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H7 - The New South

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Factories that specialize in producing any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.

a)

cotton gins

b)

grist mills

c)

textile mills

d)

cotton expositions

2.

Henry Grady wanted to diversify Georgia's economy.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Laws that were created by state and local legislatures to deny blacks their citizenship rights.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Crow Laws

c)

Antisemitism

d)

U.S. Constitution

4.

As a Populist, Tom Watson focused his efforts on helping

a)

wealthy white men

b)

industrialists and rich northerners

c)

immigrants and Jewish citizens

d)

farmers and the working class

5.

A short lived political party made up of farmers that were angry at banks, railroads, and rich people.

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Populist Party

d)

Socialist Party

6.

State and local laws (mostly in the South) that kept blacks and whites separate were known as

a)

Reconstruction Laws

b)

Black Crow Laws

c)

White Laws

d)

Jim Crow Laws

7.

This was a group of three Democratic leaders who wanted to have more industry in Georgia and supported white supremacy.

a)

Whiskey Trio

b)

Bourbon Biannual

c)

Bourbon Triumvirate

d)

Industrial Bourbonites

8.

Literacy tests, poll taxes, white primaries, and the grandfather clause were all examples of

a)

disenfranchisement of blacks.

b)

expectations of farmers.

c)

made-up restrictions of blacks.

d)

disenfranchisement of whites.

9.

The separation of different races in society is called

a)

antisemitism

b)

segregation

c)

millenialiptoism

d)

frogulation

10.

Which group was created to fight Reconstruction efforts which also resulted in 400 lynchings in Georgia from 1880-1930?

a)

Ki Kung Fu

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

White Knights

d)

Klux Klan King

11.

A period after Reconstruction where leaders in the South tried to diversify the economy and bring Northern investments into the state.

a)

The Old South

b)

Great Depression

c)

The New South

d)

Civil War Era

12.

Which person was a civil rights activist, was born a slave in Virginia, and gave the "Atlanta Compromise" speech?

a)

Alonzo Herndon

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Thomas Watson

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

13.

Which person was a civil rights activist, was born in Massachusetts as a free person, and co-founded the NAACP?

a)

Alonzo Herndon

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Thomas Watson

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

14.

Which person was a huge supporter of his community, was born a slave in Georgia, owned barber shops, and became a millionaire?

a)

Alonzo Herndon

b)

Thomas Watson

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

15.

This supreme court case decision established the separate but equal doctrine, which promoted segregation.

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Grady v. U.S.

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Frank v. Carver

16.

The Leo Frank Case involved the lynching of a

a)

black man by the KKK.

b)

white girl by a Jewish person.

c)

black woman by a Jewish group.

d)

Jewish man by a mob of antisemetics.

17.

To deny a person the right to vote is called

a)

antisemitism

b)

disenfranchisement

c)

devotification

d)

separate but equal

18.

Why was antisemitism a problem in Georgia during the early 1900s?

a)

Many poor Georgia citizens resented successful Jewish people moving into the area from the north.

b)

Most Georgia citizens resented black people.

c)

Many rich Georgia citizens resented farmers.

d)

Most Georgia citizens resented Catholics.

19.

a speech given by Booker T. Washington at the International Cotton Exposition that promoted blacks and whites working together but remaining segregated.

a)

Atlanta Promise

b)

Georgia Compromise

c)

Atlanta Compromise

d)

Georgia Promise

20.

How did Leo Frank die?

a)

A group from Marietta kidnapped him and hung him from a tree.

b)

The state of Georgia executed him.

c)

The governor had him kidnapped and shot.

d)

He hung himself in his prison cell in Milledgeville.

21.

The discrimination against or prejudice towards Jews is called

a)

antisemitism

b)

disenfranchisement

c)

segregation

d)

antireligiousity

22.

A group, The Ku Klux Klan resurfaced around the year 1915, the same time as the

a)

beginning of World War I.

b)

beginning of World War II.

c)

assassination of President Hoover.

d)

lynching of a Jewish pencil factory manager.

23.

This was a large event held three times in Atlanta that displayed Atlanta's growth and Georgia's industries which lured Northern investment.

a)

Atlanta Textile Exposition

b)

International Industry Exposition

c)

International Cotton Exposition

d)

Atlanta Cotton Exposition

24.

Which of Alonzo Herndon's accomplishments MOST LIKELY had the greatest impact on his community?

a)

He ran barbershops that catered to white customers.

b)

He shared his wealth with orphanages and the YMCA.

c)

He sold peanuts on the side of the road to make money.

d)

Attended the organization meeting of the Niagara Movement.

25.

A trial in Atlanta where a Jewish man was sentenced to die for the murder of a female factory worker.

a)

Thomas Watson Case

b)

Henry Grady Case

c)

Leo Frank Case

d)

Ferguson Case

26.

Which civil rights leader wanted immediate equality for blacks?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

27.

Which civil rights leader wanted to use a slower approach for change and focus on blacks working hard and getting a basic education?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

28.

Untrue news articles that reported black men attacking white women resulted in the

a)

Leo Frank Case.

b)

Civil War.

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson Case.

d)

Atlanta Race Riot of 1906.

29.

The New South Era was a period of

a)

promoting equality for blacks.

b)

war and destruction.

c)

success for all farmers.

d)

focusing on industrial growth.

30.

The International Cotton Exposition

a)

was a complete failure.

b)

promoted opportunities for blacks to sell their cotton.

c)

was held four times in Macon, Georgia.

d)

promoted industrial growth and the rebuilding of Atlanta after the Civil War.

31.

Two of the goals of the Bourbon Triumirates were

a)

agriculture and prison reform.

b)

industry building and lowering taxes.

c)

industry building and civil rights for blacks.

d)

improvement of schools and increased government services.