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DO NOW. How did the invention of the cotton gin affect life in the southern United States?. January 7, 2014. Slavery in North Carolina. Learning Goals. EQ How can change and differences lead to violent conflict? LT:

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  1. DO NOW • How did the invention of the cotton gin affect life in the southern United States?

  2. January 7, 2014 Slavery in North Carolina

  3. Learning Goals • EQ • How can change and differences lead to violent conflict? • LT: • SWBAT explain how technology and population growth created political and social challenges. • POU (I’ll know I’ve got it when…) • I can examine the conditions of slavery in North Carolina.

  4. Slavery in North Carolina • Slavery was found in every NC county • The greatest amount of slaves was in the Coastal Plain and Tidewater regions—Why? • Better soil • Close to port cities

  5. Plantation Life • Many slaves in NC lived on plantations • relatively large farms where most cash crops were grown with slave labor • Cash crops in NC were usually cotton or tobacco

  6. Plantation Organization • Slaves would • mostly work the fields • work from sunrise to sunset • clear land and raise livestock • be trained as skilled craftsmen, such as blacksmiths or cobblers

  7. Working & Living Conditions • Supervised by overseers • Ate meals together and lived together • Housing was poor and often had no floors or windows

  8. Slave Codes • Slave codes • Laws that governed every aspect of slave society • Applied only to slaves • Denied slaves many rights • Examples • Slaves could only travel with permission • Slaves could not be taught to read or write • No legal marriage

  9. Free Blacks in North Carolina • In North Carolina, there were about 30,000 free black persons (about 900 of them owned slaves) • Free blacks had to carry papers and wear symbols to identify themselves • Rights of free blacks were still restricted • Most still worked on farms, but some were skilled craftsmen

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