1. SS8H5: Development of Georgia, 1789-1840
Unit 7 Web Quest
You will use the Internet to answer the following questions today in class.
SS8H5: Development of Georgia,
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• Read this page to learn more about the Central of Georgia Railroad.
QUESTION 1: What future Capitol of Georgia grew up around the 1845 western end of the Western & Atlantic railroad?

2. Unit 7 Web Quest
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• Watch this Today in Georgia History segment about the invention of the cotton gin.
QUESTION 2: How did the invention of the cotton gin impact Georgia?

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Link 3: • Watch this Today in Georgia History segment about Georgia’s first land lottery. QUESTION 3: How did the land lottery system impact the movement of people in Georgia?

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• Watch this Today in Georgia History segment about Worcester v. Georgia.
QUESTION 4: How did Worcester v. Georgia lead to the removal of the Cherokee?

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• Watch this Today in Georgia History segment about the Dahlonega gold rush.
QUESTION 5: What was the tragic consequence of the Dahlonega gold rush?

6. Unit 7 Web Quest
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Read Antebellum Industrialization and answer the following questions.
QUESTION 6: What was the nickname that the state of Georgia earned during this period?
QUESTION 7: Why was this nickname given? Explain.

7. Unit 7 Web Quest
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View the picture and respond to the following questions.
QUESTION 8: What type of people are featured in this photograph?
QUESTION 9: After looking at this picture, what are three details that you observed?
QUESTION 10: How many adult white males owned slaves in Georgia during 1860 (scroll down to the Slaveholders section of this webpage)?