Georgia SS8H10.b
The Standard
Explain how the development of Atlanta under mayors William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr. impacted the state.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Evaluate key post-World War II developments in Georgia.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students connect each mayor’s decisions to Atlanta’s growth in transportation, business, civil rights, and professional sports. They explain how that growth affected Georgia’s economy and public image.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly link Hartsfield to airport expansion, annexation, and racial moderation. They link Allen to desegregation, Atlanta Stadium, and professional sports, then explain statewide effects.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the two mayors’ actions or treat them as state leaders. They may assume Atlanta’s growth benefited every Georgian equally. They may also credit the mayors alone for civil rights progress.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to draw two cause-and-effect chains, one for each mayor. Each chain must name one action and one economic or social effect on Georgia.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs action and impact cards for Hartsfield and Allen, then have them build two cause-and-effect timelines with arrows.
Write: Which mayor most changed Georgia’s economy and public image, and what two pieces of evidence support your choice?
Play Mayor Match by reading clues about airports, annexation, desegregation, and professional sports while teams hold up Hartsfield or Allen cards.
Mark Atlanta’s airport and stadiums on a Georgia map, then trace how travelers, jobs, and tax revenue reach other counties.
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