PPT-Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy

17931860 Cotton is King Eli Whitneys 1793 cotton gin invention revolutionized the Southern economy Added to mechanical jennies to spin yarn power looms to weave and sewing machines to sew the demand and profits for cotton fiber skyrocketed. 1820-1850. Prior to the 1820s the view of slavery was in conflict with the ideas of . the . American Revolution. , . particularly the statement by Thomas Jefferson in the . . Declaration of Independence . Karl A. Smith. Engineering Education – Purdue University. STEM Education Center/Civil Eng – University of Minnesota. ksmith@umn.edu - http://www.ce.umn.edu/~smith/. Constructive Controversy for Innovation (CCI). Setting the Scene…. Year – 1820. President. – James Monroe. Thomas Jefferson . voices . . his opinion of slavery. . 11 free states. 11 slave states . How do we admit Missouri?. The Missouri Compromise. Controversy . 1793 . - 1860. Cotton is King. Cotton Gin = Demand for slavery. Cotton = . D. ominant Southern crop. . Cotton Kingdom . ---- Agricultural Factory. More slaves / land. Cotton = ½ value of American exports after 1840. Chapter 16. American Pageant. , 13. th. edition. Slavery during the Antebellum Period . Antebellum. Ante. = . before. Bellum . = war. Commonly used to describe the era before the Civil War (1830s,1840s, 1850s). Chapter 9. The Antebellum Era 1820-1860. By 1860 there were 4 million slaves in the US. Most northern states had abolished slavery- not b/c they disagreed with it per se, but b/c it wasn’t economically practical. . kiran . garimella. Gianmarco. De . Francisci. . Morales. Aristides . Gionis. Michael . Mathioudakis. 1. Controversies are everywhere!. Twitter. 3. Garimella et al. WSDM 2016. Blogs. 4. Instagram. 5. The Art of Arguing to Enhance Learning. Lilly Teaching Seminar. Michigan State University. April 11, . 2013. Karl A. Smith. STEM Education Center / . Technological Leadership Institute. /. . Civil . Plantation Agriculture. Wasteful. Excessive cultivation of cotton despoiled the land. Weaknesses of the plantation system. 1. Relied on one crop. 2. Repealed European immigrants. 3. Significant population moved West. Chapter 16. Cotton is king:. Cotton gin= Significant increase in demand for slave labor. -Planters wanted to take full advantage of the economic growth. South produces over half of the world’s supply in cotton. Bell work: Wednesday August 12. Describe the most memorable book, movie, article or TV show that depicted the horrors of slavery. Why do you remember it? (about 50 words). The Politics of Slavery. Turn to page 156. Read The Differences Between North and South. Barbados slaves codes brought to South Carolina. . Leads to massive Racism. . Imported in large numbers following:. Bacons Rebellion-1676. Invention of Cotton Gin- 1790 . Compromise of the Constitution. The Coming of the War North or South? North or South? By 1850, what problems were Americans facing? Solutions? New Lands after Polk and the Mexican War… Compromise of 1850 Presidents: Taylor and Fillmore 1820-1860. A10Q. 7.10.30. Essential Question. To what degree was the South developing as a distinctively different region from the rest of the United States during the period 1820 to 1860? . To what degree did slavery shape life in the South during this period? .