Georgia SS8H2

Social Studies8th GradeGeorgia Studies

Georgia Standard (Element Cluster)

Analyze the colonial period of Georgia's history.

Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies

Cluster contents

SS8H2 is a Georgia social studies standard. These are the elements under it.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain why Georgia was founded and how Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove helped establish the colony. They compare Trustee and royal rule, examine settler groups, and connect policy changes to economic and social effects.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can use names, events, and policies to explain causes and results. They can compare the two colonial periods and support claims with details about land, slavery, trade, alcohol, and government.
Common Misconceptions: Students often say Georgia was created mainly for debtors, though few debtors settled there. They may call Oglethorpe a governor or confuse Trustee bans with later royal policies.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Name one change from Trustee to royal rule, explain why it happened, and give one effect on Georgia's economy or society.

Lesson moves

Give pairs event cards and a Trustee and Royal Georgia sorting mat, then have students place and justify each card with evidence.
Ask students to write: Who mattered most to Savannah's founding, Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, or Mary Musgrove, and what evidence supports your choice?
Play a four corners review with charity, economics, defense, and religion, then read motives and require students to defend their corner.
Use a modern Savannah port map to trace how Georgia's rivers, coast, and trade links still shape where goods move.

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