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WorksheetsUnit 6 (SS8H7)
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 42mins
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1.
The Bourbon Triumvirate believed in
a)
lower taxes and increased government spending.
b)
stronger economic ties with the industrial north in order to expand Georgia’s economy & white supremacy.
c)
economic assistance for the poor.
d)
expansion of educational opportunities for African American males.
2.
Which description BEST explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption (New South) period?
a)
A time for black and white southerners to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state’s economic, social and political systems.
b)
A blending of the new and old, keeping old southern traditions while building new traditions around industries to rival the North.
c)
A New South Progressive era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper.
d)
A time for social, economic, and political reforms to ease the suffering caused by the war.
3.
As the leader of the New South movement, what was Henry Grady supporting?
a)
blacks leaving the South to work in the North
b)
southerners growing more cotton for export
c)
northern investment in southern industry
d)
southern investment in northern factories
4.
The main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition that was held in Atlanta was to
a)
showcase the industries of the New South.
b)
get ideas from foreign countries.
c)
showcase the cotton gin.
d)
bring visitors to Atlanta.
5.
What Georgia Populist leader called on black and white farmers to unite in an effort to gain fair treatment from the state and national governments?
a)
Alfred Colquitt
b)
Henry Grady
c)
Henry McNeal Turner
d)
Tom Watson
6.
The Populist party in Georgia was the party of the
a)
wealthy.
b)
abolitionists.
c)
African Americans.
d)
small farmers.
7.
What was Tom Watson’s greatest accomplishment?
a)
a voting bill for women
b)
the Rural Free Delivery Bill
c)
a bill to provide meat inspection
d)
a bill to increase the minimum wage
8.
When Rebecca Latimer Felton wrote for the Atlanta Journal, which of the following was NOT the focus of her articles?
a)
the voting laws
b)
race relations
c)
the prison system
d)
women's rights
9.
Which statement BEST describes the "Leo Frank Case"?
a)
It involved the lynching of a Jewish man by a mob in Cobb County.
b)
It involved the lynching of a Black man by a mob in Fulton County.
c)
It allowed the death penalty to resume in Georgia and around the United States.
d)
It caused the death penalty to be halted in Georgia and around the United States.
10.
Which explanation concerning the cause of the 1906 Atlanta Riot is MOST correct?
a)
the governor of Georgia wanted to put an end to black voting rights
b)
newspapers reported several alleged assaults on white women by black men
c)
the Leo Frank case increased tensions between white and Jewish southerners
d)
a new prohibition law outlawed the production, sale, and transport of alcohol
11.
What event in Georgia drew attention to questions of antisemitism throughout the state and the nation?
a)
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
b)
looting of the Jewish Temple
c)
the lynching of Leo Max Frank
d)
burning of a cross on top of Stone Mountain
12.
I attended a funeral once...in my State.... They buried him in the midst of a marble quarry: they cut through solid marble to make his grave; and yet a little tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine forest, and yet the pine coffin was imported from Cincinnati. They buried him within touch of an iron mine, and yet the nails in his coffin and the iron in the shovel that dug his grave were imported from Pittsburgh."
What can you conclude about the purpose of Grady's speech?
What can you conclude about the purpose of Grady's speech?
a)
He preferred the northern states.
b)
He thought the Civil War had been a huge mistake.
c)
He believed Georgia's economy was severely lacking.
d)
He was opposed to burying people close to quarries.
13.
During Reconstruction, the Black Codes
a)
protected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.
b)
protected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.
c)
were enacted by the Radical Republicans to prevent racial discrimination in the South.
d)
were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery.
14.
The U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that
a)
all children receive permission to attend the same school.
b)
whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks.
c)
the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states.
d)
the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality.
15.
In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to
a)
deny suffrage to women.
b)
end the Reconstruction Era.
c)
deny suffrage to African Americans.
d)
help pay for the growing New Deal programs.
16.
Which group was created in late 1865 to resist Reconstruction efforts in the South?
a)
the Ku Klux Klan
b)
the Scalawags
c)
the Populists
d)
the Bourbon Triumvirate
17.
What was the Jim Crow system?
a)
a system of economic struggle before World War I
b)
a system of racial casting in the North after the Civil War
c)
a system of racial casting in the South after the Civil War
d)
a system of African American slavery in America before the Civil War
18.
Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?
a)
Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.
b)
Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.
c)
Washington was an accommodationist who thought blacks should go along with whites and DuBois believed that blacks should have the same rights as whites.
d)
Washington believed that blacks should protest peacefully while DuBois believed that violence was necessary.
19.
During his "Atlanta Compromise" Speech, Booker T. Washington MOSTLY tried to
a)
make an independent state that would be for African Americans.
b)
immediately gain equal rights for blacks and to end segregation.
c)
force the government to give pieces of land to African Americans.
d)
convince whites that blacks would not strive for immediate equality.
20.
He supported full civil rights in the South
He supported public education, fair housing, health care, job opportunities, and recreational facilities for blacks in Atlanta
He married Lugenia Burns
Which civil rights leader is being discussed here?
He supported public education, fair housing, health care, job opportunities, and recreational facilities for blacks in Atlanta
He married Lugenia Burns
Which civil rights leader is being discussed here?
a)
John Hope
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Joseph E. Brown
d)
Leo Frank
21.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers.
b)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers.
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral.
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials.
22.
In 1906, John Hope became the first African American president of
a)
Piedmont College.
b)
Morehouse College.
c)
University of Georgia.
d)
University of Alabama.
23.
Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?
a)
Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?
b)
repeated violation of treaties by Japan
c)
enemy bombing of American military bases
d)
threats to American security made by Germany
24.
Which of these BEST describes why Georgia was important to United States during World War I?
a)
Georgia made money by selling cotton and wood to Europe.
b)
more soldiers came from Georgia than from any other state.
c)
many white planters volunteered to serve in the war effort.
d)
the state had many federal installations and training camps.
25.
Rebecca Latimer Felton is MOST famous for
a)
arguing for the end of the convict lease system.
b)
writing a book about her husband’s political career.
c)
becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
d)
writing speeches for her husband, Senator William Felton.
26.
Which of Alonzo Herndon’s accomplishments MOST LIKELY had the greatest impact on his community?
a)
He shared his wealth with community organizations such as orphanages and the YMCA.
b)
As a boy, he sold small items such as homemade molasses and peanuts to earn money.
c)
W.E.B. DuBois selected him to attend the organizing meeting of the Niagara Movement.
d)
He started a very successful barbershop where he catered to an elite, all-white clientele.
27.
What was NOT a way of disenfranchisement?
a)
Poll tax
b)
Literacy test
c)
Property ownership
d)
15th Amendment
28.
The county unit system allowed
a)
a candidate to carry only the most populated counties in order to win the election.
b)
a candidate to be elected only if he or she had a majority of the popular vote.
c)
the larger counties to have more power than the smaller ones.
d)
a candidate to carry the most populated counties but lose the election.
29.
Things like Jim Crow laws, disenfranchisement, and groups like the Ku Klux Klan led to which result in the south after the Civil War?
a)
an increase in slavery
b)
an increase in racial violence
c)
more jobs for blacks in the south
d)
decrease in the use of sharecropping
30.
Immediately following the Civil War southern states tried to limit the civil rights of blacks. How did the federal government eventually respond?
a)
They started the KKK to help blacks fight racism.
b)
Congress worked to pass the 13th – 15th amendments
c)
The laws were allowed under Reconstruction compromises
d)
Andrew Johnson forced southern states to revoke their laws.
31.
The major Georgia industries in the New South Era were
a)
farming, textile mills, and naval stores
b)
cotton, textiles, naval stores, and kaolin.
c)
textiles, forest products, and mining.
d)
rice, indigo, row crops, and forest products.
32.
Which U.S. airline is responsible for these contributions: offers service to more destinations than any global airline; adds international flights at faster rate than any other major U.S. airline; offers more than 600 weekly flights to 58 destinations, which clearly contributes to the growth of the city of Atlanta?
a)
United Airline
b)
South Wesetern
c)
Jet Blue
d)
Delta
33.
Which description most clearly reflects the meaning of the phrase New South?
a)
The South showed a new economic growth and prosperity after the Reconstruction and Redemption periods.
b)
The South began to change in the areas of business, industrialization, agriculture, race relations, and social change.
c)
. The South reflected new ways of thinking and made huge strides in social, cultural, economic, and political areas.
d)
The agricultural South was gone, and the state needed to develop new industries to compete with the North.
34.
The key to economic success of Georgia’s Deepwater seaports is...(SS8G2A)
a)
the number of imports
b)
the number of exports
c)
access
to the interstate highway system (I-95, I-16)
d)
the
number of nearby businesses
35.
Providing over 55,000 jobs (parking shuttles, airlines like Delta, security); this transportation system is considered the largest employment center in the state of Georgia... (SS8G2C)
a)
Deepwater seaports
b)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
c)
Railroads
d)
Interstate Hwy System
36.
Which reason is BEST for expanding Georgia’s infrastructure (the 4 transportation systems) SSG2b
a)
to
help the State’s economy grow
b)
to build a new football stadium in Atlanta
c)
to
attract celebrities to Georgia
d)
to ease Atlanta traffic
37.
By exporting Georgia-made products like kaolin and timber, and while importing goods such as steel, and sugar, this Transportation system helps Georgia participate in free trade. (SS8E2b)
a)
Interstate Hwy System
b)
Deepwater seaports @ Savannah & Brunswick
c)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
d)
Richard B. Russell Airport
38.
Another name for the founder of a company is
a)
laborer.
b)
employer.
c)
employee.
d)
entrepreneur.
39.
A motivating factor for entrepreneurs is their desire to
a)
maximize their profit and gain wealth.
b)
risk their limited productive resources.
c)
deny consumers their ability to choose.
d)
command the use of limited resources.
40.
Perhaps the GREATEST risk taken by the makers of Coca-Cola in an effort to increase their profit was a decision to change the soft drink's
a)
price.
b)
name.
c)
bottle.
d)
advertising.
41.
What company in Georgia is one of the world's leading manufactures of paper and building products?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Georgia Pine
c)
Georgia-Pacific
d)
Atlantic Station
42.
The first store was opened in Atlanta and forever changed home improvement; has a wide assortment of products at the lowest prices; and it originally stocked around
25, 000 products but today offers 40,000 products is called
25, 000 products but today offers 40,000 products is called
a)
Office Depot
b)
Home Depot
c)
Wal-Mart
d)
K-Mart
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