The History Of Georgia

Introduction

This lesson contains content of the history of Georgia from the Trustee Colony all the way to the 1996 Olympics. In this lesson you will create and complete different assignments from the Task tab. Throughout the lesson you will be able to answer questions such as:

1. How did the American Revolutionary War affect the colonies?

2. What impact did Reconstruction have on most white southerners?

3. What were the Jim Crow Laws? How did these laws affect African Americans and their road to civil rights?

4. How did FDR's programs help progress Georgia?

5. How did the 1996 Olympics help Georgia's economy?

Task

Task 1: Create a word document with the following words, names, or events defined:

1. James Olgethorpe                            8. Bourbon Triumvirate

2. Trustee Colony                                9. 1906 Atlanta Riot

3. Malcontents                                     10. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

4. James Wright                                   11. Holocaust

5. Slave                                                12. Martin Luther King Jr.

6. Declaration of Independence           13. County Unit System  

7. Emancipation Proclamation             14. 1996 Olympic Games

Task 2: Copy, paste, and watch this video and write a two paragraphs explaining the video.

https://youtu.be/6utWkHZvtIk

Task 3: Write an essay describing all of the events that have happened in Georgia and their impacts on progressing Georgia's economy.

Process

Evaluation

2 - Excellent                                        1 - Indequate                     

Essay is detailed with full                   Essay is not detailed

description of every topic                   at all and has no info

having to do with vocab                       about vocab words.

words. Definitions are thoroughly        Definitions are not

defined. The two paragraphs                defined. The two paragraphs

completely explain the video.               poorly explain the video.

Conclusion

This lesson so far has explained many major events in Georgia and how the state has become what it is today. You have learned the impact of slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow Laws on Georgia. This lesson explained populists and one of greatest presidents in American history. Civil rights in Georgia also came into play about how African Americans were finally considered citizens to the majority of the country. Because of Georgia's history we have a way of knowing how it once was and what it came to be.

Credits

Sources:                                       Webquest by: Chloe Sneed

youtube.com

biography.com

georgiaencyclopedia.org

history.com