MS studies: The Bourbon Era FLASHCARDS

Front

The greatest loss of the Civil War was the 600,000 men who died. What was the second greatest loss, especially in Mississippi?

Back

The economy. The cotton fields were destroyed.

Front

What was the finding of the Supreme Court in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

Back

The case ruled that separate but equal facilities were constitutional.

Front

The most controversial cost-cutting scheme in post-war Mississippi was the ______________________________.

Back

Convict Lease System

Front

In 1865, ______ of the land area in Mississippi was timber.

Back

2/3

Front

What was the Black Exodus?

Back

The time period after the Civil War when blacks left Mississippi in large numbers to find work in the factories in the north

Front

After the end of the Civil War, Mississippi and other southern states passed ______________ laws that segregated schools and other public places.

Back

Jim Crow

Front

What Supreme Court case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson?

Back

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, KS

Front

Purpose of poll taxes and literacy tests in the South for voting?

Back

To keep African Americans from registering to vote

Front

The exclusive ownership or control of a product or industry by one company or group is called a ____________.

Back

Monopoly

Front

The law that required sharecroppers to remain on the land until their debts were paid was called the _________________

Back

Crop Lien Law