M3C - South of America Versie 2

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Southern United States

a.k.a. "The South"

The Southern States of America

The following topics will be discussed:
- Geography
- The history

- The music
- The food

- The people

Geography

- America is typically divided into four cultural and geographic regions.

- A lot of people think differently on which states belong to which 

  region and there is a lot of debate on that.  

- Let's look at the general lay-out of these four regions!

The South

The Midwest

The Northeast

The West

The Southern States

- The US Census bureau (the agency that counts the  

   inhabitants in the US) has divided the all states into the four  regions and    hasn't changed that since the 1950s. Officially, there are 16 Southern states.

The history

The United states started out with 13 colonies when they declared their independence from Great-Britain in 1776. 

The US expanded and eventually tensions grew between the northern states of America and the Southern states. But why? 

01:02

Waar was de economie van de zuidelijke staten op gebaseerd?

1. De economie was vooral in de industriële sector met de handel in katoen en tabak.
2. Bijna geheel op de landbouw met het verbouwen van tabak, katoen en indigo.
3. Ze handelen vooral met de noordelijke staten van Amerika en dus was het zuiden heel belangrijk.

01:03

Hoe behaalden de zuidelijke staten de meeste winst met hun producten?

1. Door het gebruik van goedkope arbeid (slaven).
2. Door hun handel met Groot-Brittannië
3. Door het gebruik van onbetaalde arbeid (slaven).

01:27

Hoe was de economie van de Noordelijke staten anders dan die van de Zuidelijke staten?

1. De Noordelijke staten hadden meer andere soorten beroepen dan landbouw en hadden slaven niet zo hard nodig als het zuiden.
2. De Noordelijke staten vond het totaal onmenselijk om slavenarbeid te gebruiken om meer winst te maken en gebruikten het dus niet.

- So slave labour was incredibly important to the South's economy an less so to the North. 
- The Northern states began to feel that slavery should be abolished (=afgeschaft). Slaves were treated horribly. Aside from that though...the North was also interested in weakening the South's trade with Great-Britain...in order to improve their own economic position. 

The confederates
(southern states)
VS
the Union

- The South was, of course, less enthusiastic about the abolition of slavery. That's when things changed. 

- In 1861, eleven Southern states wanted to become their own nation. They called themselves 'the Confederate states of America' and fought against the United states. 
- This period from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865 is called the American Civil war. 

The Confederates lost

- The war effectively ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox Court House.

- Slavery was then abolished. 

- The issue of racism though... was not over and it has been a battle to overcome. 

Let's talk Southern music

The South has played a central and defining role in American musical history, as an inspiration for songwriters, as a source of styles, and as the birthplace of many of the nation's greatest musicians. 

- American music today is not what it would have been if not for typical Southern music styles. 
- Now...guess which types of music are derived from the American South!

Which type of music is played here?

1. Jazz
2. Blues
3. Country
4. Gospel

Which type of music is played here?

1. Southern country
2. Southern Gospel
3. Southern Rock

Which type of music is played here?

1. Jazz
2. Gospel
3. Country
4. rythm and blues

Which type of music is played here?

1. Jazz
2. Gospel
3. Country

The Food

The People

Southerners are known for their hospitality. They pride themselves on is.