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New South

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We are setting up our (a)   at the state fair to show off our new and improved farming tools.

2.

(a)   was born into slavery but rose to become a leading African American intellect of the 1900s founding Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

3.

As an avid Civil Rights activist for African Americans, (a)   was also a sociologist, author, and editor. He became one of the founders of the NAACP.

4.

When a person shows interest in holding office or is active in government, one may say he or she is a (a)   person.

5.

Ratified in 1920, the (a)   Amendment gave women a right to vote.

6.

A fee voters needed to pay prevented the poor and African Americans from voting after the Reconstruction era.

(a)  

7.

To champion poor farmers by attacking business, banks, and railroads, (a)   is hailed as the leader of the Populist Party.

8.

A person who takes great financial risks in starting a new business or provide a new product/service is called an (a)  

9.

THREE of Georgia's most powerful post-Reconstruction politicians, Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon, are often referred to as the Bourbon (a)  

10.

The 19th Amendment is often attributed to the Women's (a)   Movement where women fought and protested for the right to vote.

11.

This political movement, led by Tom Watson, gave farmers and average people more of a voice and power in the government.

(a)  

12.

When politicians vary or manipulate the boundaries of voting districts in order to favor a certain party or minority.

(a)  

13.

(a)   was enforced in the South to keep racial groups separated.

14.

This system used in Georgia gave different votes to counties based on population--similar to the Electoral College. This often times allowed rural counties more of a political influence than urban (city) counties.

(a)  

15.

The ___ ___ ___ were laws based on public/social segregation of racial groups.

(a)  

16.

Not only did Tom Watson lead the Populist Party, he also proposed this law that required postal services to rural areas.

(a)  

17.

The study or interest of construction/distribution of wealth in society.

(a)  

18.

Women's Suffrage is an examples of a (a)   movement that made great improvements and brought reform to our society.

19.

The consumption of alcohol was considered by religious organizations to be the cause of high crime and spousal abuse; to curb these offenses, (a)   was ratified by the states in 1919 and enacted in 1920.

20.

The 19th Amendment would (a)   women.

21.

The Poll Tax was a cruel way to (a)   African Americans and poor white people.

22.

One way seven Southern states tried to disenfranchise or deny suffrage of African Americans was to enact this clause.

(a)  

23.

In an effort to demonstrate equality, the case called "____ _ ___" upheld the law of segregation but stated the facilities for Blacks had to be of equal quality as those of Whites. It also came to be called "Separate but Equal."

(a)  

24.

W.E.B DuBois was among one of the founders of this organization in 1909 to combat violence against African American citizens.

(a)  

25.

In 1908, Georgia Democrats would hold the __ ___ in order to disenfranchise African Americans voters during primary elections.

(a)  

26.

Sometimes referred to as The Atlanta Massacre, the __ __ __ began with an armed mob of Whites brutally attacking much of the Black community; it lasted for two days. Accusations that four white women were violently abused by some African American men is reportedly what began the massacre.

(a)  

27.

Many people in the South were not only biased against African Americans, they also exhibited (a)   as was evidenced by the lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish Factory superintendent, that garnered much media attention and drew many spectators.

28.

As America became more progressive, African Americans began to flourish and become successful. (a)   ,who owned Atlanta Life Insurance Company, became the first African American millionaire.

29.

(a)   was accused and found guilty of abusing and murdering Mary Phagan, a 13 year old girl who worked at the pencil company he managed.

30.

When a person is concerned or interested in the welfare of others, you would consider him or her (a)