1. Unit 7 The Great Depression 1920-1938

2. Boll Weevil Song

3. The Boll Weevil 1915-Arrived in GA
beetle that came from Mexico through Texas
Destroyed cotton-it hatched in the flower and the larvae ate the white, fluffy cotton-making it useless
1914-Cotton production was 2.8 million bales
1923-Cotton production dropped to 600,000 bales

4. Effects of Boll Weevil
Millions of African Americans moved to Northern Cities
Sharecroppers (blacks and whites) left farms and moved to cities, such as Atlanta and Macon
Georgia had to diversity its economy and begin to develop industry

5. Drought
Georgia farmers suffered through another natural disaster in the 1920’s and 1930’s: drought.
The worst droughts in Georgia history were from and