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!