Georgia SS8H12.a
The Standard
Explain how the continued development of Atlanta under mayors Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young impacted the state.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Explain the importance of developments in Georgia since the late 20th century.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students connect decisions made during Maynard Jackson’s and Andrew Young’s administrations to changes in transportation, business, jobs, and political representation. They explain how Atlanta’s growth affected communities across Georgia.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can link Jackson’s airport expansion and minority contracting policies to jobs, commerce, and greater Black political influence. The student can connect Young’s international business recruitment to investment, tourism, and statewide growth.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Jackson and Young were governors or that Atlanta’s growth affected only the city. They may also credit one mayor with later events, including the 1996 Olympics, rather than recognizing long-term development.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one action by each mayor and explain one way each action affected Georgia beyond Atlanta.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a Georgia map and event cards, then draw arrows from Atlanta to statewide effects on jobs, trade, tourism, and migration.
Write a response to this prompt: Which mayoral priority had the greater statewide effect, airport development or international business recruitment?
Run a cause-and-effect card sort matching each mayor’s actions with outcomes in transportation, business, political representation, and tourism.
Examine a current airport cargo map and identify two ways businesses or farms outside Atlanta benefit from global transportation links.
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