1. CIVIL WAR
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia

2. 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.

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

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

5. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
POP QUIZ

6. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Why were people from Africa brought to Georgia?
To help fight GA’s enemies
To settle the backcountry
To be forced into labor
To help produce silk

7. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Why were people from Africa brought to Georgia?
To help fight GA’s enemies
To settle the backcountry
To be forced into labor
To help produce silk

8. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Which statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era?
It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.
Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.
Books about slavery were not as popular as other books.
Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of slavery.

9. It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Which statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era?
It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.
Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.
Books about slavery were not as popular as other books.
Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of slavery.

10. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
What was the major type of labor used on GA’s plantations before the Civil War?
Indentured servitude
Hourly wage labor
Sharecropping
Slavery

11. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
What was the major type of labor used on GA’s plantations before the Civil War?
Indentured servitude
Hourly wage labor
Sharecropping
Slavery

12. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
State’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.

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

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

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

16. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
POP QUIZ

17. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Which region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?
Great Lakes states
Northern states
Pacific Coast states
Southern states

18. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Which region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?
Great Lakes states
Northern states
Pacific Coast states
Southern states

19. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
States’ rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states
Could not free their slaves.
Could leave the Union at any time if they chose to.
Could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state.
Could force the national government to turn over all national government property to the states.

20. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
States’ rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states
Could not free their slaves.
Could leave the Union at any time if they chose to.
Could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state.
Could force the national government to turn over all national government property to the states.

21. SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Someone who believed in state’s rights would probably support which statement?
National laws always take precedence over state laws.
The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.
States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.
Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

22. The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Someone who believed in state’s rights would probably support which statement?
National laws always take precedence over state laws.
The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.
States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.
Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

23. Title your Paper Pre-Civil War
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Title your Paper Pre-Civil War
Write 6 Facts based on the video about some important factors that lead up to the Civil War.
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR