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This Economics of Slavery: How Did Cotton Sow the Seeds of Panic? unit plan also includes:
- Economics of Slavery (.html)
- Economics of Slavery (.docx)
- The New York Times Magazine: The 1619 Project
- Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built
- The 1619 Project Curriculum
- Cotton, Cotton Trade of the United States
- Staunton Spectator
- Mississippi Cotton Gin at Dahomey
- Cotton Picking, Mississippi
- Orders No. [25] Head Quarters, Eastern Division Cherokee Agency, Ten. May 17, 1838
- The native American. [volume], January 05, 1839
- The Forced Migration of Enslaved People in the United States
- The Ship Glad Tidings, with a Cargo of American Cotton
- The History of American Slavery: The Slave Bubble
- New edition of MacBeth. Bank-oh's! Ghost
- Morning herald. [volume], December 02, 1837
- Uncle Sam Sick with la Grippe
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An inquiry-based lesson challenges high schoolers to research and identify the economic forces and inventions that impacted the cotton industry. Researchers consider how the use of slavery impacted the economic growth of the United States.
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Instructional Ideas
- Instructors should have a strong background in economic principles
- Have class members investigate modern forms of cotton growing and harvesting
- Be prepared to lead a sensitive discussion of the brutal treatment of the enslaved workers on the cotton plantations
Classroom Considerations
- The resource requires previous knowledge of an extensive list of macroeconomics terms as well as the factors that influence the business cycle
- Researchers must have access to devices with internet
Pros
- The formative assessment tasks scaffold for the summative performance task and the Taking Informed Action extension activity
Cons
- None