Goods & Services in GeorgiaTime Period
Colonial Antebellum(Pre Civil War)
Post War(WWI)
Goods IndigoTobaccoRice Sugar Cane
CottonTobaccoWheatOats
CottonNaval Stores
Services SilversmithsShoemakersWeavers
Grist Mills SawmillsCotton Gin
Lumber MillsTextile Mills
Georgia’s Growth- WWII to Today
• Farming no longer main source of Ga’s economy
• Chicken, Peanuts, Peaches
• Services include :• Finance• Information• Transportation
Georgia’s Entrepreneurs
Coca-Cola
1880 in Atlanta- John Pemberton
Take notes on 3 interesting facts from the video.
http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/coca-cola
Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest chain of home improvement
stores. It was started in 1978 by entrepreneurs named Bernie Marcus
and Arthur Blank. Marcus and Blank wanted their store to sell
everything a person might need for a project. Operating on a large
scale allows prices to be low. Store employees are trained experts in
home improvement. Arthur Blank owns 90% of the Atlanta Falcons.
Bernie Marcus donated $250 million to start the Georgia Aquarium.
Rich’s Department StoreMorris Rich - Atlanta PG 362
Atlanta Mutual Insurance Co.
• Alonzo Herndon -Atlanta Pg. 367
Georgia- Pacific
Owen R . Cheatham- Atlanta
Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s top producers of tissue, pulp, paper,
packaging, and building goods. Owen R. Cheatham started the company in
1927 as a small lumber mill. He took the risk to expand his mill into a larger
business. By 1938, the company was running 5 lumberyards in the South. In
1947, the company bought a lumber mill on the Pacific Coast. The company
is still very successful.
Transportation in Georgia
Delta Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the country. The company
was started by an entrepreneur named Collett E. Woolman. The
company began as a crop dusting service in the 1920’s and quickly
expanded to offer passenger and mail services. By1929, Woolman had
3 planes and started flying passengers between Texas and Mississippi.
Now Delta flies passengers all over the world.
Lockheed-Martin
Marietta
• Formerly called Bell Bomber Plant• Built planes for WWII and Korean War.• By 1969, had a peak workforce of 32,945.• Was the reason for a lot of Cobb County’s growth.
UPS United Parcel Service
Global package delivery company
Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia
Delivers 15 million packages a day in 220 countries and territories around the world.
Hartsfield Jackson AirportBusiest airport in the world!
On an average day the airport handles more than 2500 flights and more than 250,000 passengers.
4 Transportation Systems
1.
Georgia’s Interstates
4 Transportation Systems
2.
Georgia’s Ports
BrunswickSavannah
4 Transportation Systems
3.
Railroads
Remember… Atlanta was first named Terminus because it was the place where rail lines came together.
4 Transportation Systems
4.
DefinitionsNaval Stores Turpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch
DefinitionsGrist Mill A mill that grinds grain
DefinitionsTextile Mill A mill that makes woven materials
DefinitionsCotton Gin A machine that separates the seeds, hulls, and other small
objects from the fibers of cotton. Created by Eli Whitney.
DefinitionsFree Trade International trade that is free of quotas, subsidies, and
tariffs.
DefinitionsEntrepreneurs People who organize and operate a business, taking
on financial risk.
DefinitionsProfit A financial gain
Guess the Word
Cotton Gin A machine that separates the seeds, hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton.
Created by Eli Whitney.
Guess the Word
ProfitA financial gain
Guess the Word
Textile Mill A mill that makes woven materials
Guess the Word
EntrepreneursA person who organizes and operates a business,
taking on financial risk.
Guess the Word
Grist Mill A mill that grinds grain
Guess the Word
Naval StoresTurpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch
Guess the Word
Free TradeInternational trade that is free of quotas,
subsidies, and tariffs.
Again
Guess the Word
Textile Mill A mill that makes woven materials
Guess the Word
EntrepreneursA person who organizes and operates a business,
taking on financial risk.
Guess the Word
Free TradeInternational trade that is free of quotas,
subsidies, and tariffs.
Guess the Word
Grist Mill A mill that grinds grain
Guess the Word
Naval StoresTurpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch
Guess the Word
Cotton Gin A machine that separates the seeds, hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton.
Created by Eli Whitney.
Guess the Word
ProfitA financial gain
