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New South Era

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

What policy would the Bourbon Triumvirate have MOST LIKELY supported?

a)
Extending voting rights to women and minorities.
b)
Improving education for African Americans.
c)
Expanding Georgia's railroads to aid in building a strong mining industry.
2.

What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Expositions held in Atlanta during the New South Era?

a)
To help the unemployed find work.
b)
To raise money to play Georgia's civil war debt.
c)
To encourage Northerners to invest in GA's cotton industry.
3.

After Reconstruction, the Bourbon Triumvirate's powerful influence in Georgia politics led to...

a)
higher taxes for industries.
b)
Industrialization and restriction on the rights of African Americans
c)
advancements in Georgia's public schools, especially for minorities.
4.

Which cause did Tom Watson and other Populists support at the turn of the twentieth century?

a)
Reducing government regulations
b)
Encouraging Industrial development.
c)
Promoting the interests of farmers.
5.

As managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880s, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote?

a)
racial integration
b)
the unionization of labor
c)
Southern industrial growth
6.

Why did southern legislatures enact Jim Crow laws after Reconstruction?

a)
to prevent African Americans from exercising their civil rights.
b)
to encourage migration of Northern workers to the South.
c)
to help implement federal reconstruction policies.
7.

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson impact society in the South?

a)
Nearly every aspect of life throughout the region became segregated along racial lines.
b)
Local governments throughout the region added more African Americans as elected officials.
c)
The restriction of States' right led to public unrest due to the abuse of federal powers.
8.

Despite the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, many southern states kept African Americans from exercising their right to vote during the "Jim Crow Era." Why were they able to do this?

a)
African Americans did not try or want to vote because they felt their votes would not count.
b)
The federal government did not adequately enforce the amendments and other laws in the south.
c)
Georgia and other states did not ratify the amendments so they did not have to follow them.
9.

Which answer choice correctly explains the ultimate impact of the 1906 Atlanta Riot on the city?.

a)
It led to the city-wide suspension and over turning of Jim Crow Laws.
b)
It led to the deepening of racial segregation in the city.
c)
It led to the removal of 32 black legislators from office.
10.

"We consider the underlying fallacy of the plaintiff's argument to consist in the assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is not by reason of anything found in the act, but solely because the colored race chooses to put that construction upon it." -- The proceeding excerpt is from which of the following? * Hint: When you see the word "plaintiff" you can usually assume that it is a discussion about a court case.

a)
Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech.
b)
Supreme's Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Tom Watson's campaign speech as Populist Party nominee for President of the U.S.
11.

Which is true about the 1906 riot in Atlanta?

a)
It was prompted by politicians stirring up their supporters and biased newspaper stories.
b)
It was fueled by Jewish factory owners.
c)
It was started by farmers seeking to protest cotton prices.
12.

Which of the following would NOT have been a Jim Crow law enacted after Reconstruction in the South?

a)
Laws prohibiting stores from selling alcohol on certain days of the week.
b)
Laws requiring railroads to provide racially segregated passenger rail cars.
c)
Laws prohibiting a white person from marrying an African American person.
13.

After the Civil War Georgia did not have the monetary resources it need to fund industrial growth. What group was recruited to come to Georgia and make significant capital investments which funded industrial growth?

a)
Populist Party Members
b)
Wealthy Northern Investors
c)
Bourbon Democrats
14.

In the 1898 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law that required African American and white passengers to sit in different rail cars did not violate the Constitution. However, they did specify that the facilities had to be "equal." Which legal doctrine was established by this case?

a)
due process of law
b)
separate but equal
c)
Jim Crow Segregation
15.

How did the views of prominent African American leaders W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington differ?

a)
DuBois advocated tolerance of racial discrimination, while Washington argured that African Americans must demand their civil rights to combat racism.
b)
Washington advocated tolerance of racial discrimination, while Dubois argued that African Americans must demand their civil rights to combat racism.
c)
Dubois and Washington had very similar views. Both agreed that racial discrimination should be tolerated and also combated.
16.

What did Booker T. Washington urge African Americans to focus on in his speech at the 1895 Atlanta Exposition?

a)
causing civil disorder to achieve social justice.
b)
emigrating from the United States to Africa.
c)
advancing themselves through education
17.

How were the views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington in regards to civil rights similar?

a)
Both wanted to see African Americans gain civil rights and prosper in the U.S.A.
b)
Both held the view that African Americans should fight for their civil rights via protest, boycotts, and voting campaigns.
c)
Both held the view that African Americans should tolerate discrimination and work to improve themselves through education.
18.

In Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise speech, he urged African Americans to advance themselves through economic opportunities and education. He said that once African Americans had done so, they would then gain acceptance from whites. What was W. E. B. DuBois's response to Washington's speech?

a)
He disagreed with Washington because he believed Washington's strategy of gradual acceptance over time would not achieve the goal of equal rights for all.
b)
He agree with Washington and moved to Alabaman to work at Tuskegee Institute as a professor of Law.
c)
He disagreed with Washington and felt that African Americans should not better themselves or fight for civil rights.
19.

Many civil rights activists disagreed with Booker T. Washington's views of civil rights because they felt his approach was too radical and called for too much change too quickly. They also felt his belief in protesting would get many people killed.

a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.

What was Alonzo Herndon's goal in the early 1900s?

a)
to improve working conditions in American factories.
b)
to found and teach in universities for African American students.
c)
to help African American businesses and businessmen succeed.
21.

Study the newspaper headline about the Leo Frank case. Based on your knowledge of the case, what is this newspaper evidence of?

a)
The newspaper was allowing the federal government to get involved in the case to make sure Frank received a fair trial.
b)
The newspaper had evidence that that the police and court did not have so they knew he was guilty before everyone else did.
c)
The newspaper did not follow honest journalism practices and was biased towards Jews.
22.

What was a consequence of the Leo Frank case in the state of Georgia?

a)
the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
b)
the onset of an economic depression.
c)
increased disenfranchisment of African American voters.
23.

How did the Leo Frank trial conclude?

a)
In spite of the overwhelming evidence against him, Frank was found innocent and released.
b)
Due to the overwhelming evidence against him, Frank was found guilty and sentenced to death.
c)
In spite of conflicted testimony and falsified evidence, Frank was still found guilty and sentenced to death.
24.

Booker T. Washington ....

a)
founded the NAACP with W.E.B. Dubois
b)
Founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company
c)
Founded Tuskegee Institute
25.

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

a)
Many black people become farmer owners.
b)
Many black people were restricted from entering many public places
c)
Many black people now had access to a free college education.
26.

Read the following scenario and determine how the individual is being disenfranchised. Robert is a sharecropper who has a hard time making ends meet financially. The next election is coming up and he already knows he will not be able to vote because he didn't bring in enough money this year. How is he being disenfranchised?

a)
Literacy Test
b)
Property Tax
c)
Poll Tax
27.

Read the following scenario and determine how the individual is being disenfranchised. John has to go prove that he can read and write in order to be able to vote. This is almost impossible for John because he has never been to school. How is he being disenfranchised?

a)
Literacy Test
b)
Property Tax
c)
Poll Tax
28.

Disenfranchisement is when...

a)
the right to vote of a citizen or citizens is taken away or prohibited.
b)
children are allowed and/or forced to work in factories so the family can pay back debt.
c)
the sale and use of alcoholic beverages is forbidden.
29.

What was the immediate spark of the riot that occurred in Atlanta in 1906?

a)
the killing of a black family by a white camp.
b)
the election of Hoke Smith Governor.
c)
stories of black violence against white women.
30.

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 the Populists, which of these causes would Watson have MOST LIKELY supported?

a)
Raising Taxes to hurt small farmers
b)
raising taxes to finance industrial expansion
c)
Limiting the interest rate that bankers could charge farmers on loans.
31.

How were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate similar? Select all that apply.

a)
All three supported raising taxes.
b)
All three were white supremacists.
c)
All three supported industrial development.
32.

What event took place in Atlanta during the 1880s & 1890s that helped promote the "New South" and lure Northern investors into the region?

a)
Leo Frank Case
b)
Andersonville Prison Memorial Tour
c)
International Cotton Exposition
33.

How did the Leo Frank case impact Georgia society?

a)
The rise in antisemitism in Georgia that resulted from the case contributed to the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
b)
The increase in migration from the north to GA in response to the case helped reinvigorate the state's economy.
c)
The State government struck down various discriminatory laws in response to the events of the case to protect religious and ethnic minorities.
34.

How did Georgia Governor John M. Slaton's actions in relation to the Leo Frank case and the events that followed impact his governorship?

a)
Slaton's attempts to diffuse racial tensions by institution martial law in the state during the case was held were widely successful, enabling him to gain reelection. .
b)
Slaton's refusal to condemn violence against the state's Jewish population in the wake of the case weakened his public support, ultimately ending his political career due to lack of Jewish votes.
c)
Slaton's decision to reduce Frank's sentence from death to life in prison was met with considerable backlash due to the prevalence of antisemitism in GA, ultimately endings his political career.
35.

Which of the following BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?

a)
It spread the plantation system to other regions.
b)
It encouraged small-scale agricultural operations
c)
It attracted significant industrial resources from the north.
36.

Which of the following BEST describes Alonzo Herndon?

a)
Entrepreneur, politician (elected official), and economist
b)
Entrepreneur, business leader, philanthropist (donated money to causes)
c)
Entrepreneur, college professor, and civil rights activists (protester)
37.

What was Alonzo Herndon's MAIN goal when he founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association in 1905?

a)
to become as powerful and rich as possible.
b)
to gain wealth and help other African Americans.
c)
to end job discrimination against African Americans
38.

Which THREE people were part of the Bourbon Triumvirate, which controlled politics in Georgia between the 1870s and the 1890s?

a)
Joseph E. Brown
b)
Alfred H. Colquitt
c)
Tom Watson
d)
John B. Gordon
39.

Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution?

a)
for encouraging women to demand the right to vote.
b)
for supporting industry over the interests of farmers.
c)
for supporting the interests of white supremacists.
40.

How did the Supreme Court justify its ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)
The court felt that civil right only applied to gender issues and not race related issues.
b)
the court felt that the 14th Amendments extended political rights to African Americans, but not social rights.
c)
the court felt that giving African Americans equal rights would cause violence and hurt the nation, so the courted voted against them having rights.
41.

Alonzo Herndon was a millionaire businessman who lived in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early twentieth century. What made his circumstances unique?

a)
He was a Northern Jew who moved to the South during Reconstruction
b)
He was a former slaves who used his wealth to help other African Americans better themsleves.
c)
He was a former slaveholder who gave most of his wealth to charities and schools.
42.

The controversial conviction of Leo Frank for the death of Mary Phagan, and his later murder, were representative of which prejudices held by many in the South at that time?

a)
antisemitism
b)
antibigotry
c)
antiseccession
43.

"I think that the whole future of my race (African American) hinges on the question as to whether or not we can make itself of such indispensable value that the people in the town and the state where we reside will feel that our presence is necessary to the happiness and well-being of the community. No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual, and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is long left without proper reward. This is a great human law which cannot be permanently nullified." Who made the above statement?

a)
Henry Grady
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Alonzo Herndon

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