THE SOUTHERN TIMES

GA Studies Standards

Unit 8 - The New South

 

SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918.

a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this period.

b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.

c. Explain the differing ideologies and influences of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois, and the impact on the Atlanta African American community of John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.

 

SS8E3 The student will evaluate the influence of Georgia’s economic growth and development.

a. Define profit and describe how profit is an incentive for entrepreneurs.

b. Explain how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business.

c. Evaluate the importance of entrepreneurs in Georgia who developed such enterprises as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific, and Home Depot.

 

Enduring Understandings/ Essential Questions

 

Conflict and Change – You will understand that the beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decisions of that society.

• How are individuals and groups affected by policies and laws? (H7b)

• What key political issues affected the development of the state during the New South era? (H7a,b,c)

 

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions – You will understand that the actions of individuals, groups, and institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences.

• What do the 1906 Atlanta Riot and the Leo Frank Case have in common? (H7a)

• How did Tom Watson and the Populists change Georgia and the nation? (H7a)

• What was the impact of the Bourbon Triumvirate on Georgia politics and the economy? (H7a)

• How did African-American leaders of the time impact the community of Atlanta? (H7c)

 

Production, Distribution, and Consumption - You will understand that the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services produced by society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of that society.

• What entrepreneurial risks did Alonzo Herndon undertake in the New South? (E3b)

• How did Coca-Cola develop under the guidance of Asa Candler? (E3c)