Free Printable New Georgia: Tom Watson to Jim Crow Laws

1.

I was a populist. Who am I?

a)

Tom Watson

b)

Henry Grady

c)

John B. Gordan

d)

Alfred H. Colquitt

2.

I am Tom Watson. At first, what did I support?

a)

white farmers

b)

black farmers

c)

public education

d)

industry

3.

I am Tom Watson. I was elected to the _________. In this role, I worked for the Legislative Branch of government.

a)

Georgia General Assembly

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

U.S. House of Representatives

d)

U.S Senate

4.

I am Tom Watson. In my role as a Georgia General Assembly member in the Legislative Branch of the government, I __________.

a)

make laws

b)

enforce laws

c)

interpret laws

5.

I am Tom Watson. At first, I was against the growth of __________.

a)

agriculture

b)

industry

6.

What was Tom Watson angry about?

a)

policies of the "New South" (Bourbon Triumvirate)

b)

the policies of the Populist Party

c)

the policies of the Farmers Alliance

d)

the policies of the Rural Free Delivery Act

7.

For what group did Tom Watson adopt lower taxes?

a)

elite (rich)

b)

poor farmers

c)

industrialists

d)

foreigners

8.

To what political party did Tom Watson belong?

a)

Whig Party

b)

Populist Party

c)

Republican Party

d)

Democrat Party

9.

When Tom Watson was in Congress (Legislative Branch), what Act (law) did he help pass?

a)

Rural Free Delivery Act

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

d)

Immigration Act of 1891

10.

Who would have supported Tom Watson in his run for Congress?

a)

both Black and white voters

b)

only white voters

c)

only black voters

d)

neither black not white voters

11.

For what position did the Populist Party want Tom Watson to run?

a)

vice-president of the United States

b)

president of the United States

c)

Georgia State Senator

d)

U.S. Senator

12.

What position did Tom Watson run for TWICE?

a)

president of the United States in 1904 and 1908

b)

vice-president of the United States in 1904 and 1908

13.

What position did Tom Watson run for but NOT win in 1904 and 1908?

a)

president of the United States

b)

vice-president of the United States

14.

Tom Watson was a candidate for the __________ Party in 1904 and 1908.

a)

Populist

b)

Whig

c)

Democrat

d)

Republican

15.

How did Tom Watson change in 1904?

a)

He became a White Supremacist.

b)

He became a suffragist.

c)

He became a Civil Rights leader.

d)

He became a farmer.

16.

As a white supremacist, which groups did Tom Watson target?

a)

African-Americans

b)

Jews

c)

Catholics

d)

Protestants

17.

What was the name of Tom Watson's newspaper?

a)

The Jeffersonian

b)

New York Journal

c)

Atlanta Georgia Constitution

d)

The Telegraph

18.

What viewpoints did Tom Watson use his newspaper for?

a)

anti-segregation issues

b)

political

c)

social

d)

economic

19.

Who was Jim Crow?

a)

a fictional character

b)

a state senator

c)

a lawyer

d)

a slave

20.

What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?

a)

to support African American rights

b)

to keep African Americans from exercising their NEW rights

c)

to help women get the right to vote

d)

to help Jews obtain better jobs

21.

The Jim Crow laws accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

supported African American rights

b)

kept African Americans from exercising their NEW rights

c)

discriminated against certain groups

d)

blocked educational, economic, and social growth

22.

Which images represent Jim Crow laws that segregated blacks and whites?

a)

b)

c)

d)

23.

What did the Jim Crow laws do?

a)

Blacks could not vote.

b)

Blacks and whites were separated.

c)

Blacks and whites could go to school together.

d)

Blacks could work in all areas of industry.

24.

Segregation due to Jim Crow laws did ALL of the following EXCEPT:

a)

separate schools

b)

separate public transportation

c)

separate graveyards and Bibles

d)

desegregated water fountains and bathrooms

25.

Social order was enforced through the use of lynching. Between 1882-1930, __________ African-Americans were lynched in Georgia.

a)

482

b)

4000

c)

43

d)

429

26.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws strictly prohibited interracial marriage.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws made it very difficult for blacks to vote.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws supported segregation of black and white schools.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws supported segregation of black and white bathrooms.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws supported segregation of black and white movie theaters.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

True or False:

Jim Crow laws supported segregation of black and white water fountains.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

What was Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

a movie

b)

a book

c)

a newspaper

d)

a court case

33.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

What was Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

a Supreme Court case

b)

a book

c)

a newspaper

d)

a movie

34.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

Who was Homer Plessy?

a)

an African American

b)

a Jew

c)

a Catholic

d)

a white

35.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

What did Homer Plessy do ?

a)

sat in an all-white section of a train (railcar)

b)

killed a white man

c)

married a white woman

d)

crossed state lines

36.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

The protest was _________.

a)

planned

b)

not planned

37.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

What did Homer Plessy and his lawyers argue before the Supreme Court?

a)

Racial segregation was separate but NOT equal.

b)

Racial segregation was separate but equal.

38.

Are these separate but equal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

Are these separate but equal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

Are these separate but equal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.

Is this separate but equal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks.

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

a)

Racial segregation was separate but NOT equal.

b)

Racial segregation was separate but equal.

New Georgia: Tom Watson to Jim Crow Laws

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