LIFE IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1847-1861 BEFORE BROTHER FOUGHT
BROTHER Slide 2 OVERVIEW OF UNIT Take your best guess: What
differences existed between ordinary Americans living in the North
and those living in the South years before the Civil War? What
important issues are reflected in the differences between life in
the North and the South? What kinds of changes were taking place in
the United States at the time? Slide 3 OVERVIEW OF UNIT OBJECTIVES:
List three differences and three similarities between life in the
North and the South in the years before the Civil War. Discuss how
these differences contributed to serious disagreements between the
North and South. Slide 4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Before the Civil
War, people were doing their best to compromise over
representation, federalism, tariffs and territories We are going to
look at primary sources to better understand and get a feel for
what life was like in the North and the South before The Civil War.
Slide 5 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation OBJECTIVES: List three
differences and three similarities between life in the North and
the South in the years before the Civil War. Discuss how these
differences contributed to serious disagreements between the North
and South. Slide 6 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation QUESTIONS: What
differences existed between ordinary Americans living in the North
and those living in the South in the years before the Civil War?
What important issues are reflected in the differences between life
in the North and the South? What kinds of changes were taking place
in the United States at the time? Slide 7 LESSON 1: Factory vs.
Plantation BACKGROUND: Read the information on your background
information handout for Lesson One The purpose of this lesson is to
prepare you with background information for understanding the
causes of the Civil War. Slide 8 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation
Can anyone in the class describe an incident they witnessed or
heard as an example of how any of the following potential conflicts
can lead to a serious disagreement? What one person was doing
prevented someone else from doing what he or she needed to do. One
person was so different from another that neither could understand
the other or that their needs were conflicting. Someone was
treating someone else very badly. Slide 9 LESSON 1: Factory vs.
Plantation During the first half of the 19th century, economic
differences between the regions also increased. By 1860 cotton was
the chief crop of the South, and it represented 57 percent of all
U.S. exports. The profitability of cotton, known as King Cotton,
completed the South's dependence on the plantation system and its
essential component, slavery. The North was by then firmly
established as an industrial society. Labor was needed, but not
slave labor. Source: "Civil War, American." Microsoft Encarta
Online Encyclopedia 2000 Slide 10 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation
Five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Kirke Boott took up their residence at
Lowell where there was then no building except one or two little
hovels, but last night we went over very extensive cotton
manufacturies that have sprung up since that time, and on every
side fresh ones are starting into life. This State is so very bad
for agricultural purposes that they are driven to manufactures to
gain a livelihood? Margaret Hall, writing about Lowell,
Massachusetts October 13, 1827 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 LESSON 1:
Factory vs. Plantation Compare Factories and Plantations using the
rules and the handout you have. Slide 14 LESSON 1: Factory vs.
Plantation Go Down Moses (traditional spiritual): When Israel was
in Egypt's Land: Let my people go. Oppress'd so hard they could not
stand, Let my people go Refrain: Go down Moses 'way down in Egypt's
land Tell ol' Pharaoh, Let my peoples go. Thus saith the Lord, bold
Moses said: Let my people go. If not I'll smite your firstborn
dead, Let my people go.: O let us all from bondage flee; Let my
people go. And let us all in Christ be free! Let my people go.
Slide 15 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation Factory (North):1836 Song
Lyrics Sung by Protesting Workers at Lowell: Oh! isn't it a pity,
such a pretty girl as I Should be sent to the factory to pine away
and die? Oh! I cannot be a slave, I will not be a slave, For I'm so
fond of liberty, That I cannot be a slave. Slide 16 NORTH Women
WeaversWoman working at weaving machine Slide 17 SLAVES ON SOUTHERN
PLANTATION Perhaps the largest group of slaves to be photographed
at one time Slide 18 COTTON IN THE SOUTH COTTON PRESSCOTTON GIN
Slide 19 LESSON 1: Factory vs. Plantation Things to Think About: 1.
What are 3 differences and 3 similarities between the north and the
south that you can see from this section? 2. What major problems do
you think these differences may cause? Slide 20 LESSON 2 PEOPLE AND
PLACES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH Slide 21 LESSON 2: People and Places
QUESTIONS: 1. What differences existed between ordinary Americans
living in the North and those living in the South in the years
before the Civil War? What important issues are reflected in the
differences between life in the North and the South? What kinds of
changes were taking place in the United States at the time? Slide
22 LESSON 2: People and Places OBJECTIVES: List three differences
and three similarities between life in the North and the South in
the years before the Civil War. Discuss how these differences
contributed to serious disagreements between the North and South.
Slide 23 LESSON 2: People and Places Can anyone describe an
incident they witnessed or heard as an example of how any of the
following potential conflicts can lead to a serious disagreement?
What one person was doing prevented someone else from doing what he
or she needed to do. One person was so different from another that
neither could understand the other or that their needs were
conflicting. Someone was treating someone else very badly. Slide 24
LESSON 2: People and Places Starting in the early 19th Century the
United States underwent an industrial revolution. The work that
many people did changed as they moved from farms and small
workshops into larger factories. They tended to buy things in
stores, rather than make them at home or trade with their
neighbors. They used machines, and purchased the products of
machines, more than they ever had. Source: Whole ClothWhole Cloth
Slide 25 LESSON 2: People and Places Augusta County, VA South
Franklin County, PA North Very close to one another but very
different Slide 26 LESSON 2: People and Places Using the iPads
complete the handout I have given you doing research on these two
communities. Slide 27 LESSON 2: People and Places Slide 28 By 1860,
the North had about two and a half times the population of the
South (about 22 million compared to about 9 million, including the
South's 3.5 million slaves) and was more urban and industrial. Of
the top 25 cities by population in 1860, only three were located in
the South: Louisville (ranked #12, with a population of 68,033),
Charleston (#22, population 40,522) and Richmond (#25, population
37,910). New York in the North Slide 29 LESSON 2: People and Places
New York 813,660 people-1860 Slide 30 LESSON 2: People and Places
Slide 31 Richmond, VA Commercial and Industrial center. Slave
Market Slide 32 LESSON 2: People and Places Slide 33 Lesson 3: A
Debate Against Slavery Guiding Questions What differences existed
between ordinary Americans living in the North and those living in
the South in the years before the Civil War? What important issues
are reflected in the differences between life in the North and the
South? What kinds of changes were taking place in the United States
at the time? Slide 34 Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery Learning
Objectives At the end of this lesson plan students will be able to
Understand the conflict between North and South over the issue of
slavery Be familiar wit the arguments for and against slavery, and
the history of abolitionist sentiment in America Be familiar with
the working and living conditions for slaves Be familiar with the
working and living conditions for wage workers in the North Be
aware of the extent, geographic and demographic, of slavery. Slide
35 Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery Keep in Mind: Sometimes,
people will fight to keep someone else from being treated poorly.
Disagreement over slavery was central to the conflict between the
North and the South. The nation was deeply divided. Note: Slavery
was a cruel system. To study slavery means to encounter facts
and/or images some students may find unsettlingincluding the fact
that many people in the South vigorously defended it. Sensitivity
to these issues is recommended throughout this lesson. Slide 36
Slide 37 Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery Slide 38 In the north,
Pay was low, hours were long, workplaces were dangerous and much
was expected of the workers, who were at the same time looked down
upon by almost anyone in a superior position. Such conditions
served as fodder for people who apologized for or even supported
slavery in their arguments against abolition, which were ultimately
arguments that defended racism. Slide 39 Lesson 4: Life Before the
Civil War In the decade-and-a-half prior to the Civil War, the
United States saw dramatic changes in industrialization in the
North, and a rapid increase in transportation (rail and steamship)
all over the country. It was also a time when the country was
absorbing new territorial acquisitions, and lifestyle differences
and attitudes between North and South were becoming more
pronounced. Slide 40 Lesson 4: Life Before the Civil War Your task
compare and contrast life in Franklin, PA vs Augusta, VA by
exploring documents in the Valley of the Shadow (online resources
found on Miss Myers Webpage) You will compare and contrast
newspaper articles, images and documents to make assessments on how
life was different prior to the Civil War.
