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Dr. Skaggs Unit 5 New South Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trial where a Northern Jewish pencil factory manager was accused of murdering 13 year old Mary Phagan.

a)

Leo Frank Case

b)

Disenfranchisement

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

2.

Tom Watson was chosen as a 1904 vice-presidential candidate. Based on your knowledge of Watson and Populists, which of the causes would Watson have MOST LIKELY supported?

a)
Farmers' rights and economic reforms
b)
Industrialization and urbanization
c)
Expansion of big business and monopolies
d)
Military intervention in foreign conflicts
3.

Civil rights leader and college professor who fought for immediate social and political rights for African-Americans or Blacks

a)

Leo Frank

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Alonzo Herndon

4.

The US Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

allowed states to adopt grandfather clauses for voting

b)

banned segregated schools

c)

allowed the racial segregation of public facilities

d)

banned Jim Crow laws

5.

Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company.

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Leo Frank

d)

Alonzo Herndon

6.

Educator, author, political activist, and orator; promoted the idea that African-Americans or Blacks should pursue economic and educational endeavors before seeking social and political equality.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

Leo Frank

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

7.

What role did Alonzo Herndon play in the advancement of African Americans in the New South Era?


a)

helping to grow Black business leaders in Atlanta.

b)
He was a leading scientist in the New South Era
c)
He was a renowned artist in the New South Era
d)

Educating African Americans in the south.

8.
What did Booker T. Washington believe was the best way to achieve equality?
a)
Military intervention and force
b)
Religious conversion and spiritual enlightenment
c)
Political activism and protest
d)

education and economic self-reliance

9.

To deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Separate but Equal

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Disenfranchisement

10.
Which prejudice held by southerners was represented in the conviction of Leo Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan?
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Xenophobia
c)
Racism
d)
Homophobia
11.

48 hour riot in Atlanta caused by economic competition and false newspaper accounts of African-American or Black men attacking white women; several African-Americans or Blacks were killed during the riot.

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Atlanta Race Massacre (1906)

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

d)

Separate but Equal

12.

Laws created by state legislatures to deny African-Americans citizenship rights

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Separate but Equal

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Anti-Semitism

13.
What was the Bourbon Triumvirate's positive impact on Georgia?
a)
Increasing poverty and unemployment rates
b)

Causing economic growth and industrial stagnation

c)

infrastructure and public education

d)

They helped improve railroad and coal industries

14.

Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

c)

Atlanta Race Riot (1906)

d)

Disenfranchisement

15.

How did W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington differ?

a)

Booker T. Washington started the NAACP to fight racism - W.E.B. DuBois did not.

b)

W.E.B. DuBois started the Tuskegee Institute to end racism - Booker T. Washington did not.

c)

W.E.B. DuBois wanted social and political rights immediately - Booker T. Washington did not.

d)

W.E.B. DuBois proposed a cooperative approach to civil rights  - Booker T. Washington did not.

16.
How did the International Cotton Exposition help shape the south?

a)
Caused the decline of the cotton industry in the region
b)
Led to increased unemployment and poverty in the south
c)
Resulted in the loss of interest and investment in the cotton industry
d)
Promoted the region's cotton industry and attracted investment and attention
17.

Prejudice against Jews

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Jim Crow Laws

18.

Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.

a)

Separate but Equal

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

19.

A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote

a)

Grandfather Clause

b)

Poll Tax

c)

Literacy Test

d)

White Primary

20.

A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote

a)

Grandfather Clause

b)

Literacy Test

c)

White Primary

d)

Poll Tax

21.

disenfranchisement law that said if a person's father could vote before the Civil War they would be able to vote as well.

a)

Separate but Equal

b)

Poll Tax

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Literacy Test

22.

 The Bourbon Triumvirate

  • 1. Developed railroad and mining industries

  • 2. Consisted of powerful political leaders in the post-Reconstruction era

  • 3. _________________________________________

 

a)

opposed New South industrial growth

b)

supported the goals of the Populists

c)

supported the interests of former plantation owners

d)

opposed the segregation of public schools

23.

How did Henry Grady impact life in Georgia in the nineteenth century?

a)

He fought for the right of women to vote in state and national elections.

b)

He helped Georgia become more industrialized by promoting the idea of a "New South."

c)

He helped modernize the prison system in Georgia by speaking out against the convict lease system.

d)

He cofounded an organization during the Great Depression that advocated for the spread of farmer's rights.

24.

A leading figure in the People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, Tom Watson was chosen as the party's 1904 presidential candidate.

Based on your knowledge of Watson and Populists, which of the causes would Watson have MOST LIKELY supported?

a)

Reducing government regulation

b)

Lowering taxes to help poor farmers

c)

Eliminating restrictions on immigration

d)

Raising taxes to finance industrial expansion

25.

What were the effects of Jim Crow laws?

a)

Greater business opportunities for African Americans

b)

Integration in public life

c)

Segregation in public spaces and fewer rights for African Americans

d)

Increased voting rights for African Americans

26.

Which action was an effect of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in  Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Many African Americans/Blacks became small-business owners.

b)


Many African American/Black youths were required to work in the fields.

c)

African Americans/Blacks were restricted from entering many public places.

d)

African American/Black students had access to a college education for the first time.

27.

Which of the following is an example of disenfranchisement? 

a)

Southern States used Jim Crow laws to increase the rights of African-Americans.

b)

The Southern States used poll taxes and literacy tests to limit the voting rights of African Americans

c)

The Southern States used racial violence to ensure that African-Americans remained sharecroppers

d)

Southern States used the court decision in Plessy V. Ferguson to make separate but equal facilities.

28.

Read the information and answer the question below.

  • White citizens of Atlanta were angered by newspaper reports of violence against white women

  • Mobs attacked African-American owned businesses.

  • At least 25 African-Americans were killed.

  • Led to more segregation in Atlanta.

What does this information describe?

a)

1907 Disenfranchisement Act

b)

1896 Case of Plessy V. Ferguson

c)

1913 Leo Frank Case

d)

1906 Atlanta Race Massacre

29.

Which idea about African Americans/Blacks was MOST advocated by Booker T. Washington?

a)

They should lead the efforts to promote the "New South."

b)

They should promote their goals by joining the Populist Party.

c)

They should work to acquire immediate social and political rights.

d)

They should work to make economic contributions before demanding equal rights.

30.

How did W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington differ?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois wanted social and political rights immediately - Booker T. Washington did not.

b)

W.E.B. DuBois proposed a cooperative approach to civil rights - Booker T. Washington did not.

c)

W.E.B. DuBois started the Tuskegee Institute to end racism - Booker T. Washington did not.

d)

Booker T. Washington started the NAACP to fight racism - W.E.B. DuBois did not.

31.

What role did Alonzo Herndon play in the advancement of African Americans in the New South Era?

a)

celebrating the contribution of Black soldiers to US efforts in World War I

b)

fighting against the removal of Black legislators during Reconstruction

c)


working as a leader of the Albany Movement to end racial segregation

d)

helping to grow Black business leaders in Atlanta

32.

Which statement best explains how Alonzo Herndon demonstrated the characteristics of entrepreneurship?

a)

He avoided taking financial risks and relied on others to build his business.

b)


He used his wealth to purchase land but chose not to expand into new businesses because it was risky.

c)

He took financial risks by starting businesses that created jobs and opportunities for African Americans.

d)

He inherited his business from his family and focused on maintaining it without change.

33.

Many people believed that Leo Frank had been unfairly treated throughout the legal process. On what basis did people think that Leo Frank was treated unfairly?

a)

He was Jewish.

b)


He was from another state.

c)


He was a factory superintendent.

d)

He was African American