GEORGIA STUDIES Monday, September 28th, 2015

WARM-UP____________ was a dispute that begin when a Spanish privateer severed British captain Robert Jenkins's ear in 1731 as punishment for raiding Spanish ships.

a. War of Jenkin’s Ear

b. Battle of Bloody Marsh

c. Yamacraw Bluff

d. Mercantilism

WARM-UP~ ANSWER____________ was a dispute that begin when a Spanish privateer severed British captain Robert Jenkins's ear in 1731 as punishment for raiding Spanish ships.

a. War of Jenkin’s Earb. Battle of Bloody Marshc. Yamacraw Bluffd. Mercantilism

ACTIVATOR Video presentation: Savannah 3.0

HTTP://WWW.AMERICANCRUISELINES.COM/SAVANNAH-GA-VIDEO

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

NAME ONE INTERESTING FACT YOU LEARNED ABOUT SAVANNAH FROM THE VIDEO…SHARE WITH ELBOW PARTNER

WORK PERIODAnalysis Document B/Answer Questions; Review other documentsChicken footEssay organization

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR…… 1. Identified the DBQ Question

2. Read a background essay (answer questions; identify key vocabulary)

3. Pre-bucketing (determined 3 reasons for colonization of GA)

4. Analyzed 3 documentsDocument “a” ~ passenger list (debtor’s colony)Document “b” ~ War of Jenkin’s Ear (defense)Document “c” ~ official seal of GA (economic reasons)

MINI-DBQ PROJECT ~TITLE

Based on the Reasons for Settlement, as Stated in the Charter of 1732, Was the Georgia Colony a Success or Failure?

BACKGROUND ESSAY VOCABULARY

Buffer = protection from enemies

Charter= a document which outlines the conditions in which a colony is organized; rules of the colony to govern itself

Charity= giving to the poor

Paternalistic= managing or governing people; protects them and gives them what they need

Fortification= a defense wall

BACKGROUND ESSAY QUESTIONS 2. a place for the poor (debtors); buffer colony; for economic reasons 3. Spanish/Indian Allies; French/Indian Allies; Indians throughout region 4. The colonists could not sell or borrow against it. 5. could not make own laws; no general assembly; no rum; no slaves; limited size of land owernership to 500 arcers; layout of township specified

PRE-BUCKETING: WHAT WERE THE THREE MAIN REASONS FOR CREATING AN ENGLISH COLONY OF GEORGIA?

3CHARITY

ECONOMICS

DEFENSE

REASONS FORCOLONIZING

GEORGIA

PRE-BUCKETINGWhat are the three reasons for colonizing GEORGIA? (according to the background essay)

Charity Defense Economics

UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION/PRE-BUCKETING~ ANSWERS

1. Based on the Reasons for Settlement, as Stated in the Charter of 1732, Was the Georgia Colony a Success or Failure?

2. 1732 (date of charter) – 1752 (date Georgia became a royal colony)

3. economic reasons, charity, buffer/defense

4. various

THE DOCUMENTS:

Document A: Georgia’s First Colonists

Document B: War of Jenkin’s Ear

Document C: Silk Production

Document D: Georgia Charter of 1732

Document E: Failures of the Colony

Document F: Jews of Savannah

Document G: Soil and Climate of Georgia Colony

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

DOCUMENT A~ “THE ANN’S PASSENGER LIST”

1. What were some of the occupations of the first settlers of Georgia? Silk maker merchant surgeon farmer tailor carpenter upholsterer

basket maker2. Why did the Trustee specifically choose some of the workers skills to settle

Savannah?Because of their expertise and skills

3. What happened to many of the first settlers within a few years of their arrival? What reasons can you think of that might have led to their fates?Many of the first settlers died of disease, went to South Carolina, went back to England, possibly attacked by natives.

4. Why do you think there were many more settlers for whom the trustees paid their way in comparison to those who paid their own way? Most people were poor and could not afford to pay their own fare; debtors colony (no one came to Georgia to repay debt who where thrown in jail in England)

CharityDoc. “A”Did not supportBecause no debtorsEver came to GA

DOCUMENT “B” THE WAR OF JENKIN’S EAR ~ ANSWERS1. Jenkin’s ear was severed as punishment for raiding a Spanish ship.

2. Jenkin demanded retribution and hoped that the English parliament would be so outraged as to support the colonists efforts to defend the colony of Georgia from Spanish attacks.

3. According to the locations of both Spanish and English forts, it indicates that both countries claimed land in Georgia; eventually the English would drive the Spanish further south to the unofficially boundary of the St. John’s river.

DefenseDoc. “B” do notsupport the reasonof defense becauseGA could not providedefense to S.Carolinaon its own without help.

DOCUMENT C~ THE SEAL OF THE TRUSTEES1. What is the economic policy/term that describes the process of a

nation exporting more than it imports?

mercantilism

2. What types of products were thought to be very profitable?

production of silk

3. What objects were depicted on the Official Seal of the Trustees”?

Black mulberry leaf w/ silkworm and cocoon

4. Why was it thought that silk would be a successful crop in Georgia?

The southern location and warm climate of Georgia

5. Describe the stated goal and motto of the Official Seal?

The seal signified GA’s role as not to benefit itself but England (crown)

Economics:Doc. “C” supportedthe reason of Economics becauseGA produced silkFor the British crown

1. Give a description of the document. (what type of document is it?)

2. In which bucket would you place this document?

3. Does the document support/disproves reason for settlement? Give text evidence

TODAY’S TASK…..

Bucketing (determining 3 reasons and whether each support reasons for colonization)

Chicken foot ~ writing our thesis statement (introductory statement)

CHICKEN FOOT…. WRITING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT

ORGANIZING YOUR ESSAY (5 PARAGRAPHS)

I. INTRODUCTION (BACKGROUND INFO; THESIS STATEMENTII. BODY ( 3 PARAGRAPHS; ONE FOR EACH REASON FOR SETTLEMENT~ CHARITY, BUFFER, DEFENSE)III. CONCLUSION (RESTATE THESIS STATEMENT)

Tell how you will begin your essay?

PRE-WRITE (USE BACK OF CHICKENFOOT PAGE)

Write in Complete sentences: (5 paragraphs)

Introduction: 1. What have you learned about the colony of GA? 2. Declare (decide) if the colony of GA was a success or failure based on the Charter of 1733. 3. Include “chickenfoot”

Body: Decide if the GA colony succeeded or failed for each reason: Charity, Economics, Defense and support your decision with evidence from a document. (use documents to support your answers)

Charity 1st reason ( define what it means. Site evidence whether it was a success or failure (text evidence doc. “a”)

Defense 2nd reason (define what it means; site evidence…. Doc. “b” Economics 3rd reason (define what it means; site evidence…. Doc. “c”

Conclusion: restate thesis…. what you have learned about GA and whether the colony was a success or failure based on the reasons found in the Charter. (use … In summary…., In conclusion…, finally..)

HOMEWORK

Bring a book to read tomorrow (in case you finish writing your essay early; you can read a book/magazine) No PHONE USAGE ALLOWED!

CLOSING

Muddiest point