Unit Plan: Growth of a National Economy 1790-1850s

This unit plan is composed of ten individual lessons based on the National Council For the Social Studies themes and Massachusetts Social Study Standards. This three week long unit is designed for a 10th grade U.S. History I class at the College Prep level. Each class period is 56 minutes long. The students use Prentice Halls America: Pathways to the Present as their textbook. The unit is focused on the growth of the United States economy during the years 1790-1850 and the economic and social differences between the Northern and Southern regions at this time. Essential Questions: 1. How did geographic differences lead to different economic interests in the U.S.? 2. How did those economic differences lead to different political stands on slavery? 3. How do geographic differences affect individuals (including free African-Americans, enslaved African-Americans, and women) experiences? Enduring Understanding: 1. Economic needs and resources differentiated views on the use and necessity of slavery in the United States.

Sequence of Lessons

NCSS Theme

Activities Students will be broken up into groups to play the Urban Game Individuals will use class time to research one of the many inventions that led to the Industrial Revolution. They will create an ad for their researched invention. PowerPoint and slide printouts to fill in. Analyze primary sources-diaries, letters, poems, drawings Explore/analyze U.S. Census Browser charts and maps Students will participate in short role-play of production line with consequences that will result in a student strike. Class discussion about labor strikes and unions. Fishbowl discussion on the views and needs of slavery in the north and south Watch Unchained Memories to hear various individuals stories Jig-saw readings on various forms of slave resistance/revolts Break students into various groups (slaves, white farmers, plantation owners, women/girls working in mills, mill owners)-each has a task that depends on the others.

Methods Cooperative Learning Research

1. Englands Industrial Revolution Time, Continuity, and Change 2. Inventions leading to the Industrial Revolution Science, Technology, and Society

3. National Economic Growth 4. Womens experience working in the factories 5. Urban vs. Rural (Industrial vs. Agricultural) Experience 6. Labor Unions and Strikes

Production, Distribution, and Consumption Individual Development and Identity Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Power, Authority, and Governance

Interactive Lecture Primary Sources Technology Civic Engagement

7. Industrial North vs. Agricultural South 8. Slave experience/culture 9. Slave Resistance/Revolts 10. Trade connections and the economy

People, Places, and Environments Culture Civic Ideals and Practices Global Connections

Democratic Discussion Multicultural Histories & Herstories Literature Role-play