Bell Work 9-19-13
1. Rice became known as “_______”, a staple crop and the source of long term
prosperity.
a. Indigo
b. Corn
c. Carolina Gold
d. Cotton
Answer: c
2. An economic system in which the mother country controlled trade in order to
export more goods than it imports.
a. Slavery
b. Trade
c. Hunting
d. Mercantilism
Answer: d
STANDARD 8-1
INDICATOR 8-1.5
Mercantilism
Previous/future knowledge:
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In grades three and four, students learned about
the role of African Americans in the developing
plantation economy (3-2.5), trade with Barbados
(3-2.4) and the triangular trade (4-2.3). Students
have also learned about the policy of mercantilism
(7-1.4) in grade seven.
Do Now
1. Look at the prefix “ex” in the following words. Then make an inference as to what the prefix “ex” means.
Excerpt (a short text out of a larger text)
Exclude (to keep someone out of a conversation)
Excursion (to take a short trip out to a place ) Ex-girlfriend (someone with whom a person was once associated)
Ex means ______________________________________________
2. Look at the prefix “im” in the following words. Then make an inference as to what the prefix “im” means.
Immersion (to be involved deeply in something)
Immure (to bring in or keep someone against their will)
Impact (the action of one object being in forcible contact with another)
Im means ______________________________________________
Implode (to collapse inward)
Focus Statement
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Explain how South Carolinians used the
practice of mercantilism to gain economic
prosperity.
Why study economic relationships?
The need for European
countries to make money and
gain power caused them to
create colonies in foreign
countries, and dictate the
rights of those colonists and
create slavery.
Agenda
Do Now (4)
 Agenda and Why (2)
 Minilesson: Vocabulary (7)
 Guided Practice: Scenarios (15)
 Independent Practice: Write it out (5)
 Share Out (3)
 Exit Ticket (8)
 Wrap Up (1)
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Vocabulary
Word
Export
Definition
Shipping goods
out of a
country to sell
abroad
Example
Germany
exports
Mercedes-Benz
sell in the
United States.
Import
Bringing goods
into a country
to buy from
abroad
The United
States imports
Ferrari for
Americans to
buy, which is
made in Italy.
Your Definition
Vocabulary
Word
Definition
Mercantilism
The economic
belief that if a
country has
more exports
than imports, it
will be richer.
Example
If the United
States exports
more Ford cars,
than we import
Ferraris, we
should make
more money
than Italy.
Your Definition
Notes:
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scarcity of raw goods or not
The European countries had a __________________,
enough natural resources within their boundaries to make a lot
of money. Therefore, they needed to expand into other
colonies
countries, creating __________________
to send them raw
goods and sell goods to.
In the colonies, people took the _______
goods around them,
raw
lumber
cotton
iron
like _________,
________,
and _________
to export to the
mother country.
Once in the mother country, the Europeans use the raw goods
manufactured
furniture
to create ______________
goods, like _____________,
tools
___________,
and ____________.
fabrics
More colonies and raw goods = More manufactured goods,
money, and markets for the mother European country.
Check for Understanding
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Explain the difference between imports and
exports.
Explain what mercantilism is.
Explain why the European mother countries needed
colonies. (use the words scarcity, raw goods, and
manufactured goods in your explanation).
Mercantilism
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The British government encouraged the development of new
products such as indigo by offering subsidies (or bounties) to
planters who grew it.
Both rice and indigo were on the ‘enumerated’ list of products
that could be sold only to England. South Carolina planters
therefore had a secure market in which to sell their crops.
However the British government did not enforce this part of the
law on Carolina rice, giving South Carolina the economic
advantage of a wider market.
The British government was lax in its enforcement of most
mercantilist laws (a condition known as salutary neglect) and so
the people of British North America were free to develop their
economies without much interference from the mother country.
Wealth and Slavery in Carolina
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In 1660 the English began to regulate trade with
the colonies more closely. This careful regulation
was part of the policy known as mercantilism.
Growing rice and indigo made Carolina rich, but
rice and indigo plantations had to have slave
labor. As a result, large numbers of African slaves
were sold to Carolina planters.
African slave culture became an important part of
life in Carolina.
Scenario 1: Import vs. Export
Label the arrows
on the map below
using the terms
export, import,
raw goods, and
manufactured
goods.
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Fill in the blanks using the words import and export.
Use the word import and export to fill in the blanks below.
Colonies __________________ raw goods to England, which means England
__________________ those raw goods.
England ___________________ manufactured goods to the colonies, which means the
colonies ________________ those manufactured goods.
Scenario 2: Mercantilism
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Explain what happened when exports of finished goods
England were greater than imports of raw materials.
Scenario 3: Mercantilism Part 2
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Explain what trading restrictions England started
imposing (forcing) on the colonists.
How were those restrictions connected to profit for
England?
Scenario 4: Trading within the
Colonies
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Predict what would happen to English mercantilism if the
colonies created and traded their own manufactured
goods. Use the term scarce, raw goods, manufactured
goods, and markets in your response.
Natural
Human
Economics/
Political
Settlement and Trade
with Barbados
SC traded deerskin
Pine products/ naval stores
(masts, tar, resin, and pitch to
build boats)
Fertile Land produces crops to
trade
Mild Climate
Barbadian settlers – brought
African slaves and plantation
system
SC traded Native American
slaves
Thriving trade developed
Plantation System
Barbadians brought their political
system
Growing Rice
First grown in open field later
planted in field fed by tidal
creeks in the low country
Rivers and streams
Mild Climate
Navigable waterways- Good
Port
Easy to ship goods
Major from 1750-1860
African slaves from Barbados
and Africa – Hard work and
Knowledge of growing rice.
Carolina Gold – Cash crop
Mercantilism/Great Britain placed
on enumerated list- guaranteed
market for rice.
Later able to sell to other countries.
Growing Indigo
Fertile land
Warm climate
Eliza Lucas
African Slaves
Second Cash Crop for South Carolina
Mercantilism/Great Britain placed on
enumerated list- guaranteed market
for indigo.
Mercantilism
Pine Products
Deer skin
Warm climate
Fertile Soil
Rivers and Streams
Raw Materials
Developed the Middle class/
Merchants and sea captains
African slaves – worked to plant
and harvest goods traded with
Great Britain.
Native Americans- Trade/ Deerskin
and Fur
Market for good
SC shipped raw materials
Great Britain sent finished products
Great Britain offered subsides for
growing rice and indigo
GB placed certain items on enumerated
list=
Guaranteed market for colonial goods.
Also limited trade for colonies.
Independent Practice
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The theory of mercantilism meant that countries need to
export more than import.
England created colonies to get more raw materials.
The American colonies _________________
__________ goods to England. England than turned
those goods into _____________________ goods. The
colonies then bought and _____________ those goods
from England.
The more ______________ goods England
_____________, the more profit it made.
Key Terms
Export
Raw
Import
Manufactured
Scarcity
Mercantilism
Directions: Mr. Hicks wrote a description of English mercantilism. However, he left out
several significant key terms. Use the terms you learned today to complete his
description of mercantilism. You can use the terms multiple times.
Independent Practice:
The theory of _____________________ meant that countries need to export
more than it _______________________. England created colonies because it had
a ___________________ of raw materials.
The American colonies _________________ __________ goods to
England. England than turned those goods into _____________________ goods.
The colonies then __________________ and bought those manufactured goods
from England. The more ____________________ goods England
___________________ to markets in the colonies, the more profit England made.
England started restricting who the colonies could trade with. When colonies
turned their own _______________ goods into ____________________________
goods, it created a _______________________ of raw goods for England.
Therefore, England imposed many trading restrictions on its colonies.
Exit Ticket
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Directions: Respond to the prompt using a thesis
and evidentiary sentences that use the key
vocabulary from today’s lesson.
Describe the economic relationship between
England and the colonies using the following
economic terms: mercantilism, scarcity, raw goods,
manufactured goods.
Materials Needed
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SC Standards
Text book
Informational Text
Document Camera/Promethean Board
PowerPoint
Teacher Created Notes
Teacher Created Graphic Organizers
Student resource Manuel ( SRM )