The 5 W's of the Yazoo Land Fraud

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.
a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.
b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.
c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.
d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.

SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced.
in Georgia in different historical periods.

SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.
a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.

Essential Question (s):
What role has education and religion played in the development of Georgia and the south?
Where did Georgia get it's land? How did Georgia distribute this land?
Which political scandal put an end to Georgia's westward expansion?
How did technology play a role in Georgia's development?

Warm up: 

Why was the sale of the Yazoo lands disputed?
A: The land was sold for far less than it was worth, and the sale was illegal.

Today in Class:
Today we continued our study of the westward expansion of Georgia students by reading another source on the Yazoo Land Fraud students and then writing a summary using the 5 W's graphic organizer. 

Full Power Point Ch. 6:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH6.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: 
Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Long term Assignments:
Quiz over Unit 5 Vocabulary Friday, January 30th.

Today in Georgia History:
January 29, 1820 King George III of Great Britain died. He had assumed the crown on the death of George II in 1760, and was the colony of Georgia's last monarch.

Link-O the Day:

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/louisiana.html

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Land Fever - Georgia and the Yazoo Land Fraud Continued...

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.
a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.
b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.
c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.
d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.

SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced.
in Georgia in different historical periods.

SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.
a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.

Essential Question (s):
What role has education and religion played in the development of Georgia and the south?
Where did Georgia get it's land? How did Georgia distribute this land?
Which political scandal put an end to Georgia's westward expansion?
How did technology play a role in Georgia's development?

Warm up: 

Who sold the United States the land contained in the Louisiana purchase?
A: France.

Today in Class:
Today we continued our study of the westward expansion of Georgia starting with the Yazoo Land Fraud. Students read pages 177 - 178 in their textbook and answered questions on a graphic organizer "Land Fever".

Full Power Point Ch. 6:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH6.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:
Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Long term Assignments:
Quiz over Unit 5 Vocabulary Friday, January 30th.

Today in Georgia History:
January 28, 1918 Atlanta barbers raised the price of a shave from 15 to 20 cents.

Link-O the Day:

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/louisiana.html

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Land Fever in Georgia the Yazoo Land Fraud

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.
a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.
b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.
c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.
d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.

SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced.
in Georgia in different historical periods.

SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.
a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.

Essential Question (s):
What role has education and religion played in the development of Georgia and the south?
Where did Georgia get it's land? How did Georgia distribute this land?
Which political scandal put an end to Georgia's westward expansion?
How did technology play a role in Georgia's development?

Warm up: Who invented the Cotton Gin?
A: Eli Whitney.

Today in Class:
Today we began our study of the westward expansion of Georgia starting with the Yazoo Land Fraud. Students read pages 177 - 178 in their textbook and answered questions on a graphic organizer "Land Fever".

Full Power Point Ch. 6:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH6.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:
Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Long term Assignments:
Quiz over Unit 5 Vocabulary Friday, January 30th.

Today in Georgia History:
January 27, 1785 The Georgia legislature enacted into law Abraham Baldwin's proposed charter for the University of Georgia. In so doing, Georgia became the first state to charter a state university. The act's preamble declared:
"When the minds of the people in general are viciously disposed and unprincipled and their conduct disorderly a free government will be attended with greater confusions and evils more horrid than the wild uncultivated state of nature. It can only be happy where the public principles and opinions are properly directed and their manners regulated. This is an influence beyond the reach of laws and punishments and can be claimed only by religion and education. It should therefore be among the first objects of those who wish well to the national prosperity to encourage and support the principles of religion and morality and early to place the youth under the forming hand of society that by instruction they may be molded to the love of virtue and good order. Sending them abroad to other countries for their education will not answer these purposes; it is too humiliating an acknowledgment of the ignorance or inferiority of our own, and will always be the cause of so great foreign attachments, that upon principles of policy it is inadmissible.
"This country, in times of our common danger and distress, found security in the principle and abilities which wise regulations had before established in the minds of our countrymen. That our our present happiness, joined to the pleasing prospect, should conspire to make us feel ourselves under the strongest obligations to form the youth, the rising hope of our land, to render the like glorious and essential services to our country."

Link-O the Day:

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-663

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Unit 4 Test Results / Unit 5 vocabulary

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.

a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.

 b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud.

c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth.

d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears. 

SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced.

in Georgia in different historical periods.

SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.

a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods. 

Essential Question (s):
What role has education and religion played in the development of Georgia and the south?

Where did Georgia get it's land? How did Georgia distribute this land?

Which political scandal put an end to Georgia's westward expansion?

How did technology play a role in Georgia's development?

Warm up: 
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
A: Eli Whitney.

Today in Class:
Today we reviewed the results of Friday's test. Students were given time to finish their Unit 5 vocabulary which they will be tested over on Friday January 30th.


Full Power Point Ch. 6:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH6.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: 
Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary for Friday's vocabulary quiz.

Long term Assignments:
Quiz over Unit 5 Vocabulary Friday, January 30th.

Today in Georgia History:
January 26, 1838 Seminole chief Osceola died while in prison at Fort Moultrie near Charleston, S.C. Born in the Creek Nation, Osceola and other Creeks migrated into Florida after the Creek War to join the Seminoles. He was a leader in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). In 1837, Osceola came under a flag of truce to discuss peace, but on command of Gen. Thomas Jesup, U.S. military authorities arrested Osceola and sent him to prison.

Link-O the Day:

http://ngeorgia.com/history/land.html

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3299

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Unit 4 Local Government Review Continued

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government. 
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up: 
None
A: None.

Today in Class:
Today students continued a review of Unit 4 local government County Government, City Government, Services and Revenue. We have moved the test from today until tomorrow Friday, January 23rd due to the fact that over the last two days we have missed some classes due to the inauguration and the Middle Grades Writing Test.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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: 
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on Friday, January 23nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 20,1977 Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as president of the United States. 

Link-O the Day:
http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Local Government Review and Inaguration

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up:
None
A: None.

Today in Class:
Today students began a review of Unit 4 local government County Government, City Government, Services and Revenue. We also watched portions of the Inaugural events. We will finish the review tomorrow. The Unit 4 Local Government test will be Wednesday.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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:
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 20,1977 Jimmy Carter was inaugurated as president of the United States.

Link-O the Day:
http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Cobb County's Budget What would you do?

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up: None
A: None.

Today in Class:
Students were given the following scenario: Cob County will only have 70 million dollars this year yet they need 90 million dollars to provide all services. If your we're in charge of the county would you raise taxes or cut services? Explain using specific examples.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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:
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 16, 1931 The U.S. Post Office Department issued a 2-cent commemorative stamp in honor of 150th anniversary of the death of Polish count and Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, who was killed during the siege of Savannah in 1778. First day of issues ceremonies were held in Savannah, as well as 11 large American cities with large Polish populations.

Link-O the Day:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-586

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Budgeting Exercise Day 2

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up:
If you had a budget deficit (you lost revenue) would you cut services or raise taxes?
A: Answers will vary.

THIS JUST IN.....
Special Announcement:
Awtrey's PTSA is sponsoring an Internet Safety Workshop this Thursday, 1/15, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Jeff Inman, coordinator or Prevention Intervention, will be our guest speaker.

Today in Class:
Students presented their budgets from yesterday's class. Yesterday students took the 15 services that they put in order of importance yesterday and then applied a budget of $100,000,000 dollars. After budgeting they had to write a short summary justifying their budget.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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:
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 15, 1929 Civil-rights leader and clergyman Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Atlanta's public schools before entering Morehouse College at age fifteen. Upon graduation from Morehouse, King decided to follow his father into the ministry, studying at Crozier Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania before earning his doctorate at Boston University. While in Boston King met and married Coretta Scott. In 1954 he began his ministerial work at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama The following year he was thrust into national prominence as he helped organize and became an important spokesperson for the Montgomery bus boycott. Here his famous rhetoric and philosophy of non-violence were put to the test; attributes which he carried with him throughout his life despite sometime bitter and often violent resistance.

Link-O the Day:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-586

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Budgeting Government Services

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up:
Where does most of the county's revenue come from?
A: property tax.

THIS JUST IN.....
Special Announcement:
Awtrey's PTSA is sponsoring an Internet Safety Workshop this Thursday, 1/15, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Jeff Inman, coordinator or Prevention Intervention, will be our guest speaker.

Today in Class:
Students looked used their list of services and revenue to create a budget for a fictional county. Students took the 15 services that they put in order of importance yesterday and then applied a budget of $100,000,000 dollars. After budgeting they had to write a short summary justifying their budget.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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:
Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 14, 1799 Cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney received an important U.S. government contract. But, it had nothing to do with cotton gins. Rather, the pioneer in making interchangeable parts was being asked to produce 10,000 muskets.

Link-O the Day:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-586

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org

Services and Revenue

Standard(s):
SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
a. Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia.
b. Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council-manager forms of city government.
c. Describe the functions of special-purpose governments.

Essential Question (s):
Why do we have County and City government?
How do Counties and Cities come into being?
What services do County and City governments provide?
Where does the revenue come from to provide these resources?
What is a special purpose government? What does it do?

Warm up: Which does government provide for us, Goods or Services?
A: Services.

THIS JUST IN.....

Special Announcement:
Awtrey's PTSA is sponsoring an Internet Safety Workshop this Thursday, 1/15, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Jeff Inman, coordinator or Prevention Intervention, will be our guest speaker.

Today in Class:
Students looked at the services government provides us by reading page 568 - 569. Students also looked at sources of revenue used to provide those services.

Constitution of the State of Georgia:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/constitution_2007.pdf

Full Power Point Ch. 16:
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/powerpoint/GA8-CH16.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: Review of Ch. 16 Sections 1 - 3 as well as all notes and hound outs including vocabulary.

Long term Assignments:
Test over local government on January 22nd.

Today in Georgia History:
January 13, 1982 Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson became the 12th and 13th players elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Aaron came within nine votes of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection, receiving 97.8 percent of the votes of baseball writers participating in the Hall of Fame election.

Link-O the Day:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-586

My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org