Key Concept 4.2 – Developments in technology, agriculture, and commerce precipitated profound changes in U.S. settlement patterns, regional identities, gender and family relations, political power and distribution of consumer goods.
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Explore this webpage.
- Look for changes & continuities in the treatment of “Blacks” in entertainment from the 1840s to the 1960s
- How are “minstrel shows” related to Key Concept 4.2?
- How did the minstrel show provide defense for that “peculiar institution”? What does the term “peculiar institution” even mean?