Learning goals:  Explain the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South.  Describe the daily life and culture of African Americans in the South in the mid-1800s.  Journal Prompt: If you had escaped from slavery, would you go back to help people whom you don’t know? What about friends or family? Explain your answer.

1. The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. He also invented interchangeable parts for guns.1. The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. He also invented interchangeable parts for guns.

2. The cotton gin changed the South by encouraging Southerners to grow more cotton.2. The cotton gin changed the South by encouraging Southerners to grow more cotton. Farmers in the South grew more cotton and stopped growing other crops and raising as many animals

Think-Pair-Share Why is cotton an important crop? Share your answer with a neighbor. Think of a way to advertise the cotton gin.

3. It became illegal to bring in slaves from Africa in Yet, the enslaved population in the South more than doubled between 1810 and It became illegal to bring in slaves from Africa in Yet, the enslaved population in the South more than doubled between 1810 and A dancer from Africa. Slaves had a distinct culture based on their lifestyle from Africa.

4. About half of the enslaved people in4. About half of the enslaved people in the south worked on plantations and the others worked as domestic servants, skilled craftsmen, factory hands, and day laborers.

5. One of the cruelest parts of slavery was the sale of family members.5. One of the cruelest parts of slavery was the sale of family members.

Think-Pair-Share What are some of the hardest things about being a slave?What are some of the hardest things about being a slave? Describe the plantation where a slave lives. How is the slave’s house different from the master’s?Describe the plantation where a slave lives. How is the slave’s house different from the master’s?

6. Nat Turner, Denmark Vessey, and Gabriel Prosser are names of slaves that rebelled against their masters.6. Nat Turner, Denmark Vessey, and Gabriel Prosser are names of slaves that rebelled against their masters.

7. Daily life and culture of for African Americans in the South in the mid-1800s hard. They had l 7. Daily life and culture of for African Americans in the South in the mid-1800s hard. They had long, hard days on the plantation, religion was key, they took comfort in family life when allowed to work together.

Think-Pair-Share How do you think Nat Turner’s uprising affected the lives of southern slaves who did not take part in the uprising?

8. The songs in which enslaved people of the South expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called spirituals.8. The songs in which enslaved people of the South expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called spirituals.