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3949700-101600Name: _________________________Date: __________ Period: __________00Name: _________________________Date: __________ Period: __________Unit 3: Rev., Statehood, and Westward Exp. Lesson 4: Westward Expansion Standard - 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. Element a.: Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches. Element b.: Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud. Element c.: Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth. VerbsNounsExplainEvaluateExplainDevelopment of GA as a part of the USUGA, Louisville as the new capital, Baptists and Methodists ChurchesLand policiesHeadright systemLand lotteriesLand FraudInventions -cotton gin -RailroadsLesson 4 – Westward Expansion – Key VocabularyUniversity of Georgia (UGA)Headright SystemRailroadsLouisville (as GA’s capital)Land LotteriesSpread of Baptist and Methodist Yazoo Land Fraud ChurchesCotton Gin E.Q. – How do political policies and new technologies influence growth and development?Identification Who? and/or What?ContextWhen? and/or Where?ConnectionsWhy and/or How? Explain its connection to the GPS, its impact on GA, and/or the “big picture”.University of Georgia (UGA)Abraham Baldwin wrote the charter for the new Public University 1785 –chartered- first land-grant university opened for classes in 1801 Men only could attend at firstWhat was the purpose for the establishment of the University of Georgia? First public university – ran by the state of GeorgiaLouisville (as GA’s capital)After the Am. Revolution the capital of GA moved from Savannah to Augusta as the population began to move further west the capital then moved to LouisvilleThe capital moved to Louisville in 1796 and served as the capital until the Yazoo Act was burned and moved to Milledgeville in 1807Why was Georgia’s capital changed to Louisville? It changed to be closer to the bulk of the populationWhat other cities have served as GA’s capital?SALMA- Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and AtlantaSpread of Baptist and Methodist ChurchesAs a result of the Great Revival fundamentalist churches emerged the Methodists and Baptists churchesThese churches began to spread across the state 1790- 1820 The Methodists and Baptist churches had the most memberships in the stateWhy were churches (such as Baptist and Methodist churches) important to the citizens of GA?Churches became the centers for social and community life in the towns across the SouthHeadright SystemThe way in which land was distributed to the citizens of Georgia in the early years. After the Native Americans were kicked off the land Lasted from the beginning of Georgia (1732) until it was replaced in 1803Every white male given land as he was counted as the head of the family and had the right to receive up to 1,000 acresWhat impact did the Headright System have on Georgia and its citizens?It was used as a way to attract new settlers in Georgia so that their population would grow quickly and they would get more representation in Government.Land LotteriesReplaced the Headright system in 1803All heads of household (white males only) could get a lottery chance if they met the requirements to win land millions of acres were distributed this way.What impact did the land lotteries have on Georgia and its citizens?This system also was a very effective way to increase GA’s population for more representation in GovernmentYazoo Land FraudFour land companies bribed the GA Legislatures in order to buy Georgia western land (today Alabama and Mississippi) a cheap price 1 ? cent an acreIn 1795 the public found out and they protested the legislators involved were voted out of office The General Assembly (GA’s Legislative branch) repealed or recalled the law approving the sale, the federal government paid more than $4 million to help Georgia settle the Yazoo land claims What impact did the Yazoo Land Fraud have on Georgia and its citizens?-as a result Georgia lost its claim to its western lands to the Federal Government in what is today Alabama and MississippiCotton GinEli Whitney invented a machine for separating cotton seeds from the cotton fiber1793 this invention allowed upland cotton to be profitable and for it to become the leading cash crop in the south. This invention made slavery profitable once again and caused it to be on the rise Cotton began to be called “King Cotton”What impact did the Cotton Gin have on the growth of Georgia?This allowed Georgia’s economy to revive and for Georgia to become one of the wealthiest states in the SouthRailroadsRailroads replaced horses and stagecoaches and boats it created a way for citizens to travel and trade more efficiently easier and faster for people and goods to be movedReplaced other forms of transportation in 1830 Most roads ran east to west they were former Indian paths.What impact did the development of railroads have on the growth of Georgia?They allowed Georgia’s economy and population to grow. It gave rise to a very important city in GA Terminus AKA (Atlanta) Terminus means end of the line after it was called Terminus it was Marthasville and then later Atlanta./Additional Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Essential Question #1: How do political policies and new technologies influence growth and development?Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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