Unit 5: Growth and Expansion
SS8H5, SS8E1, SS8E2a
Students will evaluate and analyze how institutions such as the University of GA, land allocation policies, the invention of the cotton gin and railroads impacted the growth of GA. Students will also analyze the people and events that led to the Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears.
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.
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 QUESTIONS
- How did land obtainment lead to population shifts in Georgia? (SS8H5a and b)
- How did the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches affect the development of Georgia? (SS8H5a.)
- How did technological developments after the American Revolution impact the growth of Georgia? (SS8H5c.; E1; E2a)
- Why were the Native Americans removed from Georgia? (SS8H5d.)
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES FOR UNIT 5
RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FROM CLASS
SS8H5b.
SS8H5a
SS8H5c.
SS8H5d.
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UNIT 5 TEST
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