SS8H10a population & Farming Technology in Georgia

How did new farming technology affect agriculture in Georgia?

• It increased the need for farm workers

• It reduced the need for labor and made farming more efficient

• It made farming less productive

• It caused Georgia’s farms to shut down completely

What was one effect of fewer workers being needed on farms?

• People moved to cities to find jobs in industries and businesses

• The government required people to stay on farms

• Farming became more labor-intensive

• Georgia’s population decreased dramatically

Why did Georgia’s cities grow after World War II?

• Farming became the most important job

• More people moved to urban areas to work in factories and businesses

• The government forced people to move

• Cities remained the same size as before the war

What industries contributed to Georgia’s economic growth after World War II?

• Railroads and farming

• Manufacturing and transportation

• Military bases and cotton plantations

• Horse breeding and fishing

How did highways help Georgia’s economy grow?

• They allowed businesses to transport goods and expand

• They made farms more isolated

• They had no impact on Georgia’s economy

• They prevented people from moving to urban areas

Which of the following were reasons why many African Americans left the rural South during the Great Migration? (Select all that apply.)

• To escape the racial discrimination of the Jim Crow South

• • To find better job opportunities in northern cities

• • To start new farming communities in rural areas

• • To escape sharecropping and its cycle of debt

• To get a chance become landowners and start large farms