Journal: If you woke up 50 years from now what would you expect to see? Explain your thoughts in detail. ( ½ – ¾ of a page)

In the 1850,s roughly 900,000 people were residents of North Carolina. 1/5 of those were slaves. How many slaves lived in NC?

Known as Rip Van Winkle State- Made little progress in areas of social and economic life Last state to have a bank Lacked a major port for trade and transportation

routes in the state Farmers didn’t take care of land causing size of

farms to get smaller Low taxes gave state little money too help

What would the effect of poor conditions in North Carolina in the 1800’s be?

What changes could you make to fix the problems in North Carolina?

As conditions continued to get worse

people left Changes came in 1830

Archibald Murphy pushed and received more government control

Creation of a better education system (UNC Chapel-Hill created)

Raised taxes allowed government funded jobs and more economic opportunity

Created roads, railroad tracks, and canal waterways for better transportation across the state

Representation in state government was not fair across the state Compromise was made. Each county would

have at least one seat. The higher the population the more seats, giving the Western part of the state more representation

Women and free blacks still could not vote

Dorthea Dix helped create first hospital for mentally handicapped

More schools created easier access to learning including duke, wake forest and religious institutions

What do you think farm life is like?

How do farmers get all their work accomplished?

What’s a plantation and what major crop created plantations in North Carolina?

What was life like for a slave?

Least urban state in country Mostly Yeoman Farmers- Farmers who

organized their life around family, seasons, and their neighborhoods

Neighborhoods were center of life. Bought and sold goods, religious center, entertainment

Plantation farming grew as need for cotton grew.

Average southern plantations had 10 or more slaves. Most North Carolinians only had 1 to 2 slaves

Why do you think North Carolina was a slow growing state?

Why do You think North Carolina was known as the Rip Van Winkle State?