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 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.
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:
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.
Link-O the Day:
The Census Bureau:http://www.census.gov/
The Railroad:http://railga.com/georgia.html
The Cotton Gin:http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/
The Mechanical Reaper: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/reaper.htm
My Email Address:
robert.hutchins@cobbk12.org
