New South Quiz 2025

Which of the following political parties, led by Tom Watson, would a cotton farmer in Georgia MOST LIKELY support during the New South?

• The Populist Party

• The Republican Party

• The Bourbon Democrats

• The New South Democrats

Why were the International Cotton Expositions held in Georgia?

• To adopt new technology

• To encourage agriculture

• To undermine Northern factories

• To promote Southern industrialization and attract Northern investment

Which of the following ideas did Henry Grady support?

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

• The growth of industry, manufacturing, and agricultural diversification in the South.

• A political overthrow of the Bourbon Democrats, especially the Bourbon Triumvirate.

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

One underlying cause of the 1906 Atlanta Riot was

• The fear felt by whites over the growing success of African Americans.

• The fear felt by African Americans in response to white discrimination.

• Poor working conditions of sharecroppers.

• Poor working conditions in textile factories.

Which of the following statements describes the effect of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• It caused increased migrations of people from the North.

• It reaffirmed and strengthened Jim Crow laws in the South.

• It reduced the frequency of racial violence in the South.

• It weakened and outlawed Jim Crow laws in the North.

Which of the following statements are true about the 1906 Atlanta Riot? Choose three.

• News of the riot was restricted to Atlanta.

• 25 African Americans were killed.

• African Americans used violence to protest racial inequality.

• Competition between African Americans and whites for jobs caused tension.

• The riots began due to rumors of African American men attacking white women.

The phrase “separate but equal” refers to which of the following?

• A method of voting used in the South during Reconstruction.

• The belief in southern states that African Americans deserved equal rights.

• The idea that races could be kept separate as long as there were equal facilities for both.

• The way that land was apportioned among farmers in the South after the Civil War.

A group of people calling themselves the Knights of Mary Phagan lynched Leo Frank, leading to the reemergence of which group?

• Black Hand

• Ku Klux Klan

• Nazi Party

• The White Supremacist League

The ideas listed in the chart were used to do which of the following?

• Raise money for public education

• Disenfranchise African Americans

• Protect African American voting rights

• Protect Jewish people from antisemitic violence

One similarity between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois is that they both

• Thought that freedmen should move from the South to the North.

• Thought that freedmen should run for political office in the South.

• Believed in violence as a way to secure African American rights.

• Believed in education as a way to secure African American rights.