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The New South

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three powerful politicians that dominated Georgia politics for two decades were called the:

a)

New Democrats

b)

Bourbon Triumvirate

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Farmers' Alliance

2.

The Bourbon Triumvirate represented which political party?

a)

Democrats

b)

Populists

c)

Republicans

d)

Independents

3.

The "New South" movement pushed Georgia's economy to depend more heavily on what?

a)

industry & railroads

b)

farming & railroads

c)

manufacturing & tourism

4.

Which political party represented the common man, especially farmers, and was against industrial interests?

a)

Populists

b)

Democrats

c)

Republicans

d)

Independents

5.

Who is credited with coining the term, "New South"?

a)

Thomas Watson

b)

Henry W. Grady

c)

Booker T. Washington

6.

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?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Tom Watson

c)

Joseph E. Brown

d)

Henry Grady

7.

Who delivered the infamous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the International Cotton Exposition in 1895?

a)

Henry W. Grady

b)

Joseph E. Brown

c)

Booker T. Washington

8.

What event helped promote the New South and occurred three times in Atlanta during the late 1800s?

a)

Olympic Games

b)

World Cotton Centennial

c)

World's Fair

d)

International Cotton Exposition

9.

Match the following

a)

A disenfranchisement tactic that required voters to pass a reading and writing test before they could vote.

1.

Literacy Test

b)

A disenfranchisement tactic that required voters to pay a fee before they could vote

2.

Poll Tax

c)

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

3.

Grandfather Clause

d)

A disenfranchisement tactic that prevented African Americans from participating in the Democratic Party’s primary.

4.

White Primary

10.

Match the following

a)

Civil rights leader and educator who fought for the end of segregation and for immediate equality for African Americans.

1.

W. E. B. DuBois

b)

Civil rights leader and educator who encouraged African Americans to pursue education and economic success before seeking social and political equality.

2.

Booker T. Washington

c)

Civil rights leader and entrepreneur who became the first African American millionaire in Atlanta’s history.

3.

Alonzo Herndon

11.
VOTE FOR ME!
-Higher pay for Farmers
-Rural Free Delivery Bill
-Average Joe!
*Paid for by the People of the Populist Party
a)
Tom Watson
b)
Joseph Brown
c)
John Gordon
d)
Henry Grady
12.
Which US Amendment was violated by the  JIM CROW laws?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
13.

The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.

a)

Racial Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Separation of Color Laws

d)

Literacy Tests

14.

Which early Civil Rights leader believed in economic independence before full equality?

a)
Booker T Washington
b)
WEB DuBois
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Malcom X
15.
Which early Civil Rights leader believed that African Americans should demand social equality and full civil rights?
a)
WEB DuBois
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
Martin Luther King
16.

The idea behind the Atlanta Compromise speech (Booker T. Washington) was

a)

agreement that facilities for blacks and whites would be separate but equal.

b)

social and political equality would come only after blacks learned a skill and became self sufficient.

c)

agreement between white black leaders in Atlanta to stop the lynchings and race riots

d)

idea that blacks should have the same privileges and rights as any American citizen.

17.

The Supreme Court ruling that permitted segregation for 60 years.

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

The 15th Amendment

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

The Leo Frank case

18.
Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company, owner of barber shop in Jonesboro, GA & Atlanta's first black millionaire
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Tom Watson
d)
Alonzo Herndon
19.

Founder of Tuskegee Institute and promoted blacks getting educational and economically success before social and political equality.

a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Alonzo Herndon
20.
Co Founder of NAACP and wanted immediate equal rights for blacks.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Alonzo Herndon
21.

This bill provided farmers with mail delivery to their homes. 

a)

The U.S.P.S. Bill

b)

The Rural Free Delivery Bill

c)

The New South Bill

22.

What does the Leo Frank case indicate about the presence of antisemitism and the challenges to racial equality in the New South era?

a)

It demonstrated a strong support for Jewish communities in the South despite societal pressures.

b)

Leo Frank was targeted due to his Jewish identity and status as an outsider.

c)

It highlighted that the justice system was entirely unbiased regarding race and religion during this time.

d)

It led to significant progress in racial equality and the acceptance of diverse groups in Georgia.

23.

Which factors contributed to the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre?

a)

Local leaders blamed lack of growth in Atlanta on Black residents.

b)

Atlanta newspapers printed articles about alleged assaults by Black men.

c)

Atlanta newspapers printed articles about alleged rights violations against Black citizens.

d)

A candidate for governor supported a constitutional amendment to increase penalties for violent crimes.

24.

The "Knights of Mary Phagen":

a)

Were from Columbus, Ga

b)

Kidnapped Leo Frank and lynched him

c)

Were family of Leo Frank

d)

Posted on Instagram updates of the case

25.

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)