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Slaves: Not all African Americans living in the south were slaves
(Only about 11.5% of total slave **4 million**population lived in Ga.)
& out of the 500,000 African Americans in Georgia, 6% were not
slaves.
*Slave Social Class: At the top was house staff, coach drivers,
doormen.
Abolitionist/A person who is against slavery
North/South>Differences:
*The Norths economy depended on factories/industries (favored
High tariffs) ). **it did not depend on the south for cotton as its main
source of income**
*The South's economy depends on Agriculture. ( Favored low tariffs)
Just before The Civil War, the south produced 50% of the Nations
Exports on cotton
See graph next slide: Have students analyze what the graph depicts
and write a 5 sentence summary.
Discuss page 221: Cost of Slavery: Have students write a one
sentence depiction about figure 22.
GEORGIA HISTORY
2/19/2013
Chapter 7: Antebellum Period: A time Before the Civil War
Standards: SS8H6:The student will analyze the impact of
the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia
Essential Question: Explain the importance of key issues and
events that led to the Civil War: include slavery, states rights,
nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and
the Georgia Platform. Kansas Nebraska act, Dred Scott Case,
election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the
role of Alexander Stephens.
Turn in Squares and story
Finalize Notes Antebellum Period
Students complete: IYTs 227,236,244,249
*Slave Codes: Southern Laws that took away the rights of slaves.
Example, prohibited slaves from organizing meetings.
In the United States House of Representatives: The majority
opposed slavery
*Missouri Compromise 1820:1) Best Description> *Maintain a
balance between free and slave states** 2) Missouri would be a
slave state/Maine would be Free state 3) Everything above 36
degrees would be free and below would be slave/see map next
page>write an analysis
*Compromise of 1850: 1) California was allowed to be admitted
as a free state 2) 1850 there was 15 slave states and 15 free
states 3) All slaves living in free states must be returned (Fugitive
Slave Ac)>see map and write an analysis
*The Georgia Plat-form:a
Plat-form: statement executed by a Georgia
Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850. In short,
Georgia leaders accepted the proposal of sectional slavery under
the condition there would be no further violations of southern
rights