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WorksheetsNew South
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who coined the term New South?
Booker T. Washington
Henry Grady
Tom Watson
Alonzo Herndon
Which group of politicians controlled GA's politics during the New South Era?
The New South Trio
The Three Musketeers
The Bourbon Triumverate
The Triple Emperors
What type of economic policy did the Bourbons support?
Industrialization
Farming
Finance
Health care
What type of social policy/laws did the Bourbons help institute?
Open door policy
Racial equality for all
Education for all
White supremacy/Jim Crow
When Henry Grady talked about and wrote about the New South what was he highlighting?
Recovery of agriculture in the South
Industrialization of the South to rival the North
The rise of racial equality in the South
The expansion of education in the South
What was the purpose of the International Cotton States Expositions
To showcase the econ recovery of the South and industrialization
To promote continued investment in the South by Northern bankers and industrialists
Only A
Both A & B
Who was the leader of the Populist Party in Georgia?
Booker T. Washington
Tom Watson
Henry Grady
Alonzo Herndon
What group of workers would have supported the Populist Party?
Wealthy bankers
Northern Industrialists
Poor farmers & factory workers
Business owners
What is Tom Watson's most lasting achievement?
Rural free delivery of mail
Direct election of the president
Free public education
Women's sufferage
What was the direct result of the Plessy v Ferguson decision?
Homer Plessy won his lawsuit
Southern states gained electoral votes
Segregation laws were legalized
Schools were desegregated
What tactics were used to disenfranchise Black voters in the South? Select all that apply.
Poll tax
Literacy tests
Grandfather clause
White primary laws
What was the end result of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riots?
Atlantans decided to end segregation
Racial segregation increased
Schools were integrated
Nothing changed; life returned to normal
In terms of eventual racial equality what did Booker T. Washington advocate?
Pursue economic independence first
Demand equal rights immediately
Remain segregated for safety purposes
Always vote for candidates who supported equality
What program did WEB DuBois propose to identify future African American leaders?
Young Leaders Academy
Top Leaders in Training
10% Plan
Talented 10th
Washington and DuBois were both civil rights leaders but how did they differ in their approach to equal rights?
Washington believed in gradual equality while DuBois believed in immediate equality.
Washington believed in immediate equality while DuBois believed in gradual equality.
Washington insisted on education first while DuBois insisted on politics as the only solution.
Washington advised seeking political equality while DuBois said to get an education first.
Alonzo Herndon is an excellent example of
an entrepreneur
a civil rights activist
a founder of social programs
a writer on civil rights
How did Alonzo Herndon serve as leader in the African American community?
He paid for young people's education if their parents could not
He wrote books regarding different civil rights philosophies.
He used his businesses to employ college educated Blacks
He backed political campaigns for Black politicians.
The Leo Frank tragedy revealed that Southern society was anti-Semitic and
resentful of Northerners.
resentful of politicians.
resentful of farmers.
resentful of the KKK.
WEB DuBois told his followers to pursue
immediate rights--political, social, and economic.
gradual rights--start with economic rights first.
only social justice.
whichever type of right they wanted first.
The Leo Frank case saw a resurgence of the
KKK
civil rights movement
America First movement
Daughters of the American Revolution
What was the name of Alzono Herndon's barber shop that was targeted for destruction during the 1906 riot?
The Top Shop
A+ Barbers
The Crystal Palace
The Ritz Mansion
What were the goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate? Select all that apply.
Increasing development of minig and railroads in GA
Suppporting the Convict Lease system
Lowering taxes
Supporting the belief of the former plantation owners
Bringing in northern investments for cotton mills
Which statement below describes the difference between Tom Watson and Henry Grady? Select all that apply.
Watson supported wealthy city people and Grady supported poor, rural people
Watson supported farmers and Grady supported industry
Watson supported industry and Grady supported farmers
Watson represented the average person and Grady represented wealthier people.
What caused the 1906 Atlanta Race Riots?
Blacks angry over Jim Crow laws
Whites trying to get control of Atlanta back from Blacks
False newspaper reports about Blacks attacking Whites
Anger lasting from the Civil War
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws? Select all that apply.
To protect civil rights for everyone
To protect civil rights for minorities
To take away civil rights from Blacks
To take away civil rights from Whites
What was the name of the speech that Booker T. Washington gave at the Cotton States Expo in 1895?
I'm Going to the Mountaintop Speech
Iron Curtain Speech
A House Divided Speech
Atlanta Compromise Speech
