SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia

SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia

CIVIL WAR

SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on

Georgia• Antebellum Period is the Period before the Civil War. • Civil War: a war between opposing groups of citizens of

the same country or nation.• In the 1800s the South was not growing or changing in

terms of population or agriculture.• Tobacco had depleted the soil in VA & North Carolina.• Rice could only be grown in the coastal areas of South

Carolina and GA.• And Cotton was not cost effective.


Georgia• Eli Whitney’s cotton gin greatly increased the profits of

growing cotton in the South.• This led to a dramatic increase in the # of profits of

growing cotton in the South. • In turn this led to a dramatic increase in the # of slaves

needed to cultivate “King Cotton.”• By 1860, the lower South, became know as the “Cotton

Kingdom”, and produced most of the world’s supply of cotton and accounted for over 50% of America’s exports.


Georgia• There were classes of slaves.– House Slaves– Field Slaves

• Skin color made a difference in the slave social structure.– Slaves with lighter complexions often had positions

inside the plantation house.– This meant better clothes or hand-me-downs, food, and

huts.(It was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write.


Georgia

POP QUIZ


GeorgiaWhy were people from Africa brought to Georgia?A. To help fight GA’s enemiesB. To settle the backcountryC. To be forced into laborD. To help produce silk


GeorgiaWhy were people from Africa brought to Georgia?A. To help fight GA’s enemiesB. To settle the backcountry

C. To be forced into laborD. To help produce silk


GeorgiaWhich statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era?A. It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.B. Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.C. Books about slavery were not as popular as other

books.D. Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of

slavery.


GeorgiaWhich statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era?

A. It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.

B. Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.C. Books about slavery were not as popular as other books.D. Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of

slavery.


GeorgiaWhat was the major type of labor used on GA’s plantations before the Civil War?A. Indentured servitudeB. Hourly wage laborC. Sharecropping D. Slavery


GeorgiaWhat was the major type of labor used on GA’s plantations before the Civil War?A. Indentured servitudeB. Hourly wage laborC. Sharecropping

D.Slavery


GeorgiaState’s Rights • Probably the simplest, or at least the clearest,

difference between the North and South involved the concept of state’ rights.

• States’ rights: is the belief that the state’s interest should take precedence (or priority) over the interests of the national government.


GeorgiaNorthern States• Northern States believed that the United

States should function as one Union. • Political decisions should be made that would

benefit the entire country.• All states should abide by laws made by

Congress, signed by the president, or decreed by the court.


GeorgiaSouthern States• Southern States believed in the idea of states’

rights.• They thought states should govern themselves

and decide what would be best for their own needs and situation.

SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia

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Georgia

POP QUIZ


GeorgiaWhich region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?A. Great Lakes statesB. Northern statesC. Pacific Coast statesD. Southern states


GeorgiaWhich region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?A. Great Lakes statesB. Northern statesC. Pacific Coast states

D.Southern states


GeorgiaStates’ rights can BEST be defined as the belief that statesA. Could not free their slaves.B. Could leave the Union at any time if they chose

to.C. Could ignore national laws if they were harmful

to the state.D. Could force the national government to turn over

all national government property to the states.


GeorgiaStates’ rights can BEST be defined as the belief that statesA. Could not free their slaves.B. Could leave the Union at any time if they chose to.C. Could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the

state.

D. Could force the national government to turn over all national government property to the states.


GeorgiaSomeone who believed in state’s rights would probably support which statement?A. National laws always take precedence over state laws.B. The national government has no right to tell states

how to operate.C. States could only pass legislation on issues set out in

the U.S. Constitution.D. Disputes between states should always be settled by

the national government.


GeorgiaSomeone who believed in state’s rights would probably support which statement?A. National laws always take precedence over state laws.

B. The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.

C. States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.

D. Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.


GeorgiaTitle your Paper Pre-Civil War

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