The Uneven Triangle: Trade with the New WorldCincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Contact Information
Jason Dennisonjdennison@cincymuseum.orgCincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati, OH 45203United StatesPhone: (513) 763-2315
Program Type
Individual Program
Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Public Library: Library Patrons
Primary Disciplines
Economics/Business, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines
Technology/Information Science
Program Description
Caribbean sugar and molasses, New England rum and West African slaves made up the three corners of one of the most durable economic models of the last 500 years. This session explores the three separate endpoints of the Triangle, and how individualsand societies were impacted.
Program Format
Overview of Triangle Trade, looking specifically at products and services available from Africa, the Caribbean and New England. Frequent questioning of students, eliciting higher level thinking from students--helping them make stronger connections between the material and their own experiences.
Objectives
Students will:- explore the various aspects of the Triangle Trade and how they interacted with one another- compare life in the 16th and 17th centuries with today- discuss how slavery made the growth of America and the New World possible- explore how pirates operated in North America
National Standards to which this program aligns
NSS-C.K-4.2 Values of Principles and Democracy• Why is it important for Americans to share certain values, principles, and beliefs?• What are the benefits of diversity in the United States?• How should conflicts about diversity be prevented or managed?• How can people work together to promote the values and principles of American democracy?NSS-C.5-12.4 Other Nations and World Affairs• How has the United States influenced other nations and how have other nations influenced American politics and society?NSS-EC.K-4.1 Scarcity• Goods are objects that can satisfy people's wants; services are actions that can satisfy people's wants.• People's choices about what goods and services to buy and consume determine how resources will be used.NSS-EC.5-8.1 Scarcity• Like individuals, governments and societies experience scarcity because human wants exceed what can be made from all available resources.• The choices people make have both present and future consequences.NSS-EC.9-12.1 Scarcity• Choices made by individuals, firms, or government officials often have long run unintended consequences that can partially or entirely offset the initial effects of the decision.NSS-EC.K-4.4 Role of Incentives• People's views of rewards and penalties differ because people have different values. Therefore, an incentive can influence different individuals in different waysNSS-EC.5-8.4 Role of Incentives• Responses to incentives are predictable because people usually pursue their self-interest.• Changes in incentives cause people to change their behavior in predictable ways.NSS-EC.9-12.4 Role of Incentives• Acting as consumers, producers, workers, savers, investors, and citizens, people respond to incentives in order to allocate their scarce resources in ways that provide the highest possible returns to them.NSS-EC.K.4.5 Gain from Trade• Exchange is trading goods and services with people for other goods and services or for money.• The oldest form of exchange is barter - the direct trading of goods and services between people.• People voluntarily exchange goods and services because they expect to be better off after the exchange.NSS-EC.5.8.5 Gain from Trade• Imports are foreign goods and services that are purchased from sellers in other nations.• Exports are domestic goods and services that are sold to buyers in other nations.• Voluntary exchange among people or organizations in different countries gives people a broader range of choices in buying goods and services.NSS-EC.9-12.5 Gain from Trade• A nation pays for its imports with is exports.NSS-EC.5-8.6 Specialization and Trade• As a result of growing international economic interdependence, economic conditions and policies in one nation increasingly affect economic conditions and policies in other nations.NSS-EC.K-4.7 Markets-Price and Quantity Determination• A market exists whenever buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.NSS-EC.K-4.11 Role of Money• Money is anything widely accepted as final payment for goods and services.• Money makes trading easier by replacing barter with transactions involving currency, coins, or checks.• Most countries create their own currency for use as money.NSS-EC.5-8.11 Role of Money• As a unit of account, money is used to compare the market value of different goods and services.NSS-EC.K-4.13 Role of Determining Income• Labor is a human resource that is used to produce goods and services.NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms• Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.NSS-G.K-12.4 Human Systems• Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of the Earth’s surface.NSS-G.K-12.6 The Uses of Geography• Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.NSS-USH.5-12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)• Understands comparative characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450.• Understands how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples.NSS-USH.5-12.2 Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)• Understands why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean.
Program Length
flexible, 45-60 minutes
By Request
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY
Date/Time Notes
Available after 10/1/07
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $100.00By Request/On Demand Cost: $100.00
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Program Fee Notes
Payment or a purchase order is required at least two days prior to the day of your scheduled session. ISDN calls will incur an additional $25 fee for bridging.