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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

The Society of the South in the Early Republic

Explain how climate, soil and rivers shaped the South's staple economy, why slavery moved west, and why most white Southerners defended it from 1800 to 1848.

Topic 4.13 · 12 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Climate, soil and rivers made a staple economy
  2. 02Worn-out land and the move west
  3. 03A staple economy, a regional identity
  4. 04Who owned slaves, and why the rest defended slavery
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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