Lesson 2a – Slavery in America Essential Question What was life like for slaves? Learning Outcomes - Students will: ◦ Preview – why slavery? ◦ Learn about why slavery was used in the South ◦ Watch the teacher analyze primary sources to find similarities Success Criteria I can watch the teacher compare written and picture sources

Preview Why do you think slavery was used in America? ◦ What is the benefit? ◦ What are the negatives?

Vocab Plantations

Why Slavery in the South? Based on Agriculture ◦ Plantations – large area of privately owned land where crops were grown through the labour of workers who lived on the land  Grew tobacco, rice, sugarcane and indigo ◦ Wealth is measured in terms of land and slaves Cotton gin changed the Southern Economy ◦ 1790 – 3,000 bales of cotton/500,000 slaves ◦ 1850 – 4 million bales/ 3 million slaves  The South was more prosperous than all Euro nations except England Why do you think slavery wasn’t as popular in the North? Hint: 5 Themes

Matching Activity In this activity, you will work in pairs to match the quotations and placards describing slavery for African- Americans Step 1 – get a quote and fill in your table Step 2 – find a match your quote with your picture Step 3 – write a comparison of the quote and the picture

Comparing Sources Eviden ce Main idea Simila r? Why are they similar? Quotation 1 The quote shows what the homes of slaves were like. For example, it says, “We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ As the quote shows, these slaves lived in uncomfortable and possibly unsafe conditions.

Which one is more similar to our quote? Why? Which one is more similar to our quote? Why? Placard A Placard B

Comparing Sources Eviden ce Main idea Simila r? Why are they similar? Quotation 1 The quote shows what the homes of slaves were like. For example, it says, “We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ As the quote shows, these slaves lived in uncomfortable and possibly unsafe conditions. Placard B The main similarity between Quotation 1 and Placard B is that they both discuss the bad living conditions of slaves. For example, Placard B shows many houses that have wide holes in the side, allowing wind to come in. Likewise, the quote says, ““We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ How do I write this?

Note-taking Check! What was life like for slaves?  Add 1~2 sentences from todays lesson  Did you add a vocab word? 5 random books will be collected. Be ready!!! Scoring 1~2 - incomplete (missing 1 or more days of notes) 3 - has 1~2 sentences for each class 4 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + answers some of the essential question 5~6 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + answers most of the essential question 7 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + expertly answers the essential question, using main ideas from both class and the textbook.

Lesson 2b – Slavery in America Essential Question What was life like for slaves? Learning Outcomes - Students will: ◦ Go around and analyze primary sources regarding life in slavery Success Criteria I can compare written and picture sources

Matching Activity In this activity, you will work in pairs to match the quotations and placards describing slavery for African- Americans Step 1 – get a quote and fill in your table Step 2 – find a match your quote with your picture Step 3 – write a comparison of the quote and the picture

Comparing Sources Eviden ce Main idea Simila r? Why are they similar? Quotation 1 The quote shows what the homes of slaves were like. For example, it says, “We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ As the quote shows, these slaves lived in uncomfortable and possibly unsafe conditions.

Which one is more similar to our quote? Why? Which one is more similar to our quote? Why? Placard A Placard B

Comparing Sources Eviden ce Main idea Simila r? Why are they similar? Quotation 1 The quote shows what the homes of slaves were like. For example, it says, “We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ As the quote shows, these slaves lived in uncomfortable and possibly unsafe conditions. Placard B The main similarity between Quotation 1 and Placard B is that they both discuss the bad living conditions of slaves. For example, Placard B shows many houses that have wide holes in the side, allowing wind to come in. Likewise, the quote says, ““We had old ragged huts made out of poles, and some of the cracks were filled with mud and moss, and some weren’t.’ How do I write this?

Note-taking Check! What was life like for slaves?  Add 1~2 sentences from todays lesson  Did you add a vocab word? 5 random books will be collected. Be ready!!! Scoring 1~2 - incomplete (missing 1 or more days of notes) 3 - has 1~2 sentences for each class 4 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + answers some of the essential question 5~6 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + answers most of the essential question 7 - has 1~2 sentences for each class + vocab + expertly answers the essential question, using main ideas from both class and the textbook.