The document discusses slavery in the United States around the time of the Constitution. It summarizes that while the Constitution allowed slavery, it is seen as a document that establishes freedom. It then examines the impact of the 3/5 compromise and the cotton gin on slavery. The 3/5 compromise gave slaveholding states more representation. The cotton gin dramatically increased cotton production and slavery expanded significantly in the South as a result.

1. JANUARY 3, 2012
The US Constitution
allowed for slavery, yet
we celebrate it as a
document that makes us
free. How do we
reconcile these points of
view?

2. OBJECTIVE:
 Students will assess
the impact of the
3/5ths compromise
and the invention of
the cotton gin on
slavery. They will be
assessed on their
answers to the
questions on P. 149 to
153

3. HOMEWORK:
Complete
any work
that might
still be
incomplete

4. SLAVERY IN THE NORTH WAS DYING OUT
 Some northern states
outlawed slavery after
the revolution
 Some did it
immediately
 Some did it gradually
 NO southern state
outlawed slavery until
after the Civil War

5. SLAVERY WAS CONCENTRATED IN THE SOUTH

6. .

7. VOCABULARY: 3/5 COMPROMISE

8. WHAT DID THE 3/5 COMPROMISE MEAN?
 It gave representatives
in slave states more
representatives in
congress than they
would otherwise have
had
 This gave slaveholders
much more power in
Congress

9. ELI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON GIN
 Teacher / tutor to
plantation owners
children
 Also invented the
concept of
interchangeable
parts
 Did not get rich off
his invention

10. COTTON
 Plant fiber
 Needs a warm climate
 Used as far back as
5,000 years ago
 Needs care, to protect
the plants from pests
 The seeds must be
cleaned from the fibers
for the cotton to be
used

11. COTTON GIN
 Gin stands for engine
 Engine meant the
same as machine back
then
 Before the cotton gin,
one slave could clean
1 pound of cotton
 After, one slave could
clean 50 pounds

12. COTTON GIN

13. THE EFFECTS OF THE COTTON GIN
 Cotton
production
increased
dramatically
 Slavery
increased in
the deep
south

14. CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
 What is the
3/5ths
compromise?
 Why was the
cotton gin
important?

15. CLASS WORK
 Create a flyer
announcing the
availability of the
cotton gin
 OR
 Write a 3 paragraph
editorial arguing
against the 3/5
compromise

16. EXIT TICKET
What were the
consequences
of the cotton
gin?