Standards
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville.
c Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.
Essential Question (s):
How did national political issues lead to the decision for Southern states to secede from the Union? (H6a)
How did key military, political and economic strategies influence the outcome of the Civil War? (H6b, E1, E2a)
How did political actions and social reactions change Southern culture after the Civil War? (H6c)
Warm up:
None?
A: None.
Today in Class:
Students took the Unit 5 Part III vocabulary quiz. Students were then given the remainder of the period to finish the North versus South resources graphic organizer they started on Friday.
Full Power Point Ch. 7 and 8 :
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH7.pps
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powepoint/GA8-CH8.pps
Our Textbook:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/
Our text book in Audio Format:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/audio.aspx
Textbook password:
ga11hist
Homework:
Work on / study Unit 5 part IV Vocabulary - Review all notes, definitions, and graphic organizers to date.
Long term Assignments:
Unit 5 Part IV Vocab quiz Next week.
Unit 5 Part II Test TBA.
Today in Georgia History:
March 2, 1807 Congress passed legislation prohibiting the importation of slaves into the U.S. as of Jan. 1, 1808.
Link-O the Day:
Election of 1860:
http://elections.harpweek.com/1860/Overview-1860-1.htm
Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850:
http://www.tahg.org/module_display.php?mod_id=119&review=yes
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h42-cw.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-609
My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org
