WEEK 12: Starter

Why was the Bourbon Triumvirate important to Georgia?

• They fought to secure rights for the hard working farmers.

• They helped bring industry to Georgia.

• They assured blacks received equal rights.

• They protected Georgia from the railroad industry.

How did drought condition in the 1920's and early 1930's impact Georgia?

• It bolstered cotton production resulting in economic success
• It destroyed cotton crops resulting in economic hardships
• It was bad for cotton production but helped increase corn production
• It had little effect on the agriculture production levels in Georgia

What was one of the causes of the Atlanta Riot of 1906?

• Black men could no longer tolerate mistreatment from whites.

• White men believed news stories about assaults by black men.

• Whites could not compete with better black businesses.

• Blacks resented the wealth of the white community.

This led to the destruction of much of Georgia's cotton crop.

• poor soil
• boll weevil
• end of slavery
• the Great Depression

How did Farmettes prevent an agricultural crisis in Georgia and other states?

• They began to working at markets where farm goods were shipped.

• They fought against the Selective Draft Act.

• They began a custom of sharing food between families.

• They began working farmland when men were at war.

The average citizen helped the war effort by

• quarantining flu victims & forming militias

• growing victory gardens and buying war bonds

• housing soldiers in their homes & making ammunition

Which BEST describes Booker T. Washington?

• Believed blacks should accept segregation and focus on growing economically.

• Believed blacks should protest and demand equality.

• Believed the best option for equality was to graduate college and become political leaders.

• Believed that whites were superior to blacks.

Why were many African American sharecroppers arrested during World War I?

• Some refused to serve in segregated army units.

• Many protested the war and refused to register for the draft.

• White land owners did not inform many African American sharecroppers about the draft.

• Sharecroppers left wealthy landowners to work in the textile mills during the war.

How did Georgia democrats successfully disenfranchise blacks?

• They passed many segregation laws banning blacks from mixing with whites.

• They passed laws like literacy tests, poll taxes, and the white primary.

• They refused to allow blacks to share restrooms, schools, and other common places.

• They invited blacks to take part in Georgia elections and even run for political office.

What was the importance of Plessy v Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court allowed segregation as long as blacks had equal facilities.

• The Supreme Court outlawed segregation claiming it could never be equal.

• The Supreme Court ruled Homer Plessy could ride in a whites only train car.

• The Supreme Court overturned Jim Crow laws.