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Bell Ringer!

Bell Ringer!. Record and think about the following equation: ENVIRONMENT + ADAPTATION = CULTURE What does this mean? How does WHERE someone live effect HOW they live? Why do cultural differences exist even within the same country?. Sectionalism.

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Bell Ringer!

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  1. Bell Ringer! Record and think about the following equation: ENVIRONMENT + ADAPTATION = CULTURE • What does this mean? • How does WHERE someone live effect HOW they live? • Why do cultural differences exist even within the same country?

  2. Sectionalism • Loyalty to one’s region or “section” of the country rather than the nation as a whole • Different regions will want the federal government to focus on different things

  3. -Regional Differences-1700s • North – Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine • Chesapeake – Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, parts of northern N. Carolina • Low Country – lower N. Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia • Mississippi Delta – Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama

  4. What contributes to regional differences? • Environment – climate, rainfall, physical landscape • Economy – What kinds of goods are produced? How money is made? • Demographics – Who lives there? White/Black/Slave/Free

  5. Bell Ringer! • What is SECTIONALISM? • Why did sectional differences develop in the United States in the years before the Civil War? • Loyalty to your region or “section” of the country over the nation as a whole • Economic conditions and interests in each region varied because of differences in the environment

  6. North – PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME Warm summers, snowy winters, rocky soil Textile production, iron and steel, mining, lumber More people moving to cities, centers of trade and manufacturing Slavery decreasing greatly by 1860 NJ reports 18 slaves on eve of Civil War

  7. Chesapeake - Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, parts of northern N. Carolina Tidewater (coastal areas) – large plantations Smaller farms inland (piedmont) Main cash crop = Tobacco Field slaves, artisans By 1860 69% white, 31% black About 60% of black population living in slavery

  8. Low Country Hot humid climate, long growing season Indigo, cotton, rice economy Land similar to West Africa absentee landowners (slaves left alone) Ability to preserve African culture Close contact with Native Americans Maroon communities (slaves that run away and form communities) By 1860 54% white, 56% black About 96% of black population living as slaves

  9. Mississippi Delta – Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama • Hot humid climate, long growing season • Plantation economy cotton, sugar cane and rice • Close contact with Native Americans • Caribbean connection (culture, language) • By 1860 50% white, 50% black • About 98% of black population living in slavery

  10. Think about… • Would you rather be a slave in the North or the South? • Is it better to be close to your master or farther away? • Where did slaves have the most “freedom”?

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