WorksheetsKermit #1
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
What group of people was MOST affected by the boil weevil in the years between WWI and WII?
Cotton Farmers
Factory Workers
Railroad Workers
Government Officials
How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?
Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
Georgia's citizens were provided with housing relief.
The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
How was Georgia significant in the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
President Roosevelt traveled to Warm Springs frequently to recover from complications of polio.
President Roosevelt used his Warm Springs home as his military headquarters during WWII.
President Roosevelt tested his New Deal programs in Georgia before spreading them across the country.
President Roosevelt received support from Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge to implement his New Deal programs.
One of the most important New Deal programs was the Social Security Act of 1935. What was the purpose of this program?
To send students to college.
To provide a retirement fund for the elderly.
To strengthen the value of the dollar with the gold standard.
To reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash.
How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of President Roosevelt's New Deal aid Georgia farmers?
Banks were forced to accept 50 percent of loans as payoffs.
It provided them with seeds to grow crops rather than cotton.
Farmers' crops were purchased by the federal government.
It gave price supports to farmers to produce less cotton.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced many new programs during the New Deal. Which of the following is a New Deal program that still exists today?
National Recovery Administration
Works Progress Administration
Freedman's Bureau
Social Security
Who had a home in Warm Springs, Georgia called the Little White House and inspired millions of people, especially the disabled?
Jimmy Carter
Button Gwinnett
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Which Georgia pest reduced cotton acreage by half in 1923?
Blight
Fire Ants
Nematodes
Boil Weevil
Why is it sometimes said that some rural Georgians never realized there was a great depression that occurred during the late 1920s and 1930s?
Most farmers are self-reliant and did not need cash.
The Great Depression had little impact on the state.
Many citizens had been struggling economically for years.
Agricultural areas continued to prosper through the depression.
Lina Belle Commons, a North Carolinian who formerly lived in Georgia, had this to say about her time there:
"We benefited in this area (Greene County, Georgia) because it was chosen for a number of CCC camps- the army of young workers, who worked in the forests and fields, stopping erosion. Some people say it was a waste of money. But it kept a lot of young fellows employed."
To which period in Georgia's history is she referring?
World War I
New Deal
Progressive Era
the Square Deal
Which of the following strategies was used to disenfranchise black Georgians in the early 1900s?
poll tax, literacy test, white primary, grandfather clause
poll tax, white primary, voting rights act, anti-Semitism
general elections, Fifteenth Amendment, poll tax, industrialization
grandfather clause, white primary, Fifteenth Amendment, emancipation
In the South, after the Civil War, which of the following enforced segregation in public accommodations (buildings, public places, waiting rooms, bathrooms, etc.)?
property taxes
Jim Crow laws
county unit laws
grandfather clauses
Which of the following would have been favored by New South advocates like Henry Grady?
enforcing increased agricultural development
eliminating tariffs on imported goods
electing more black people to public office
increasing industrialization by using local resources
During Reconstruction, the 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 ensuring that no state could take away the rights of US citizens. In spite of this amendment, the Southern states did take away the rights of African Americans as citizens.
Homer Plessy, a black man, was arrested on a train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years. The court ruled against Plessy and provided a legal backing for
poll taxes
segregation
literacy tests
slavery
Who was the son of a white master and slave that went on to found the Atlanta Life (hint: A.L.) Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned businesses in the nation?
ALonzo Herndon
W.E.B. DuBois
Maynard Jackson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
During the New South era, why did Georgia host 3 "expositions" between 1881 and 1895?
to encourage tourism
to attract new industries
to increase political power
to oppose the New South concept
Why were "Jim Crow" laws passed in GA?
to encourage industrial growth
to enforce the policy of segregation
to protect the civil rights of minorities
to provide financial relief to farmers
A key part of Henry Grady's definition of the New South was
a refusal to trade with the North
providing free college education to all
an increase in the amount of manufacturing
guaranteeing equal rights for African Americans
The phrase "the New South" refers to what time period in Georgia's history?
before Reconstruction
during the late 1800s
after WWI
during the depression
During the late 1800s, many Georgia Democrats believed that the "New South" prosperity depended on manufacturing rather than cotton.
An important part of this group was the
Progressive Party
Farmer's Alliance
Freedman's Bureau
Bourbon Triumvirate
The Bourbon Triumvirate was an important group in Georgia after Reconstruction.
What best describes the members of the group?
Founders of KKK
Members of the Republican Party
Citizens opposing Prohibition
Supporters of the New South movement
What was the result of the New South movement in the South in the 1870s and 1880s?
Cotton ceased to be the chief crop of Georgia
The number of small farms and independent farmers increased.
Taxes, war debts, and reliance on cheap labor increased.
There was a trend towards industrialization and diversification of agriculture.
Which of these was an effect of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plessy vs. Ferguson?
Many African Americans became small business owners.
Many African American youths were required to work in the fields.
African Americans were restricted from entering many public places.
African Americans had access to a college education for the first time.
The Bourbon Triumvirate were powerful political leaders in the post-Reconstruction era and developed railroad and mining industries.
What else did they do?
Opposed New South industrial growth
Supported the desegregation of public schools
Support the interest of former plantation owners
Reformed the state prison system to end convict labor
Which of the following men was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate?
Henry Grady
Joseph E. Brown
Alfred H. Colquitt
John B. Gordon
Which best describes the beliefs of the Bourbon Triumvirate members?
They wanted to improve working conditions for the lower class.
They wanted to keep traditional southern values while increasing industrial investment.
They wanted to spend state funds on improving education for all of Georgia's citizens.
They wanted to ensure the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were upheld in Georgia.
All of the Bourbon Triumvirate members were at one time Governors of Georgia or members of the U.S. Congress.
True
False
Big Bird
Cookie Monster
All of the Bourbon Triumvirate members believed in white supremacy.
True
False
Grover
Oscar the Grouch
Governor of GA
U.S. Senator
Confederate Lt. General during Civil War
Leader of the Ku Klux Klan
Using the list above, which of the following individual is described by the characteristics above?
Henry Grady
Joseph E. Brown
Alfred H. Colquitt
John B. Gordon
Which Georgian and achievement is NOT matched correctly?
Joseph E. Brown-Governor of GA during the Civil War
W.E.B. Dubois-delivered the famous Atlanta Compromise Speech
Tom Watson-oversaw the passage of the Rural Free Delivery Act
Henry Grady-Editor of the Atlanta Constitution that helped promote the International Cotton Expositions
As a leader of the New South movement, what was Henry Grady supporting?
Blacks moving to the North to look for higher paying jobs.
Industrialization and economic diversity throughout GA
Changes in the political system to include all races
Improved transportation routes and better agricultural methods
What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition held in Atlanta?
To show northerners how the cotton gin worked
To develop trading partners that would help sell cotton
To highlight the natural resources found within GA and the state's economic potential
To showcase Georgia's new capital, Atlanta
What group of individuals was supported by the Populist Party?
Factory Workers
Newspaper reporters
The upper class
Farmers
What Georgian was elected to serve the Populist Party in the U.S. Senate?
John Slaton
Tom Watson
Hugh Dorsey
Henry Grady
What was the Rural Free Delivery Bill?
Proposed legislation that called for rural counties to hold free elections
Proposed legislation that mail would be deliveredto rural areas as well as urban areas
Proposed legislation that meant that people that lived out in the country would have electricity
Proposed legislation that said the rural counties would have more say in primary elections than urban counties
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws passed by Georgia's government at the turn of the century?
To make alcohol illegal
To continue white control
To promote industry in Georgia
To provide equality for black Georgians
What became legal under Plessy vs. Ferguson?
Slavery
Black codes
Integration
Segregation
Why did Georgia's political leaders adopt such policies as the grandfather clause and white primary during the early 1900s?
To allow women to vote
To segregate Georgia's schools
To create the county unit system
To stop Blacks from voting
Both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois wanted to improve the lives of blacks and believed education played a big role in seeing this happen.
True
False
Gonzo
Fozzie
Which institution led by Booker T. Washington promoted trade or industrial education to blacks?
University of Georgia
Atlanta University
Tuskegee Institute
Franklin College
Booker T. Washington believed education should center around teaching industrial skills and economic survival to blacks while W.E.B. Dubois felt the academic and liberal arts should be taught so that blacks could obtain higher education.
True
False
McDonald's
Huey McGoo's
What organization did W.E.B. Dubois help found that would work to promote equality for Black people?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
PARK (Promised Alliance of Racial Kindness)
RIGO (Raising Intellect and Global Opportunities)
ABEA (Achieving Black Equality and Advancement)
Which statement BEST matches the goal of Booker T. Washington?
To improve the lives of Black people by making the nation highly aware of existing racial inequalities
To teach Black people to work hard, earn a living and earn the respect of the whites around them
To bring about immediate social, economic, and political changes
To work closely with key politicians to ensure that the rights of Black people were constantly being brought before the General Assembly and court systems
W.E.B. Dubois believed it was important to push for immediate social, economic, and political equality between the races.
True
False
Beaker
Miss Piggy
W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington both believed in education, but in different forms.
True
False
Iceman
Slider
Which form of disenfranchisement is NOT matched correctly?
White Primary-African Americans could not vote in the primary elections
Poll Taxes- Taxes on voting
Grandfather Clause- If your grandfather could vote before the Civil War, you could too
Literacy Tests- Had to have a college degree in order to vote
What was the immediate cause of the riot that occurred in Atlanta in 1906?
The killing of a Black family
Black people being denied the right to vote
The election of Hoke Smith as governor
Articles of black violence against whites
What individual overcame the life of slavery to become a successful barber and later owner of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company? At his death, he was the wealthiest Black citizen in Atlanta.
John Hope
W.E.B. Dubois
Alonzo Herndon
Tom Watson
Which statement BEST matches the goal of Booker T. Washington?
To improve the lives of Black people by making the nation highly aware of existing racial inequalities
To teach Black people to work hard, earn a living and earn the respect of the whites around them
To bring about immediate social, economic, and political changes
To work closely with key politicians to ensure that the rights of Black people were constantly being brought before the General Assembly and court systems
