Chapter 17 - The South and the West Transformed (1865-1900)

The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.

• True

• False

After the Civil War the two new frontiers that emerged in the United States were the South and the West.

• True

• False

Many Southerners embraced the "Lost Cause", which was what Southerners called the Civil War because they knew they were going to lose.

• True

• False

After the Civil War, many southerners dreamed of a freer world of small farms and industry. It was called

• The New South.

• The South Redeemed.

• The Old South.

• The Southeast.

The greatest gains in the new industrialized South were seen in the textile industry.

• True

• False

Which of the following (more than one) are true about the Lost Cause Myth?

• The North was honorable and fought for equality

• The South was honorable and defended its way of life

• The South was the aggressor during the war

• The North was the aggressor and the South's cause was noble

Select the ways (more than one) that many Southerners (white and black) made a living while being stuck in poverty

• Owning Land

• Working in Factories

• Tenant Farming

• Sharecropping

The court case Plessy vs. Ferguson had what effect?

• Ended segregation

• Abolished the Black Codes

• Outlawed the Jim Crow Laws

• Established the "separate but equal" doctrine supporting segregation

Which of the following statements regarding the Southern economy by 1900 is UNTRUE?

• The South had greatly industrialized.

• The South was the least industrial part of the United States.

• The South was the least educated part of the United States.

• The South was the least urban part of the United States.

As the 19th century came to a close, land ownership in the South

• Rose.

• Stagnated.

• Rose sharply.

• Declined sharply.