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Page 1: The Colonial Periodmrsboyett.weebly.com/.../2/0/0/0/20004625/the_colony_of_georgia.pdf · SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s ... c. Explain the development

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StandardsSS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history. b. Evaluate the Trustee Period of Georgia’s colonial history, emphasizing the role of the Salzburgers, Highland Scots, malcontents, and the Spanish threat from Florida. c. Explain the development of Georgia as a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, government, and the impact of the royal governors.

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Teacher Info – Who’s & What’s

• Print off the Who’s & What’s handout for each student.

(Print front and back to save paper.)

• BEFORE the unit, have students fill in the squares with what

they think each term means.

• AFTER the presentation, the students will write down new

(factual) information about each term.

• Check the answers as a class.© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s Wh

o’s &

Wha

t’sD

ire

ctio

ns: B

EF

OR

E th

e u

nit, w

rite w

hat y

ou th

ink

each te

rm

means. A

FT

ER

the

pre

senta

tion, y

ou w

ill write

dow

n n

ew

info

rmatio

n a

bout e

ach te

rm

.

Truste

e Pe

riod

Salzb

urg

ers

Hig

hlan

d Sc

ots

Ma

lco

ntents

Battle

of Blo

od

y M

arsh

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink th

is m

ean11s

:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

What I th

ink h

appened:

Defin

ition:

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s Wh

o’s &

Wha

t’sD

ire

ctio

ns: B

EF

OR

E th

e u

nit, w

rite w

hat y

ou th

ink

each te

rm

means. A

FT

ER

the

pre

senta

tion, y

ou w

ill write

dow

n n

ew

info

rmatio

n a

bout e

ach te

rm

.

Roy

al C

olo

nyJo

hn Re

yno

lds

He

nry

EllisJa

me

s Wrig

ht

What I th

ink th

is m

eans:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

Who I th

ink th

is is

:

Defin

ition:

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Teacher Directions – CLOZE Notes

• The next pages are handouts for the students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.

© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

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Salz

burg

ers

•A

fter _

_____________________________ , m

ore

and m

ore

people

left

Engla

nd fo

r Georg

ia.

•T

he _

_____________________________ d

urin

g th

e T

ruste

e P

erio

d w

ere

______________________________ fro

m S

alz

burg

(Austria

today).

•T

he _

_____________________________

cam

e to

Georg

ia in

1734

seekin

g

______________________________ a

nd h

opin

g to

esta

blis

h a

silk

industry

in

the c

olo

ny.

•T

he S

alz

burg

ers

were

giv

en la

nd 2

5 m

iles n

orth

of S

avannah th

at th

ey

nam

ed _

_____________________________ (“th

e R

ock o

f Help

”).•

In E

benezer, th

ey p

lante

d m

ulb

erry

trees a

nd

______________________________ fro

m s

ilkw

orm

s th

at fe

d o

n th

e le

aves.

•T

hey w

ere

als

o s

uccessfu

l in _

_____________________________ , c

attle

ra

isin

g, a

nd _

_____________________________ .

Hig

hla

nd S

co

ts•

Ogle

thorp

e w

as c

oncern

ed w

ith th

e m

ilitary

thre

at p

osed

___________________________________________ s

o h

e re

cru

ited a

noth

er

gro

up o

f imm

igra

nts

to h

elp

___________________________________________ .

•In

January

1736, _

_____________________________ k

now

n a

s th

e

______________________________ e

sta

blis

hed th

e to

wn o

f Darie

n.

•T

he H

ighla

nd S

cots

were

well-k

now

n fo

r ______________________________ .

•T

hey e

sta

blis

hed s

uccessfu

l ____________________________________________ .

•T

he H

ighla

nd S

cots

cre

ate

d th

e

__________________________________________ in

Georg

ia.

Battle

of B

loo

dy M

ars

h•

Ogle

thorp

e w

as s

mart to

______________________________ w

ith s

old

iers

and

forts

.•

In J

uly

174

2, _

__________________________________________ th

e fo

rt on S

t. S

imons Is

land.

•O

gle

thorp

e’s

much s

malle

r forc

e (in

clu

din

g th

e H

ighla

nd S

cots

) defe

ate

d

them

in th

e _

______________________________________________________ .

•A

fter th

is b

attle

, the

___________________________________________________________ to

G

eorg

ia.

Malc

onte

nts

•T

he T

ruste

es h

ad s

et u

p _

_____________________________________________

inclu

din

g n

o s

lavery

, no s

ellin

g o

f land, a

nd n

o liq

uor.

•T

hey w

ante

d to

cre

ate

a _

_____________________________ w

here

there

w

ere

no ric

h o

r poor p

eople

and e

ach m

an w

ork

ed h

is o

wn la

nd.

•C

olo

nis

ts c

alle

d “m

alc

onte

nts

” ______________________________ a

nd

dem

anded th

e T

ruste

es _

_________________________________________ .

•T

he m

alc

onte

nts

belie

ved th

at th

e T

ruste

es’ p

olic

ies

____________________________________________________________ .

•T

hey s

aw

how

_____________________________________ w

as b

ecause o

f sla

very

.•

The m

alc

onte

nts

said

that G

eorg

ia w

ould

never g

row

unle

ss p

eople

were

allo

wed to

buy a

nd s

ell la

nd a

nd

___________________________________________ .

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Page 8: The Colonial Periodmrsboyett.weebly.com/.../2/0/0/0/20004625/the_colony_of_georgia.pdf · SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s ... c. Explain the development

Ro

yal C

olo

ny

•In

175

2, th

e _

_______________________________________________ o

f the

colo

ny to

the

Kin

g a

nd G

eorg

ia b

ecam

e a

royal c

olo

ny.

•R

estric

tions o

n la

nd o

wne

rship

and s

lavery

______________________________ a

nd G

eorg

ia b

eg

an to

______________________________ .

Sla

ve

Lab

or

•G

eorg

ia’s

__________________________________________ fro

m le

ss th

an

500 in

1750 to

18,0

00 in

1775.

•C

olo

nis

ts b

eg

an to

______________________________ in

the

rive

r de

ltas

where

sla

ve

s c

ultiv

ate

d ric

e in

the

fertile

mars

hla

nds.

•T

hey a

lso g

rew

oth

er s

ucce

ssfu

l cro

ps, s

uch a

s,

______________________________ , c

orn

, pe

as,

______________________________ , ry

e, a

nd to

bacco.

•G

eorg

ia’s

thriv

ing

econom

y re

lied h

eavily

on

______________________________ .

Ne

w G

ove

rnm

ent

•T

he n

ew

royal g

ove

rnm

ent n

ee

de

d n

ew

gove

rnm

ent o

fficia

ls, in

clu

din

g a

n

atto

rne

y g

ene

ral, h

ead o

f milita

ry, a

nd a

______________________________

.•

There

was a

lso a

______________________________ th

at w

as m

ade u

p o

f a

council, c

ourt o

f appe

als

, and _

_____________________________ fro

m e

ach

county

in th

e c

olo

ny.

Jo

hn R

eyno

lds

•G

eorg

ia’s

first g

ove

rnor w

as _

_____________________________ , w

ho

se

rve

d fro

m 17

54

to 17

56.

•H

e w

as a

form

er _

_____________________________ .

•R

eynold

s h

ad _

_____________________________ w

ith th

e c

olo

nia

l le

gis

latu

re, s

o th

e _

_____________________________ h

is p

ositio

n.

He

nry

Ellis

•_______________________________________________ s

erv

ed a

s th

e n

ext

gove

rnor fro

m 17

57 to

1760.

•H

e w

ork

ed w

ell w

ith th

e le

gis

latu

re a

nd th

e

______________________________ .

•E

llis s

how

ed th

e c

olo

nis

ts h

ow

to _

_____________________________ ,

expla

inin

g th

e n

ee

d fo

r a b

udg

et, ta

xes, a

nd m

ilitary

de

fense

.•

He

left o

ffice

in 17

60 d

ue

to _

_____________________________ .

Jam

es W

right

•G

eorg

ia’s

final ro

yal g

overn

or, _

_____________________________ , s

erv

ed

from

1760 to

1776.

•H

e w

as a

______________________________ w

ho n

eg

otia

ted im

porta

nt

treatie

s w

ith th

e N

ativ

e A

meric

ans th

at o

pe

ne

d u

p

____________________________________________ .

•G

eorg

ia _

_____________________________________________th

an a

ny o

ther

Eng

lish c

olo

ny u

nder W

right’s

leade

rship

.•

Wrig

ht s

taye

d _

_________________________________ w

hen th

e

Revolu

tionary

War b

eg

an a

nd w

as e

ve

ntu

ally

______________________________ .

©2

014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Page 9: The Colonial Periodmrsboyett.weebly.com/.../2/0/0/0/20004625/the_colony_of_georgia.pdf · SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s ... c. Explain the development

Salz

burg

ers

•A

fter S

avannah w

as fo

unded

, more

and m

ore

people

left E

ngla

nd

for G

eorg

ia.

•T

he la

rgest e

thnic

gro

up d

urin

g th

e T

ruste

e P

erio

d w

ere

Germ

an

Pro

testa

nts

from

Salz

burg

(Austria

today).

•T

he S

alz

burg

ers

cam

e to

Georg

ia in

1734

seekin

g re

ligio

us fre

edom

and h

opin

g to

esta

blis

h a

silk

industry

in th

e c

olo

ny.

•T

he S

alz

burg

ers

were

giv

en la

nd 2

5 m

iles n

orth

of S

avannah th

at

they n

am

ed E

benezer

(“the R

ock o

f Help

”).•

In E

benezer, th

ey p

lante

d m

ulb

erry

trees a

nd c

ultiv

ate

d s

ilk fro

m

silk

worm

s th

at fe

d o

n th

e le

aves.

•T

hey w

ere

als

o s

uccessfu

l in lu

mb

er p

roductio

n, c

attle

rais

ing, a

nd

agric

ultu

re.

Hig

hla

nd S

cots

•O

gle

thorp

e w

as c

oncern

ed w

ith th

e m

ilitary

thre

at p

osed b

y th

e

Spanis

h in

Flo

rida s

o h

e re

cru

ited

ano

ther g

roup o

f imm

igra

nts

to

help

defe

nd th

e c

olo

ny.

•In

January

1736, 17

7 S

cottis

h s

old

iers

kno

wn a

s th

e H

ighla

nd S

co

ts

esta

blis

hed th

e to

wn o

f Darie

n.

•T

he H

ighla

nd S

cots

were

well-k

now

n fo

r bra

ve

ry in

battle

.•

They e

sta

blis

hed s

uccessfu

l timb

er a

nd c

attle

industrie

s.

•T

he H

ighla

nd S

cots

cre

ate

d th

e firs

t Pre

sb

yte

rian C

hurc

h in

G

eorg

ia.

Battle

of B

loody M

arsh

•O

gle

thorp

e w

as s

mart to

fortify

Georg

ia w

ith s

old

iers

and

forts

.•

In J

uly

174

2, S

panis

h tro

ops a

ttacked th

e fo

rt on S

t. Sim

ons Is

land.

•O

gle

thorp

e’s

much s

malle

r forc

e (in

clu

din

g th

e H

ighla

nd S

cots

) defe

ate

d th

em

in th

e B

attle

of B

loody M

ars

h.

•A

fter th

is b

attle

, the S

panis

h g

ave u

p a

ll cla

ims to

Georg

ia.

Malc

onte

nts

•T

he T

ruste

es h

ad s

et u

p ru

les fo

r the c

olo

ny in

clu

din

g n

o s

lavery

, no

sellin

g o

f land, a

nd n

o liq

uor.

•T

hey w

ante

d to

cre

ate

a c

lassle

ss s

ocie

ty w

here

there

were

no ric

h

or p

oor p

eople

and e

ach m

an w

ork

ed h

is o

wn la

nd.

•C

olo

nis

ts c

alle

d “m

alc

onte

nts

” were

not h

appy a

nd d

em

anded th

e

Tru

ste

es m

ake s

om

e c

hanges.

•T

he m

alc

onte

nts

belie

ved th

at th

e T

ruste

es’ p

olic

ies k

ept th

e c

olo

ny

from

pro

sperin

g.

•T

hey s

aw

how

successfu

l South

Caro

lina w

as b

ecause o

f sla

very

.•

The m

alc

onte

nts

said

that G

eorg

ia w

ould

never g

row

unle

ss p

eople

w

ere

allo

wed to

buy a

nd s

ell la

nd a

nd u

se s

laves in

their fie

lds.

©2

014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

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Ro

yal C

olo

ny

•In

175

2, th

e T

ruste

es s

urre

ndere

d c

ontro

l of th

e c

olo

ny to

the K

ing

and G

eorg

ia b

ecam

e a

royal c

olo

ny.

•R

estric

tions o

n la

nd o

wners

hip

and s

lavery

were

rem

oved a

nd

Georg

ia b

egan to

thriv

e e

conom

ically

.

Sla

ve L

ab

or

•G

eorg

ia’s

sla

ve p

opula

tion g

rew

from

less th

an 5

00 in

175

0 to

18,0

00

in 17

75

.•

Colo

nis

ts b

egan to

build

pla

nta

tions in

the riv

er d

elta

s w

here

sla

ves

cultiv

ate

d ric

e in

the fe

rtile m

ars

hla

nds.

•T

hey a

lso g

rew

oth

er s

uccessfu

l cro

ps, s

uch a

s, in

dig

o, c

orn

, peas,

wheat, ry

e, a

nd to

bacco.

•G

eorg

ia’s

thriv

ing

econom

y re

lied h

eavily

on s

lave la

bor.

Ne

w G

overn

ment

•T

he n

ew

royal g

overn

ment n

eeded n

ew

govern

ment o

fficia

ls,

inclu

din

g a

n a

ttorn

ey g

enera

l, head o

f milita

ry, a

nd a

royal g

overn

or.

•T

here

was a

lso a

legis

latu

reth

at w

as m

ade u

p o

f a c

ouncil, c

ourt o

f appeals

, and tw

o re

pre

senta

tives fro

m e

ach c

ounty

in th

e c

olo

ny.

Jo

hn R

eynold

s•

Georg

ia’s

first g

overn

or w

as J

ohn R

eynold

s, w

ho s

erv

ed fro

m 17

54

to

175

6.

•H

e w

as a

form

er n

aval o

fficer.

•R

eynold

s h

ad m

any c

onflic

ts w

ith th

e c

olo

nia

l legis

latu

re, s

o th

e k

ing

revoked h

is p

ositio

n.

He

nry

Ellis

•E

xplo

rer H

enry

Ellis

serv

ed a

s th

e n

ext g

overn

or fro

m 17

57 to

1760.

•H

e w

ork

ed

well w

ith th

e le

gis

latu

re a

nd

the N

ativ

e A

meric

ans.

•E

llis s

how

ed th

e c

olo

nis

ts h

ow

to g

overn

them

selv

es, e

xpla

inin

g th

e

need fo

r a b

udget, ta

xes, a

nd m

ilitary

defe

nse.

•H

e le

ft offic

e in

1760 d

ue

to p

oor h

ealth

.

Jam

es W

rig

ht

•G

eorg

ia’s

final ro

yal g

overn

or, J

am

es W

right, s

erv

ed fro

m 17

60 to

17

76.

•H

e w

as a

popula

r govern

or w

ho n

egotia

ted im

porta

nt tre

atie

s w

ith

the N

ativ

e A

meric

ans th

at o

pened u

p m

illions o

f acre

s fo

r settle

ment.

•G

eorg

ia p

rospere

d a

nd g

rew

faste

r than a

ny o

ther E

ng

lish c

olo

ny

under W

right’s

leaders

hip

.•

Wrig

ht s

tayed lo

yal to

Engla

nd w

hen th

e R

evolu

tionary

War b

egan

and w

as e

ventu

ally

arre

ste

d.

©2

014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

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Georgia’s

© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

SS8H2b

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• After Savannah was founded, more and more people left England for Georgia.

• The largest ethnic group during the Trustee Period were German Protestants from Salzburg (Austria today).

• The Salzburgers came to Georgia in 1734 seeking religious freedom and hoping to establish a silk industry in the colony.

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“The Expulsion of the Salzburgers”

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• The Salzburgers were given land 25 miles north of Savannah that they named Ebenezer (“the Rock of Help”).

• In Ebenezer, they planted mulberry trees and cultivated silk from silkworms that fed on the leaves.

• They were also successful in lumber production, cattle raising, and agriculture.

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Salzburgers

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• Oglethorpe was concerned with the military threat posed by the Spanish in Florida so he recruited another group of immigrants to help defend the colony.

• In January 1736, 177 Scottish soldiers known as the Highland Scots established the town of Darien.

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Highland Scots

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• The Highland Scots were well-known for bravery in battle.

• They established successful timber and cattle industries.

• The Highland Scots created the first Presbyterian Church in Georgia.

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Highland Scots’ Settlement in Darien

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• Oglethorpe was smart to fortify Georgia with soldiers and forts.

• In July 1742, Spanish troops attacked the fort on St. Simons Island.

• Oglethorpe’s much smaller force (including the Highland Scots) defeated them in the Battle of Bloody Marsh.

• After this battle, the Spanish gave up all claims to Georgia.

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Battle of Bloody Marsh

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• The Trustees had set up rules for the colony, including no slavery, no selling of land, and no liquor.

• They wanted to create a classless society where there were no rich or poor people and each man worked his own land.

• Colonists called “malcontents” were not happy and demanded the Trustees make some changes.

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• The malcontents believed that the Trustees’ policies kept the colony from prospering.

• They saw how successful South Carolina was because of slavery.

• The malcontents said that Georgia would never grow unless people were allowed to buy and sell land and use slaves in their fields.

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Georgia:

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• In 1752, the Trustees surrendered control of the colony to the King and Georgia became a royal colony.

• Restrictions on land ownership and slavery were removed and Georgia began to thrive economically.

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• Georgia’s slave population grew from less than 500 in 1750 to 18,000 in 1775.

• Colonists began to build plantations in the river deltas where slaves cultivated rice in the fertile marshlands.• They also grew other successful crops, such as,

indigo, corn, peas, wheat, rye, and tobacco.

• Georgia’s thriving economy relied heavily on slave labor.

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Slavery in Colonial Georgia

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• The new royal government needed new government officials, including an attorney general, head of military, and a royal governor.

• There was also a legislature that was made up of a council, court of appeals, and two representatives from each county in the colony.

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• Georgia’s first governor was John Reynolds, who served from 1754 to 1756.

• He was a former naval officer.

• Reynolds had many conflicts with the colonial legislature, so the king revoked his position.

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John Reynolds

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• Explorer Henry Ellis served as the next governor from 1757 to 1760.

• He worked well with the legislature and the Native Americans.

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• Georgia’s final royal governor, James Wright, served from 1760 to 1776.

• He was a popular governor who negotiated important treaties with the Native Americans that opened up millions of acres for settlement.

• Georgia prospered and grew faster than any other English colony under Wright’s leadership.

• Wright stayed loyal to England when the Revolutionary War began and was eventually arrested.

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James Wright

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Teacher Directions - Chart

• Print the Georgia’s Colonists graphic organizer for each student.

• Students will complete the graphic organizer after discussing the presentation.

• Check answers as a class at the end of the presentation to be sure that all charts are completed correctly.

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Historical Background Impact on GA Illustration

Salzburgers

Highland Scots

Malcontents

Directions: Complete the chart below while discussing the presentation.

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Historical Background Impact on GA Illustration

Salzburgers

German Protestants from Salzburg (Austria); came to GA seeking religious freedom and hoping to establish a silk industry

Created the town of Ebenezer; planted mulberry trees and cultivated silk from silkworms; also successful in lumber production, cattle raising, and agriculture

Highland Scots

Oglethorpe was worried about Spanish threat in FL, recruited brave soldiers from Scotland; 177 Scottish soldiers established the town of Darien

Well-known for bravery in battle—helped defeat Spanish at Battle of Bloody Marsh; established successful timber and cattle industries; created first Presbyterian Church in GA

Malcontents

Were not happy with Trustees rules (slavery, land control, liquor); believed the policies kept GA from being successful

Saw how prosperous South Carolina was because of slavery, and demanded changes in GA;

Directions: Complete the chart below while discussing the presentation.

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Teacher Info – Insta-Snaps• The students will imagine that they are traveling back in

time to the 1700s.

• They will take 3 pictures of Georgia colonists (one from each group) doing something that the group is most known for.

• They should also include a hashtag summary of the group. (A hashtag summary is short, just a few words, and there are no spaces.)

• Example – Highland Scots: #Braveinbattle

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Directions: Imagine that you time traveled to the 1700s. Take a picture of the 3 groups of Georgia colonists (shown below) from the time period post on Instagram for all of your followers to see. (Your picture should be of the group doing something that it is most known for.) Make sure you include a #_____ so that your followers know what your picture is showing.

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__ __ __

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Teacher Info – Venn Diagrams

• Have the students compare and contrast Lincoln and Davis on Venn diagram #1 and Lee and Grant on Venn diagram #2.

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Compare and ContrastTrustee Period

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Royal Colony

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Teacher Info – Rate-A-Governor

• Give each student a copy of the Rate A Governor handout.

• The students will create a review page for one of Georgia’s royal governors.

• They will need to write:• Description of the governor – What’s his background? What was

his term in office like? Successful?• Customer review from someone who liked him• Customer review from someone who disliked him

*Project the slide with red directions so that the students know what goes in each section.

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Governor:Term:

Governor Description:

Colonist Reviews

By:Date:

By:Date:

What is the governor’s background? What was

significant about his term in office?

What would a colonist who liked the governor say about him?

Why?How many stars would he give?

What would a colonist who disliked the governor say about

him? Why?How many stars would she

give?

Illustrationor

Symbol

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Governor:Term:

Governor Description:

Colonist Reviews

By:Date:

By:Date:

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Teacher Directions – Who Am I? Ticket Out the Door

• Have students write 3-5 “clues” about one of the significant groups or people from this lesson: Salzburgers, Highland Scots, Malcontents, Ellis, Reynold, Wright.

• The next day, begin class by having students share their clues and have their peers guess the person. You can do this in partners, groups, or with the entire class.

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On the name tag below, write 3-5 clues about one of the important groups or people from this time period. Don’t write the name because your classmates are going to guess the person or group based on your description!

my name is

On the name tag below, write 3-5 clues about one of the important groups or people from this time period. Don’t write the name because your classmates are going to guess the person or group based on your description!

my name is

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