Introduction
Hello students! Today you will be completing a webquest concerning Georgia post-reconstruction. This was a time of major change, controversy, and industrialization for our great state. Let's explore!
Task
Students:
Please follow the links to create and develop your answers.
Process
1. Link for first two questions:
http://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=115684&p=751971
2. Link for next 3 questions about Henry Grady:
http://about.galileo.usg.edu/news/entry/happy_birthday_henry_grady
3. Jim Crow Questions:
http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm
4. Banned books: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics/reasons
No way!
http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/may07/index.htm or http://www.bookshoptalk.com/2011/10/to-kill-mockingbird-by-harper-lee-1960.html
Ban it!
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/to-kill-a-mockingbird-remains-among…
**Impact:
-Georgia’s best known product
-Has created thousands of jobs
-The company offers community support: donations, sponsorships, scholarships, etc.
-World’s most recognized logo…helps GA gain notoriety!
**History:
John “Doc” Pemberton- Pharmacist who created a headache remedy named “Coca-Cola” after its 2 main ingredients: coca plant and kola nut.
-Soon the remedy was combined with soda water to make a drink for all
Asa Candler (1887)- purchases Coca-Cola and begins to sell it to the public as a refreshing drink rather than a headache remedy
Ernest Woodruff (1919)- Purchases the drink for $25 million
Robert Woodruff-takes ownership and turns Coca-Cola into a worldwide phenomenon before WWII
