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 KuKlux 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: Who was governor of Georgia at the time of Lincoln's election, and what was his role later in the Confederate government? A: Joseph E. Brown, vice president of the Confederacy
Today in Class: Students reviewed the Election of 1860 graphic organizer. Election of 1860 Answers. Students then started the Road to War guided reading activity. Students were to answer only questions 1 - 6 in class.
Homework: Work on / study Unit 5 part III Vocabulary - Review all notes, definitions, and graphic organizers to date.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part III Vocab quiz Monday March 2.Unit 5 Part II Test TBA.
Today in Georgia History: February 25, 1815 Brigadier general and Confederate Inspector General Robert Hall Chilton was born in Loudoun County, Va. He died in Columbus, Ga. on Feb. 18, 1879. [See Feb. 18 entry for more biographical information.]
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 KuKlux 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: What was the reason for all the compromises in the early 1800's?? A: They were attempts to avert / avoid civil war.
Homework: Work on / study Unit 5 part III Vocabulary Review all notes, definitions, and graphic organizers to date.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part III Vocab quiz Monday March 2. Unit 5 Part II Test TBA.
Today in Georgia History: February 24, 1824 Confederate general John Crawford Vaughn was born in Roane City, Tenn. He served in the Mexican War, but was a merchant at the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1861, he recruited a regiment in eastern Tennessee and in June was designated a colonel in the 3rd Tennessee, which fought in the Battle of First Manassas. In Sept. 1862, Vaughn was promoted to brigadier general and given command of his own brigade in Smith's Division during the Vicksburg campaign. He later commanded a brigade in Breckenridge's Division during Jubal Early's raid on Washington D.C. After commanding Confederate forces in East Tennessee, Vaughn escorted Pres. Jefferson Davis during his flight from Richmond into Georgia. After the war, Vaughn served as presiding officer of the Tennessee Senate. He died Sept. 10, 1875 near Thomasville, Ga.
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 KuKlux 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 were quizzed over Unit 5 Part II vocabulary. We read about Dr. Crawford Long, and began looking at the compromises that were made in the early 1800's in an effort to avoid civil war (Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850). Students did this by reading about slavery and compromise using a graphic organizer to guide them.
Homework: Review all notes, definitions, and graphic organizers to date.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part II Test TBA.
Today in Georgia History: February 20, 1854 Gov. Johnson signed Georgia's first child labor legislation. The law limited the working of all white persons under age 21 working in cotton, woolen, and other manufacturing establishments to the hours between sunrise and sunset "with the usual and customary time for meals." The penalty for violating the law was a fine up to $200 or imprisonment in jail up to 60 days.
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 KuKlux 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: How did the south justify it's use of Slaves? A: It was an economic necessity.
Homework: Study for Friday's quiz over the Unit 5 Part II vocabulary.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part II vocabulary and quiz Friday, February 20th. Differences between North and South quiz Thursday February 19. Unit 5 Part II Test TBA.
Today in Georgia History: February 19, 1808 Politician David Emanuel died in Burke County, Georgia. Little is known about his early years, except that he was probably born in Pennsylvania around 1743. At some point, his family moved to Georgia. Emanuel served in the Revolution, both as a soldier and a member of the executive council. After the war, he represented Burke County in the legislature for many years, also serving in Georgia's 1789 and 1795 constitutional conventions. In 1796, Emanuel was appointed to the commission to investigate the infamous Yazoo land fraud. As president of the Georgia Senate, Emanuel became governor on March 3, 1801, when Gov. James Jackson resigned to become a U.S. senator. Emanuel served as governor for just over eight months before retiring from politics. He died at his home in 1808. Four years later the Georgia legislature named a new Georgia county in his honor.
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 KuKlux 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)
Finish Southern Social Ladder graphic organizer. Study it for Thursday's quiz. Work on your Unit 5 part II vocabulary it is due next Friday and you will be quizzed over it.
Long term Assignments:
Unit 5 Part II vocabulary and quiz Friday, February 20th. Differences between North and South quiz Thursday February 19.
Today in Georgia History:
February 18, 1861 In Montgomery, Ala., Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens were inaugurated as provisional president and vice president of the Confederate States of America.
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 KuKlux 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: What was the South's economy based on in the early 1800's? A: Agriculture (Cotton, Tobacco, Rice)
Today in Class: We looked at the results of the Unit 5 Part I test and began work on Unit 5 part II the differences between North and South. Students will be quizzed over the Differences between North and South on Thursday February 19th.
Homework: Finish the differences between North and South graphic organizer and study it for Thursday's quiz. Work on your Unit 5 part II vocabulary it is due next Friday and you will be quizzed over it.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part II vocabulary and quiz Friday, February 20th. Differences between North and South quiz Thursday February 19.
Today in Georgia History: February 17, 1844 After receiving orders at Charleston, 1st Lt. William Tecumseh Sherman reported for duty at Marietta, Ga. For the next six weeks, Sherman helped take depositions in Georgia and Alabama with respect to personal loses of horses and equipment by militia members from the two states that had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida. During this assignment, the young 23-year-old officer had a chance to familiarize himself with the area of northwest Georgia that he would visit again 20 years later under vastly different circumstances.
Standards 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.
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 KuKlux Klan.
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? How do economic and political factors affect disenfranchised groups? (e.g., Creeks and Cherokees) (H5d) 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 I test and began work on Unit 5 part II vocabulary. This vocabulary is due next Friday.
Homework: Work on your Unit 5 part II vocabulary it is due next Friday and you will be quizzed over it.
Long term Assignments: Unit 5 Part II vocabulary and quiz Friday, February 20th.
Today in Georgia History: February 13, 1917 Martha Lumpkin, daughter of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin, and for whom Terminus was incorporated as Marthasville in 1843, died in Atlanta. She had been born Aug. 25, 1827.
Standards 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: Which present day states make up the area that was once called "Indian Territory?" A: Oklahoma and Arkansas
Today in Class: We reviewed Unit 5 Part 1, Land Distribution (HeadrightSytem, Land Lottery), Yazoo Land Fraud, Technology and Growth (Cotton Gin, Mechanical Reaper, Locomotive), Indian Removal.
Homework: Work on your Unit 5 review sheet it's due Friday. If you did not finish your Mind maps in class finish them as well. Unit 5 Test Friday, February 13th.
Long term Assignments: Test over Unit 5 Georgia Westward Movement Friday, March 13th.
Today in Georgia History: February 12, 1825 A group of Lower Creek chiefs led by William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indian Springs giving up all remaining Creek lands in Georgia. Subsequently, a group of Upper Creeks assassinated McIntosh on April 29, 1825 at his home on the Chattahoochee River. Opposition by Creeks to the Treaty of Indian Springs would lead to subsequent treaties in 1826 and 1827 whereby all Creek lands in Georgia were ceded to the state. [Click here to read text of treaties.]
Standards 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 created the Cherokee Syllabray (alphabet)? A: Sequoyah who's English name was George Gist
Today in Class: Students were given the task of creating mind maps for the following Alexander McGillvray p. 195, William McIntosh p. 196, Sequoyah p.193, John Ross p. 200, Dahlonega Gold Rush p. 198, and the Trail of Tears p. 201. We completed the mind map on Alexander McGillvray as a class. Students were also given a review sheet for the Unit 5 Part I Test on Friday. Yesterday we went to North Cobb High School to see the exhibit on Bunce Island.
Homework: Work on your Unit 5 review sheet it's due Friday. If you did not finish your Mind maps in class finish them as well. Unit 5 Test Friday, February 13th.
Long term Assignments: Test over Unit 5 Georgia Westward Movement Friday, March 13th.
Today in Georgia History:
February 11, 1779 A skirmish between Georgia and South Carolina Loyalists and Patriots took place near Vann's Creek, in current Elbert County, Georgia. The Loyalist forces numbered some 600-900 men, while the Patriots had only 120, but the terrain offered poor visibility - likely neither side knew the other's numbers. The Patriots retreated after having sixteen casualties, with eighteen captured. The Loyalists lost approximately one hundred men.
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:
Which university is the oldest state charted university in the United States?
A: The University of Georgia (1785).
Today in Class:
Students completed their CLOZE Activity on pages 184 - 188. Students then identified similarities and differences between early Georgia and today.
Finish the similarities and differences between 1800's Georgia and the Georgia of today. Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary, the "Land Fever" graphic organizer, and the Economics and Technology graphic organizer. Unit 5 Test Friday, February 13th.
Long term Assignments:
Test over Unit 5 Georgia Westward Movement Friday, March 13th.
Today in Georgia History:
February 6, 1785 Samuel Elbert was elected governor of Georgia. Born in South Carolina in 1740, Elbert was one of the earliest successful merchants in the colony of Georgia . Owning a considerable amount of land and running a profitable import business, he naturally was interested in British economic policies toward the colonies in the years preceding the American Revolution. Elbert was also a military leader and had risen to the rank of captain in the Georgia militia before war broke out with England. He was a major participant in the group of patriots who regularly met at Tondee's Tavern in Savannah to plan resistance to British policies. By February 1776, Elbert was a lieutenant colonel in the first continental troops assembled in Georgia. Being active in virtually all the Georgia efforts in the Revolutionary War, Elbert was taken prisoner after the Battle of Briar Creek on March 3, 1779. He was exchanged for a British general in 1781, promoted to brigadier general in the Continental Army, and immediately reported to General George Washington for duty. Elbert was on hand for the American victory at Yorktown and was placed in charge of the large deposit of arms and military stores taken in the battle.
After the war, Elbert returned to Savannah and his commercial business (left in disarray by the war), but soon was called upon for political service. In 1783 he acted as treaty commissioner for the Indian talks, and the following year was chosen as a delegate to the Continental Congress, but he declined to serve. In 1785, the legislature elected Elbert as governor of Georgia. Even though his health was beginning to fail, he accepted this position, devoting much of his attention to defense and Creek relations. Also noteworthy during his one-year term as governor was the passage of the act chartering the University of Georgia. After his term as governor, Elbert served one year as sheriff of Chathan County -- but by then his health was failing badly. He died on Nov. 1, 1788 and was buried near his home in Savannah. On Dec. 10, 1790, the Georgia General Assembly named a new county in his honor.
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 did Georgia's capital move five times between 1733 and 1868? A: The capital moved west as the population shifted west.
Homework: Finish the CLOZE Activity from page 184 - 188. Review / study Unit 5 (Ch. 6) vocabulary, the "Land Fever" graphic organizer, and the Economics and Technology graphic organizer. Test to be announced.
Long term Assignments: Test over Unit 5 Georgia Westward Movement late next week.
Today in Georgia History: February 5, 1777 Meeting in Savannah, delegates to a constitutional convention adopted the Constitution of 1777 -- Georgia's first official state constitution. [Although some historians consider the Rules and Regulations adopted by Georgia's Provincial Congress on April 15, 1776 as Georgia's first constitution, that document was adopted before Georgia proclaimed its statehood on July 4, 1776.]
