https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5 en-us 2019-02-27 13:32:21 UTC 2019-02-28 13:37:09 UTC hello@padlet.com trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335874856 The boll weevil is an insect whose larva feeds
on the cotton plant. While the pest is thought to
have originated in Central America, by the
1890s it had made its way into Mexico and then
into Texas. By 1915 it had migrated to Georgia
and drastically reduced the state’s cotton crop.
According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia,
due to the destruction caused by the boll weevil,
Georgia cotton farmers went from producing
“5.2 million acres of cotton in 1914 to 2.6
million acres in 1923.”]]> 2019-02-27 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335874856 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335876845 2019-02-27 13:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335876845 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335877268 The boll weevil had a huge impact on Georgia’s
economy and rural population. Due to the loss of
cotton acreage, along with the recruitment of
northern companies, millions of African-
Americans or Blacks moved to northern cities.
In addition, many sharecroppers and tenant
farmers, both Black and white left the farms and
moved to Georgia cities such as Atlanta and Macon or migrated into northern cities in search of
employment.]]> 2019-02-27 13:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335877268 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335880622 Additionally, the destruction of the cotton crop forced Georgians to diversify their
economy. Cotton ceased to be Georgia’s primary agricultural product. In fact, by 1983, Georgia
only produced 115,000 acres of cotton. Also, with the population movement into the cities,
Georgia’s manufacturing continued to develop, though slowed greatly by the Great Depression.]]> 2019-02-27 14:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/335880622 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336373785 In turn many people lost their life savings.
Those banks that managed to stay in business were hesitant about making loans, thus slowing
down the purchasing power of big business and the individual buyer. Consumers lost their jobs
and had no money to spend. With an unemployment rate of 25%, this further lessened the
purchasing power of the average consumer.]]> 2019-02-28 13:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336373785 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336376403 2019-02-28 13:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336376403 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336377079  Before the major droughts that hit the
Midwest causing the Dust Bowl, many farmers over-produced. In the 1920’s Midwestern
farmers produced record numbers of agricultural products. However, this over-production led to
a tremendous drop in the price of agricultural products and dramatically limited the profit
margins of farmers.]]> 2019-02-28 13:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336377079 trynndidej330 https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336378709 • In what became a vicious cycle, after the stock market
crash, and due to other economic fears, the average consumer stopped purchasing goods. When
people stopped buying products, companies in turn lowered their production rates. With lower
production rates,]]> 2019-02-28 13:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/trynndidej330/jyufd6rnjnz5/wish/336378709