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A New Georgia Emerges

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term we use for the rebuilding of the south?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Construction

c)

Redemption

d)

Deconstruction

2.

Which amendment made slavery illegal?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

19

3.

Which amendment declared slaves citizens of the United States?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

4.

Which amendment gave male citizens the right to vote, regardless of color?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

19

5.

What political group was in favor of harsh punishments after the war for the south?

a)

radical republicans

b)

radical democrats

c)

republicans

d)

democrats

6.

What are the differences in tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

a)

Tenant farmers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while sharecroppers stayed in debt.

b)

Sharecroppers had tools and seeds and were able to make a profit, while tenant farmers stayed in debt.

c)

Both had the same amount of available resources and both made a good amount of money.

d)

Both did not have many resources and stayed in debt.

7.

What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan in the South?

a)

to prevent people from voting for republicans

b)

to prevent people from voting for democrats

c)

to prevent people from voting at all

d)

to incite violence

8.

What is a "freedman"?

a)

a former slave

b)

a former owner of slaves

c)

a tenant farmer

d)

a person who got free public education

9.

What did most freedmen do after the Civil War for work?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

sharecropping

b)

tenant farming

c)

went to school

d)

factory work

10.

True or False. The KKK had ties to the Republican Party.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False. The KKK had very little impact on newly freed slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False. Very few white males in Georgia were killed or injured in the civil war.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False. Many of Georgia's homes, businesses, and railroads were destroyed during the civil war.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

After the war, many southern land owners were mostly in need of

a)

agricultural tools

b)

government support

c)

laborers

d)

education

15.

Which crop did the South want to produce after the Civil War?

a)

tobacco

b)

rice

c)

cotton

d)

indigo

16.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

share cropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

17.

What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Know Nothing Party

d)

White Circle Council

18.

They were given food, clothing, and medicine on credit

They had to share a portion of their harvest with the landowner

They were provided land, a home, and fertilizer by the landowner

a)

slaves

b)

carpetbaggers

c)

scalawags

d)

sharecroppers

19.

After the Civil War there was an effort by whites to maintain

a)

slavery

b)

white supremacy

c)

the Confederacy

d)

women staying in the kitchen and taking care of the home

20.

Why did Sharecropping and tenant farming become the dominant form of agriculture after the Civil War?

a)

many former Confederate soldiers were available to work

b)

the government offered farmers incentives to practice sharecropping

c)

there were many former slaves who needed work and plantation owners who needed labor

d)

people flocked to the south after the war for jobs

21.

These were designed to restrict the rights of freedom and led to the 14th amendment...

a)

black codes

b)

jim crow laws

c)

restrictive measures

d)

white rights

22.

Which statement describes what Confederate soldiers came home to find after the Civil War.

a)

destroyed farms leaving many of them poor, homeless, and hungry.

b)

Growing crops and prosperity

c)

factories were everywhere.

d)

people wanted to buy their land for more than what it was worth

23.
What is "segregation"? 
a)
Separation of the races
b)
Creating government amendments
c)
The 13th Amendment
d)
Congressional Reconstruction
24.

What was the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson in the United States?

a)

Many African Americans were unable to vote.

b)

Many African Americans were lynched.

c)

All facilities in the United States were equal.

d)

Segregation was declared legal in the United States.

25.

This is form of violence in which an angry mob kills a person without a trial (usually by hanging).

a)

radical

b)

impeach

c)

lynching

d)

segregation

26.

How did most southern states keep African Americans from voting? (There may be more than one answer.)

a)

Poll Taxes

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

White Primaries

d)

Voter Intimidation

27.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

28.

True or False: Lynching was often used as a way to terrorize black people. They would "stay in their place" and be less likely to demand civil rights if they were scared.

a)

true

b)

false

29.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
30.
Who was Henry Grady?
a)
an educator and reformer and believed African Americans should pursue education and the development of skills and a trade
b)
An American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist who felt African Americans should have their civil rights immediately
c)
A Jewish northerner who supervised the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta
d)
Editor of the Atlanta Constitution who coined the phrase "The New South." He argued for an industrialized South and more diverse agricultural techniques.
31.
Which of the following was a prominent populist in Georgia?
a)
Thomas (Tom) Watson
b)
John Gordon
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Alonzo Herdon
32.

What does disfranchisement mean?

a)

to take the right to vote away

b)

To take the right of citizenship away

c)

To take the right to travel within your country away

d)

To take the right of freedom away

33.

This event was held in Atlanta (1881 and 1895) and was created to show the economic recovery of the South and showcase Atlanta as a place for northerners to invest money and help increase industry.

a)

The Atlanta Race Riot

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

The International Cotton Exposition

d)

Bourbon Triumvirate

34.

What was the purpose of Tom Watson and the Populists Party?

a)

A political group that legalized segration with Jim Crow laws.

b)

A political group that disfranchised African Americans.

c)

A political group that fought for the rights of poor farmers

d)

A political group that passed laws in the South to segregate restrooms, water fountains, schools, restaurants, and neighborhoods.

35.
Who was Leo Frank?
a)
An African American civil rights leader, writer, historian and sociologist.
b)
An educator and reformer, and president of the Tuskegee Institute
c)
An African American businessman who was a barber, business owner and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
d)
A northern, Jewish businessman who was placed on trial for murdering Mary Phagan, a 13 year old girl who worked in the factory he managed.
36.
What statement describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
Restrooms, water fountains, schools, neighborhoods were segregated (separated) by race.
b)
Restrooms, water fountains, schools, neighborhoods were integrated (altogether) by race.
c)
A Supreme Court decision that made segregation of restrooms, water fountains, schools, and neighborhoods legal.
d)
A Supreme Court decision that made segregation of restrooms, water fountains, schools and neighborhoods illegal.
37.
What is antisemitism?
a)
Prejudice and discrimination against African Americans.
b)
Prejudice and discrimination against Jews.
c)
Taking the right to vote away from Jews.
d)
Taking the right to vote away from African Americans.
38.
 What group of three men supported the New South movement and dominated Georgia politics in the late 1800’s?  
a)
Bourbon Triumvirate
b)
Atlanta Triumvirate
c)
Populist Party
d)
Farmers Alliance
39.
What industrial fair highlighted the growth and improvements of Georgia’s textile industry?  
a)
Cotton Warehouse
b)
International Cotton Exposition
c)
Cotton Pickin Fair
d)
Georgia State Fair
40.

Which is NOT a disenfranchisement method that was used to block black voters from exercising their 15th amendment right?

a)

Literacy Test

b)

Physical Examination

c)

Racial Violence

d)

Poll Tax

41.

Which is NOT a disenfranchisement method that was used to block black voters from exercising their 15th amendment right?

a)

Literacy Test

b)

Physical Examination

c)

Racial Violence

d)

Poll Tax

42.
What two things did Henry Grady promote to improve life in the south? 
a)
Populism and government
b)
Farming and journalism
c)
Civil rights and anti-Semitist
d)
Industry and crop diversification
43.
Name the three men who were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate. 
a)
Colquitt, Brown, and Gordon
b)
Washington,DuBois, and Brown
c)
Washington, Colquitt, and Hope
d)
Herndon, Hope, and DuBois
44.
Name the three men who were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate. 
a)
Colquitt, Brown, and Gordon
b)
Washington,DuBois, and Brown
c)
Washington, Colquitt, and Hope
d)
Herndon, Hope, and DuBois
45.

What was the outcome of Plessy V. Ferguson?

a)

Racial segregation was legal which meant blacks and whites would have "separate but equal" public facilities

b)

Segregation is in violation of the 14th amendment.

c)

Disenfranchisement is legal

d)

All races must integrate

46.

Even though there was no real evidence and he did not receive a fair trial, what was the outcome of the Leo Frank trial?

a)

The case was dismissed

b)

Leo Frank was pronounced innocent

c)

Leo Frank was pronounced guilty and sentenced to death.

d)

Leo Frank was pronounced guilty and sentenced to ten years in prison.

47.

What organization was founded by W.E.B. DuBois in 1909 and promoted equality for African-Americans?

a)

SNCC

b)

NAACP

c)

SCLC

d)

CORE

48.

Which group was founded by W.E.B. DuBois and others in 1909 to promote equal treatment of Blacks in America?

a)

The Black Panthers

b)

SCLC

c)

CORE

d)

NAACP

49.

The beginning of the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence in 1915 coincided with which of these?

a)

The outbreak of WWI

b)

the kidnapping of a Catholic Priest

c)

the lynching of a Jewish businessman

d)

the beginning of the influenza epidemic

50.

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

a)

newspaper editor

b)

state politician

c)

United States Senator

d)

former Confederate general

51.
As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson fought for the rights of (H7a)

a)
bankers and lawyers.
b)
industrialists and manufacturers.
c)
farmers and the working class.
d)
immigrants and northerners.
52.
What would be an example of a Jim Crow Law?
a)
a whites only restaurant
b)
having to pay a tax to vote because you are black
c)
losing your citizenship because you were born into slavery
d)
not being allowed work based on your age
53.

Which 2 were reminders of the devastation left by the Civil War in Georgia

a)

Sherman's Neckties

b)

Sherman's Sentinels

c)

Sherman's Saddles

d)

Sherman's cigars

54.

people who moved to the south after the war to take advantage of the economic devastation.

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Yankees

d)

Redeemers

55.

Georgia"s best known poet:

a)

Sidney Lanier

b)

Sinclair Lewis

c)

Robert Frost

d)

Eudora Welty

56.

US President who followed Lincoln and was impeached for not supporting Radical Republican reconstruction:

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Joseph E Johnston

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

57.

Work crews made up of convicts who lived in horrible conditions were called:

a)

chain gangs

b)

labor camps

c)

farm camps

d)

press gangs

58.

In the early 1900's, textile mills primarily employed ( choose all that apply)

a)

poor whites

b)

veterans

c)

African Americans

d)

Hispanics

59.

Gate City of the South

a)

Atlanta

b)

Savannah

c)

Mobile

d)

New Orleans

60.

John Pemberton created it and Asa Candler marketed it:

a)

Coca Cola

b)

Moon Pies

c)

Cotton States Exposition

d)

The Varsity Restaurant

61.

Juliette Gordon Lowe founded the

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Girl Scouts

c)

Coca Cola Company

d)

Varsity Restaurant

62.

Author of the Uncle Remus stories which featured Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear and were based on African folktales.

a)

"Uncle" Joe Remus

b)

Joel Chandler Harris

c)

John Pemberton

d)

Henry W Grady

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