WorksheetsThe New South
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Three powerful politicians that dominated Georgia politics for two decades were called the:
New Democrats
Bourbon Triumvirate
Radical Republicans
Farmers' Alliance
The Bourbon Triumvirate represented which political party?
Democrats
Populists
Republicans
Independents
The "New South" movement pushed Georgia's economy to depend more heavily on what?
industry & railroads
farming & railroads
manufacturing & tourism
Which political party represented the common man, especially farmers, and was against industrial interests?
Populists
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
Who is credited with coining the term, "New South"?
Thomas Watson
Henry W. Grady
Booker T. Washington
Who used his position at the "Atlanta Constitution" newspaper to convince voters to elect members of the Bourbon Triumvirate to Georgia's high political offices?
Booker T. Washington
Tom Watson
Joseph E. Brown
Henry Grady
Who delivered the infamous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the International Cotton Exposition in 1895?
Henry W. Grady
Joseph E. Brown
Booker T. Washington
What event helped promote the New South and occurred three times in Atlanta during the late 1800s?
Olympic Games
World Cotton Centennial
World's Fair
International Cotton Exposition
Match the following
A disenfranchisement tactic that required voters to pass a reading and writing test before they could vote.
Literacy Test
A disenfranchisement tactic that required voters to pay a fee before they could vote
Poll Tax
A disenfranchisement tactic that stipulated citizens could vote without paying a poll tax or passing the literacy tests if their grandfather or father voted prior to the Civil War
Grandfather Clause
A disenfranchisement tactic that prevented African Americans from participating in the Democratic Party’s primary.
White Primary
Match the following
Civil rights leader and educator who fought for the end of segregation and for immediate equality for African Americans.
W. E. B. DuBois
Civil rights leader and educator who encouraged African Americans to pursue education and economic success before seeking social and political equality.
Booker T. Washington
Civil rights leader and entrepreneur who became the first African American millionaire in Atlanta’s history.
Alonzo Herndon
-Higher pay for Farmers
-Rural Free Delivery Bill
-Average Joe!
*Paid for by the People of the Populist Party
The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.
Racial Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Separation of Color Laws
Literacy Tests
Which early Civil Rights leader believed in economic independence before full equality?
The idea behind the Atlanta Compromise speech (Booker T. Washington) was
agreement that facilities for blacks and whites would be separate but equal.
social and political equality would come only after blacks learned a skill and became self sufficient.
agreement between white black leaders in Atlanta to stop the lynchings and race riots
idea that blacks should have the same privileges and rights as any American citizen.
The Supreme Court ruling that permitted segregation for 60 years.
Plessy v Ferguson
The 15th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
The Leo Frank case
Founder of Tuskegee Institute and promoted blacks getting educational and economically success before social and political equality.
This bill provided farmers with mail delivery to their homes.
The U.S.P.S. Bill
The Rural Free Delivery Bill
The New South Bill
What does the Leo Frank case indicate about the presence of antisemitism and the challenges to racial equality in the New South era?
It demonstrated a strong support for Jewish communities in the South despite societal pressures.
Leo Frank was targeted due to his Jewish identity and status as an outsider.
It highlighted that the justice system was entirely unbiased regarding race and religion during this time.
It led to significant progress in racial equality and the acceptance of diverse groups in Georgia.
Which factors contributed to the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre?
Local leaders blamed lack of growth in Atlanta on Black residents.
Atlanta newspapers printed articles about alleged assaults by Black men.
Atlanta newspapers printed articles about alleged rights violations against Black citizens.
A candidate for governor supported a constitutional amendment to increase penalties for violent crimes.
The "Knights of Mary Phagen":
Were from Columbus, Ga
Kidnapped Leo Frank and lynched him
Were family of Leo Frank
Posted on Instagram updates of the case
Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
Separate but Equal
Literacy Test
Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)
