Chapter 13: The South (and the Rise of Slavery)

Overarching GLE Standards Addressed:

• 7.3.1: Analyze political, social, and economic factors that led to westward expansion from 1800–1850. 
• 7.3.2: Identify and explain foreign policy developments between the United States and other nations from 1800–1850. 
• 7.3.4: Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic development of the different regions of the United States
• 7.7.1: Explain how Americans adapted and transformed various physical environments in the United States to expand its growth and influence. 
• 7.6.3: Analyze patterns, motivations, and the impact of rural and urban migration in the United States from 1763-1877. 
• 7.6.4: Explain how differences in land use influenced cultural characteristics among regions in the United States from 1763-1877.

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Chapter 13: The South (and the Rise of Slavery) 

Section 1: Growth of the Cotton Industry 

• How the cotton gin works (3 min) 
• The Cotton Boom (4 min) 

Section 2: Southern Society and Culture

Section 3: Slavery

• The History of Slavery in America, Part 1 (10 min)
• The History of Slavery in America, Part 2 (10 min)
• The History of Slavery in America, Part 3 (09 min) 
• Slave Uprisings (3.5 min)