SS8H6 The student will analyze the
impact of the Civil War and
Reconstruction on Georgia
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.
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.
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.
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.
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact
of the Civil War and Reconstruction on
Georgia
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact
of the Civil War and Reconstruction on
Georgia
Why were people from Africa brought to
Georgia?
A. To help fight GA’s enemies
B. To settle the backcountry
C. To be forced into labor
D. To help produce silk
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact
of the Civil War and Reconstruction on
Georgia
Why were people from Africa brought to
Georgia?
A. To help fight GA’s enemies
B. To settle the backcountry
C. To be forced into labor
D. To help produce silk
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?
A. It was illegal for slaves to learn to read & write.
B. Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about
slavery.
C. Books about slavery were not as popular as
other books.
D. Slaves were not willing to write about the
horrors of slavery.
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?
A. It was illegal for slaves to learn to read
& write.
B. Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.
C. Books about slavery were not as popular as other
books.
D. Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of
slavery.
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?
A. Indentured servitude
B. Hourly wage labor
C. Sharecropping
D. Slavery
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?
A. Indentured servitude
B. Hourly wage labor
C. Sharecropping
D.Slavery
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.
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.
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.
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the
Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact
of the Civil War and Reconstruction on
Georgia
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?
A. Great Lakes states
B. Northern states
C. Pacific Coast states
D. Southern states
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?
A. Great Lakes states
B. Northern states
C. Pacific Coast states
D.Southern states
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
A. Could not free their slaves.
B. Could leave the Union at any time if they chose
to.
C. Could ignore national laws if they were harmful
to the state.
D. Could force the national government to turn
over all national government property to the
states.
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
A. Could not free their slaves.
B. Could leave the Union at any time if they chose
to.
C. Could ignore national laws if they were harmful
to the state.
D. Could force the national
government to turn over all national
government property to the states.
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?
A. National laws always take precedence over state
laws.
B. The national government has no right to tell
states how to operate.
C. States could only pass legislation on issues set
out in the U.S. Constitution.
D. Disputes between states should always be
settled by the national government.
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?
A. National laws always take precedence over state laws.
B. The national government has no
right to tell states how to operate.
C. States could only pass legislation on issues set out in
the U.S. Constitution.
D. Disputes between states should always be settled by
the national government.
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.
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CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR