? What do you think the phrase economic turning
point refers too?
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Frayer Model: economic change
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Economic Change Economy: the process or system by which goods
and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region.
Economic Change... a transformation that occurs within an economy
that either increases, sustains, or depletes its vitality.economy
Lets take a look at 3 examples of economic change in American
History: Mercantilism Boston Tea Party sharecropping
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Mercantilism
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What is Mercantilism? Mercantilism is the economic doctrine
that government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance
for ensuring the military security of the country. In particular,
it demands a positive balance of trade. In other words, in order to
be considered a powerful nation, it was necessary to export more
than import. Think of balancing a check book. You dont want to
write a check for more money than you have in your account. The
goal is too make more money than you spend..so that the amount of
money that you have will continue to grow!!!!
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Why did Mercantilism develop? Mercantilism developed at a time
of transition for the European economy. Isolated feudal estates
were being replaced by centralized nation-states as the focus of
power. Technological changes in shipping and the growth of urban
centers led to a rapid increase in international trade. Over time,
competition between nation-states led to the need for strong navies
backed by a strong economy. Effects: led to the Triangular Trade
involving a three way system of goods between Europe, the Americas,
and Africa that was good for the economies and societies of Europe
and the colonies. Also led to the strengthening of imperialistic
policies, slavery, and the eradication of native peoples.
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Mercantilism
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AP 1: Collaborative groups: numbered heads. 1s = birthday
closest to June 19. 1s tell 2s what they learned about
Mercantilism. 2s tell 1s how mercantilism relates to economic
change.
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Boston Tea Party
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwEX_YVyAS4&list=PL6zRfU4Sg
zZvMZ2rslNTwPNZ6Kfwn1B4N
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwEX_YVyAS4&list=PL6zRfU4Sg
zZvMZ2rslNTwPNZ6Kfwn1B4N What happened? On December 17 th, 1773, in
response to the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament,
approximately 150 American colonists snuck onto British ships
anchored in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of Tea into the
harbor as several thousand Bostonians on shore cheered. Why? The
American colonists had demanded representation in Parliament. No
taxation without representation! The colonists wanted to have a
voice in the government they were living under. Effect: Seen as a
leading cause of the American Revolution. The American people
demanded a government that would protect their natural rights of
life, liberty, and the pursuit on happiness.
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AP 2: Create a visual symbol Symbol should reflect how the
Boston Tea Party is an Economic Turning point. What happened? What
is the impact or effect?
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Sharecroppers
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What happened? After the Civil War, slaves were emancipated,
leading to a collapse of the southern economy. However, former
slaves never achieved full equality in the south and were forced to
labor in difficult circumstance, similar to the pre-Civil War era
in which slavery was the back bone of the southern economy.
Sharecroppers did not pay their rent in cash. Instead, they paid a
share of their crops, often as much as 2/3rds, to the land owner
(former slave plantation owner). Why? Reconstruction (1865-1877)
failed to achieve true equality for African Americans. So called
Jim Crow laws were put into effect to essentially keep the African
American in a condition similar to slavery in order to maintain
southern society and the economy. Effect: Inequality, segregation,
and racism would continue to plague our nation for decades. The
Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s was a major social
movement that paved the way for our modern society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmijJOwEDTg
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Sharecroppers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmijJOwEDTg As
you watch the video, create a list of words that you would use to
describe sharecropping.
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AP 3 Word Splash (sharecroppers)
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Lesson 1.2 continued Think Pair Share 1. How is Mercantilism an
example of an economic turning point? 2. How is the Boston Tea
Party an example of an economic turning point? 3. How is
sharecropping an example of an economic turning point?
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Brainstorming Activity/Frayer Model Brain storm with a partner
as many Economic Turning Points you can think of in our nations
history. Remember, almost any event in history is going to have
some economic impact!
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Possible answers / Frayer Model Wright brothers flight at Kitty
Hawk Ford introduces Model T USA enters WW1 Lindbergh flies across
Atlantic Black Tuesday foretells Great Depression Japan attacks
Pearl Harbor Vietnam War Personal computers bring Industrial Age to
end (1983) End of Cold War 9/11 Terror Attacks
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Assignment Categorize the information presented today into a
Web Diagram.
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Learning Log Today I learned.. Respond in your journal the
following questions: What did you learn today about economic
change? How does mercantilism, the Boston Tea Party, and
sharecroppers relate to economic change? What are some of the
common factors that lead to economic change? What did you learn
about economic change from the Assembly Line activity?