Unit 5 Test (The New South)

Which of the following is an example of antisemitism in Georgia during the New South era?

• The International Cotton Exposition

• the implementation of segregation and passing of Jim Crow laws

• the lynching of Leo Frank

• the 1906 Atlanta Riots

What BEST describes the role played by Henry Grady in the late-1800s?

• former Confederate general

• state politician

• United State Senator

• newspaper editor

Which of the following was the MOST significant outcome of Atlanta's International Cotton Exposition in 1881?

• It demonstrated the city's economic growth since the Civil War and promoted investment.

• It increased the sectional tension between the North and South.

• It marked the beginning of the Reconstruction Eras in the South.

• It produced the Atlanta Compromise which temporarily settled racial tensions.

The purpose of Jim Crow laws was to

• limit the religious activities of southern citizens.

• make it illegal for black children to receive an education.

• prevent black citizens from obtaining employment.

• create as much division between races as possible.

This event witnessed the murder of dozens of African Americans on the streets of Atlanta.

• 1906 Atlanta Riot

• International Cotton Exposition

• lynching of Leo Frank

• Atlanta Compromise speech

Which of the following is associated with the New South?

• plantation economics

• the New Deal

• Henry Grady

• secession

This event in 1881 was held in Atlanta and showed off the South's most prominent agricultural products to the world.

• Jim Crow

• Atlanta Riot

• International Cotton Exposition

• Leo Frank

What does a person lose when he/she is disenfranchised?

• their home

• their money

• their job

• their right to vote

What Supreme Court case made "separate but equal" the legal standard for segregation?

• Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1854)

• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Who delivered the Atlanta Compromise speech at the international Cotton Exposition in 1895?

• Henry Grady

• Tom Watson

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington