Agricultural+South

Objectives:

 * explain the importance of cotton to the Southern economy
 * compare and contrast the economy of the North and the South

Do Now:
Read the Inside Story on pg. 256. Answer the questions below:
 * What did the machine that Eli Whitney invented do? Describe how his machine worked.
 * Why do you think plantation owners wanted more labor when they started growing more cotton?

Lesson:
1. Take two column notes using page 257-258 in your book.

2. Complete an I See, It Means" on the picture below in your notebook.



3. Using page 259 in your book, fill out the Venn diagram below to identify similarities and differences between the North and the South.

Summary:
How did the importance of cotton to the South change the relationship between the North and the South?

__**Honors**__:
In the late 1700s, cotton began to gain importance to the economy of the South.

In your group, research 1) the reasons for cotton becoming more important in the South, 2) how this situation affected southern life, and 3) the differences between the North and South. Then create a poster illustrating why and how the South changed with the rise of King Cotton.



Use pages 256-259 in the textbook.

4 roles: Materials Manager/Time keeper - gathers the materials and keeps the group moving on track Recorder - fills out the worksheet with the group's suggestions Reporter - explains the group's poster to the class Designer - designs the poster, but each group member contributes to drawing or writing at least one item

Summarize how the importance of cotton to the South changed the relationship between the North and South.
 * Exit Card: (individual)**