Plantation
Production
- Pre-site
Activity/Teacher
Led
Grade
Level: 8
Content
Area: History
Time
to Complete: 1 class period
Title of Lesson: Plantation Production South
Carolina State Standards Addressed:
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8-1.4 |
Explain the
growth of the African American population during the colonial period
and the significance of African Americans in the developing culture
(e.g. Gullah) and economy of South Carolina, including the origins
of African American slaves, the growth of the slave trade, the
impact of population imbalance between African and European
Americans and the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control the
slave population. |
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8-1.6 |
Explain how
South Carolinians used natural, human, and political resources to
gain economic prosperity, including trade with Barbados, rice
planting, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and indigo planting, the slave trade,
and the practice of mercantilism. |
Lesson Description:
Students will read a newspaper from 1771 and answer questions
regarding the information found in the paper. This will allow
students to have a better understanding of what was going
on during the colonial era. Students should be encouraged
to write down any questions not answered in class and bring
them on the day of the program.
Focus
Questions for Students:
| 1. |
How important was agriculture to the livelihood of southern
colonists? |
| 2. |
What was the source of labor in South Carolina? |
Culminating
Assessment:
See Post-Site activities
Materials/Resources:
1771 Newspaper The South Carolina Gazette
Activities:
Activity I
Have students read a newspaper from 1771 and answer questions
based on the information it contains. More instructions are
included.
Please contact the Park Interpreter for a
copy of the Newspaper.
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