GA History 2nd semester midterm review

Who of the following would support Georgia Democrats regaining power?

• Teacher working for the Freedman's Bureau

• African American sharecropper living on a small farm

• Georgia southerners wanting old white traditions back

• Wealthy planter who lost much of his wealth during the war

What best describes the Bourbon Triumvirate?

• It was a group of university educators who supported the New South programs

• It was an assembly of of African American politicians running for political office

• It was a meeting of white and African American farmers pushing for political reform

• It was a trio of Georgia Democrats that controlled the Georgia state government

Which of the following best describes the platform of the Bourbon Democrats?

• The state's economy needed northern resources and money to compete

• To make the best use of state resources more money needed to be spent on farmers

• The key to prosperity for the state was to concentrate only on agricultural production

• There was an emphasis on increasing manufacturing and production in the state

Which of the following political parties might a cotton farmer in Georgia most likely support?

• Bourbon Democrats

• Populist Party

• Republican Party

• New South Democrats

What did supporters of Henry Grady favor?

• Growth of industry, manufacturing, and agricultural diversification in the South

• Reconciliation of poor whites and African American farmers to work together

• Political overthrow of the Bourbon Democrats, especially the Bourbon Triumvirate

• Support the Populist Party and Tom Watson to represent them in Washington

Why might the railroad industry fear the growth of the Populist Party?

• Populists wanted more African Americans hired as executives in the industry

• Populists called for the federal government to place restrictions on the operations of large industries

• Populists proposed banking reform that would hurt, railroad shipping rates

• Populists supported a government-owned railroads that would help lower prices

In what ways did the International Cotton Exposition help Atlanta?

• City became an important economic center of the state and the region for trade

• African Americans in the North came to the city because of its economic opportunities

• It showed the rest of the nation that the South had overcome the devastation of the war

• Northern businesses saw the city as a potential site for their manufacturing interests

How did Southern states limit the rights of African Americans after the end of Reconstruction?

• Redrawing state boundaries

• Passing segregation laws

• Educating illiterate white people

• Denying access to fair wages

Which of the following are true of the Atlanta Riot of 1906?

• News of the riot was restricted to Atlanta

• African Americans worried that the white upper class was becoming too powerful

• Riots began due to rumors of African American men were attacking white women

• African Americans used violence to protest racial inequality

Why were literacy tests an effective way to prevent African Americans from voting?

• African Americans had to pay a tax in order to vote

• African Americans weren't allowed to use the grandfather clause

• Most African Americans still spoke a language other than English

• Most African Americans weren't able to read and write