1. Comparing and Contrasting the United States in the 1840’s How did cultural and economic conditions cause the growth of sectionalism? Jigsaw Activity

2. Groups You will be numbered off into a group. Go to your group along with a textbook. Read through your section and discuss. Once you have a clear understanding and have completed the tasks given. You will then be moved to another group where you will be assigned to teach your subject. Within your topic groups, all members must work together and have the same questions. All groups must work together to understand the knowledge that will be taught during the jigsaw.

3. NORTHERN SOCIETY 1.The Changing American Population 260 2.Transportation, Communications, and Technology 265 3.Commerce and Industry 271 4.Men and Women at Work 274 5.Patterns of Industrial Society 279 6.The Agricultural North 288 SOUTHERN SOCIETY 7. The Cotton Economy 294 8. White Society in the South 298 9. Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution” 303 10. The Culture Slavery 310 Each group must: Assignment: Create brief lecture notes of the material contained within their section. (You will use this to teach other students.) Compile a list of vocabulary words from your section that everyone must know. Create 3 pertinent questions from your section that your viewers will be required to answer before they move on.