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Unit 6 Standard 10 ac Changes in Agriculture Mechanization Tractors replaced sharecroppers Dairy amp Livestock Increase in meat and dairy products during WWII Improved Farming Methods New crops that produced better ID: 463564

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Georgia Agriculture and Atlanta

Unit 6

Standard 10 a-cSlide2

Changes in Agriculture

Mechanization

Tractors replaced sharecroppers

Dairy & Livestock

Increase in meat and dairy products during WWII

Improved Farming MethodsNew crops that produced betterNew fertilizers to control weeds & pestsBetter organization of farmsCrop DiversityPeanuts, soybeans, & tobacco = 27%Cotton = 2.5% (no longer KING)Poultry farming and livestock = 50%Slide3

Growth of Atlanta

Transportation

Atlanta

Originally a hub for railroads

Then: Trucking and Air Hub too!

I-75, I-20, & I-85 all intersected hereHartsfield AirportHome of Delta AirlinesMARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority)Lake Sidney LanierNew source of water for Atlanta areaSlide4

“City Too Busy To

Hate”

Major League Teams: Falcons, Hawks, Braves

Huge VENUE- brings in people

Shows that city is large enough to support sports and therefore large enough to support industry, visitors, economySlide5

Atlanta’s Political Leadership

William Hartsfield

Atlanta’s

longest serving mayor

Developed the Atlanta airportServes more than 78 million passengers annually

Supported the Atlanta zooSupported Civil RightsReformed the city’s police and fire departmentsSlide6

Mayor Ivan Allen Jr

Mayor after Hartsfield

Supported Civil Rights

Built I-285, brought NFL Falcons to the City, helped GA EconomySlide7

Governor Ellis Arnall

Replaced

Talmadge

& Modernized GAAbolished poll taxesChanged voting age from 21 to 18

Established the Teacher Retirement SystemFormed the Board of Pardons and ParolesSlide8

Atlanta Assignment

Since World War II, Atlanta has become one of the most important cities in the United States for several reasons. In a

persuasive essay (1 page min)

, choose

one factor that you think was the most important in Atlanta’s development. Be sure to include specific details about the person, thing, or event that you think was the most important in the city’s development.

*****Cite sources if necessary and DO NOT Plagiarize!