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WorksheetsLA Ch 12 Bourbon Rule
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the Supreme Court case that said that facilities could be separate but equal?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
2.
Refers to the right to vote
a)
Suffrage
b)
Poll tax
c)
13th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
3.
What is the Ku Klux Clan?
a)
A group that began as a social club for former confederate soldiers and later became progressively more political and violent.
b)
A group that began in Tennessee and was a loosely governed organization consisting mostly of Confederate veterans.
c)
America's first terroristic organization
d)
All of these
4.
Jim Crow laws can best be described like
a)
Black codes
b)
Laws that promote civil liberties
c)
laws that helped racial equality
d)
laws that promoted the good of society
5.
The U.S. Supreme Court case that established the "Separate But Equal" Doctrine
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Baker v. Carr
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Cumming v. Richmond County
6.
The Separate but Equal doctrine gave states the right to...
a)
Require that all children attend public schools
b)
–create separate public spaces such
as schools, libraries, cemeteries, etc.
c)
Separate the wealthy from the poor
d)
To give all people equal treatment
7.
One method used to ensure that African Americans could not gain political control was
a)
the grandfather clause
b)
disfranchisement
c)
separate but equal
d)
anti-semitism
8.
The poll tax, requiring a literacy test in order to register to vote, & preventing blacks from voting in the Democratic primary are forms of...
a)
Racial violence
b)
Disfranchisement
c)
Slave codes
d)
Jim Bird Laws
9.
Which party dominated the political parties as well as social situations?
a)
Bourbons
b)
Redeemers
c)
Populists
10.
This party did NOT want equality between non-whites and whites.
a)
Bourbons
b)
Redeemers
c)
Populists
11.
What is it called when you have to pay a fee before you can vote?
a)
grandfather clause
b)
poll tax
c)
literacy test
12.
What is it called when a persons ability to read and write is measured?
a)
poll tax
b)
grandfather clause
c)
literacy test
13.
What political benefits did blacks gain because of the Constitution of 1868?
a)
They could vote and run for office.
b)
They could run for office but could not vote.
c)
They did not get any benefits.
14.
Laws that required separate facilities for black and whites and were designed to deny Southern blacks of their civil rights.
a)
Prohibition Laws
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Proclamation Laws
d)
Emancipation Laws
15.
How did the grandfather clause discriminate against black voters?
a)
Blacks were not allowed to vote before 1867 so it made it impossible that a father or grandfather had voted in the past .
b)
It only allowed them to vote if one of their grandfathers had lived in Georgia their whole life.
c)
It did not allow them to vote if their grandfather was dead at the time of the vote.
d)
It only allowed them to vote if both grandfathers were still alive.
16.
What was the name given to black farm workers who moved to Kansas afterReconstruction?
a)
exodusters
b)
deserters
c)
migrants
d)
nomads
17.
What Louisiana industry was helped by the railroad?
a)
cattle
b)
lumber
c)
salt
d)
sugar cane
18.
Why did the state of Louisiana establish the convict lease system?
a)
to earn money
b)
to help local businesses
c)
to relieve overcrowded jails
d)
to impose harsh punishments on criminals
19.
What was the political party of the whites in the South?
a)
Democrats
b)
Green Backs
c)
Populists
d)
Republicans
20.
All of the following were added to the constitution of 1898 to keep blacks from voting EXCEPT
a)
Poll tax
b)
Literacy test
c)
Grandfather clause
d)
Sales tax
21.
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
a)
To unite the north and the south.
b)
To keeps blacks and whites segregated.
c)
To provide better opportunity for African Americans.
d)
To help blacks gain voting rights.
22.
Which constitution was responsible for establishing Southern University?
a)
1868
b)
1879
c)
1898
d)
1921
23.
The doctrine of “separate but equal” that came out of the case Plessy v. Ferguson continued to influence racial discrimination cases until it was overturned in 1954 by a case called
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
United States v. Jim Crow
24.
All of the following were goals of the Progressive movement EXCEPT
a)
They wanted voters to have more influence in government
b)
They wanted to break up large corporations and regulate businesses
c)
They wanted to keep the Redeemer Democrats in power and restore the South to its antebellum state.
d)
They wanted to extend voting rights to women
25.
named after a selfish king
a)
redeemer
b)
bourbon
26.
Which was NOT part of the Bourbon Democrat Plan?
a)
literacy test
b)
poll tax
c)
property owner
d)
grandmother clause
27.
the system where the state would loan prisoners to private businesses in exchange for money
a)
Prisoner Release System
b)
Bond System
c)
Convict Lease System
d)
Trustee System
28.
What political benefits did blacks gain because of the Constitution of 1868?
a)
Combined with voting rights, removal of the property ownership allowed them to hold public office.
b)
Combined with voting rights, removal of the property ownership did not allow them to hold public office.
29.
Plessy v. Ferguson was...
a)
a court case where the Supreme Court's verdict favored the south's "separate but equal policy and legalized segregation."
b)
a court case where the Supreme Court's verdict favored the south's "separate but equal policy and made segregation illegal."
30.
What name was used to characterize the Redeemer Democrats?
a)
Bourbons
b)
Confederates
c)
Liberals
d)
Radicals
31.
The Bourbon Democrats were seen as wealthy and uncaring of others, especially the poor. All of the following are characteristics of the Bourbon Democrats except
a)
They were also called the Redeemer Democrats.
b)
They tried controlling the black vote through intimidation.
c)
They opposed progress and preferred that the government stayed out of people lives.
d)
They thought the South would be better if all minorities were given equal opportunity.
32.
This was a private company that gained much political power in Louisiana:
a)
Standard Oil
b)
Bourbon Gin
c)
Tulane
d)
Lottery
33.
The Lottery owned which newspaper:
a)
Times Picayune
b)
New Orleans Times
c)
Advocate
d)
Advertiser
34.
This group was formerly known as the redeemer democrats:
a)
Farmers Union
b)
Progressives
c)
Bourbons
d)
Freedmen
35.
This political party became the party of whites in the South:
a)
Progressive
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
d)
Republican
36.
He was elected governor in 1877:
a)
Foster
b)
Nicholls
c)
Burke
d)
Leache
37.
This man was accused of stealing one million dollars from the lottery and fled to Honduras:
a)
Foster
b)
Nicholls
c)
Burke
d)
Leache
38.
This was renewed in the Constitution of 1879:
a)
hospital system
b)
lottery
c)
poll tax
d)
income tax
39.
These taxes were lowered in the Constitution of 1879:
a)
poll
b)
property
c)
income
d)
severance
40.
He was elected governor in 1892:
a)
Foster
b)
Nicholls
c)
Burke
d)
Leache
41.
This university was established in the Constitution of 1879:
a)
LSU
b)
USL
c)
Dillard
d)
Southern
42.
He was reelected governor in 1882:
a)
Foster
b)
Nicholls
c)
Burke
d)
Leache
43.
This was set up to help farmers in 1867:
a)
Populist Party
b)
Union Farmers
c)
Grange
d)
subsistence
44.
This political party was founded in 1891:
a)
Democrat
b)
Whig
c)
Populist
d)
Republican
45.
Requirements to vote in the Constitution of 1898:
a)
literate
b)
own property
c)
poll tax
d)
all of these
46.
If your grandfather voted in the election of 1867 you did not have to meet the requirements for voting set up in the Constitution of 1898, this was known as:
a)
papa�s clause
b)
old timers rule
c)
grandfather clause
d)
ex facto poll taxo
47.
He was arrested for riding on a white streetcar in New Orleans; took his case to the Supreme Court:
a)
Ferguson
b)
Plessy
c)
Brown
d)
Foster
48.
This group is believed to have moved into New Orleans in 1890s:
a)
Irish
b)
Mafia
c)
Pentecostals
d)
Vietcong
49.
System in which the state leased convicts to work on roads, bridges and railroads:
a)
rent a convict
b)
convict lease system
c)
Time for Roads
d)
none of these
50.
This union began strikes for higher wages but rarely succeeded:
a)
LA planters Union
b)
Exodusters
c)
Populist
d)
Bourbons
51.
After the railroad was built southwest Louisiana became this capital:
a)
cotton
b)
sugarcane
c)
lumber
d)
rice
52.
Most of this industry was located in North Louisiana:
a)
cotton
b)
sugarcane
c)
lumber
d)
rice
53.
The first oil rig in Louisiana was located here:
a)
Jennings
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Sulphur
d)
Caddo Parish
54.
This company completed a pipeline to Baton Rogue in 1910:
a)
Exxon
b)
Standard Oil
c)
Texaco
d)
Chevron
55.
Natural gas was found here in 1916:
a)
Monroe
b)
Jennings
c)
Sulphur
d)
Shreveport
56.
This was first mined in Calcasieu parish in 1895:
a)
Oil
b)
Sulphur
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Salt
57.
Mining for this mineral at Avery Island began in 1879:
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Salt
d)
Sulphur
58.
These were built at the mouth of the Mississippi to control flow:
a)
Jetties
b)
Rails
c)
Locks
d)
Levees
59.
Kerosene lamps in New Orleans were replaced by these in 1870s:
a)
electric lights
b)
gaslights
c)
candles
d)
iridescent lights
60.
These people believed humans could use science and technology to fix problems in society:
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Grange
d)
Progressives
61.
The Maine exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898 beginning this war:
a)
Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
Mexican American
d)
Spanish American
62.
How many soldiers died from Louisiana in the Spanish American War?
a)
1800
b)
1500
c)
200
d)
1
63.
How many soldiers from Louisiana served in World War I?
a)
1800
b)
2700
c)
80000
d)
50000
64.
This is the reason the US declared war on Germany in 1917:
a)
blockades
b)
submarine warfare
c)
concentration camps
d)
terrorism
65.
This disease was the major killer of soldiers in the Spanish American war:
a)
West Nile
b)
Black Death
c)
Ebola
d)
Yellow Fever
66.
As a result of the Constitution of 1898, the number of African Americans who were allowed to vote:
a)
drastically reduced
b)
increased slightly
c)
decreased slightly
d)
was not affected
67.
Under the Jim Crow Laws, blacks� personal freedom was:
a)
not restricted
b)
unlimited
c)
greatly restricted
d)
slightly restricted
68.
The separate but equal concept made segregation legal in the United States until:
a)
1920s
b)
1950s
c)
1990s
d)
2010s
69.
The Allied powers in World War I consisted of France, Great Britain and :
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
Turkey
d)
Poland
70.
Nurses from this university will go to assist during World War II:
a)
LSU
b)
Tulane
c)
Dillard
d)
Southern
71.
During the Spanish American war most of the fighting was done here:
a)
in Spain
b)
in South Florida
c)
in Cuba
d)
in the Philippines
72.
This is defined as the public and legal separation of 2 groups:
a)
discrimination
b)
segregation
c)
integration
d)
exoneration
73.
Which of the following transportation methods was NOT present in Louisiana during Bourbon Rule?
a)
Railroad
b)
Subway
c)
Airplane
d)
Car
74.
This is a mob murder often by hanging; usually as a result of vigilante justice:
a)
lynching
b)
execution
c)
garroting
d)
draw and quartering
75.
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy V. Ferguson will make this concept legal for 60 years:
a)
gender discrimination
b)
entrapment
c)
segregation
d)
affirmative action
76.
Blacks who moved from Louisiana to Kansas were known as this:
a)
LA planters Union
b)
Exodusters
c)
Populist
d)
Bourbons
77.
Persons who lose the right to vote are often referred to as:
a)
Racist
b)
Disinterested
c)
Unsufferaged
d)
Disenfranchised
78.
Mining of this mineral began in 1879 at Avery Island:
a)
sulphur
b)
salt
c)
oil
d)
lignite
79.
These devices are built at the mouth of rivers to increase flow and remove sediment:
a)
jetties
b)
dams
c)
levees
d)
locks
80.
This method of transportation was used to move most of the rice out of Louisiana:
a)
barge
b)
railroad
c)
18 wheeler
d)
airplane
81.
What country did the US fight with over the independence of Cuba?
a)
Germany
b)
Philippines
c)
Spain
d)
Turkey
82.
What was the grandfather clause?
a)
it allowed a person to vote only if their grandfather was present in the voting booth
b)
it gave a person the right o vote if they had a grandfather who was alive before 1867
c)
It gave a person the right to vote if their father or grandfather had been a voter before 1867
d)
It allowed a person to vote if they had voted before the Constitution of 1898 was adopted
83.
Which two groups suffered when Louisiana replaced the Constitution of 1868?
a)
businessmen and congressmen
b)
freedmen and students
c)
inferior courts and freedmen
d)
judges and lawyers
84.
What Supreme Court case established the separate- but-equal concept?
a)
Brown V Board of Education
b)
Marshall V Marbury
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Roe V Wade
85.
Why is the period of separation of whites and blacks in the United States often referred to as the �days of Jim Crow�?
a)
Jim Crow was the name of the officer who arrested Homer Plessy
b)
Jim Crow refers to an organization of white supremacists
c)
Jim Crow was the name used for train cars designated for African American use
d)
Jim Crow refers to a set of laws designed to segregate African Americans and Whites
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