New South Summary Questions Review

Who played a role in promoting and strategizing for the Bourbon Triumvirate? Henry Grady

How did the name triumvirate NOT represent these three politicians? Despite some shared views, they different on many points and did not possess a unity of interests and purpose.

List three common interests of the Bourbon Triumvirate. White supremacists Railroad Coal mining industries Commercial pursuits

What was the New south that grady envisioned? Industrial development, Northern investment, exporting more of the South’s resources (from speech)

He touted Atlanta as an ideal location for industry and investment How did Grady promote the city of Atlanta to patrons at the Cotton Exposition? How did he misrepresent the city, receiving criticism? He touted Atlanta as an ideal location for industry and investment He downplayed racial tensions in the South and claimed African Americans received fair treatment.

How did the cotton ExPOS help Georgia? Created jobs and brought millions of dollars to the South

He endorsed politicians through his newspaper How did Grady play a role in local politics? What was the Atlanta Ring? He endorsed politicians through his newspaper Group of Democrats advocating for more industry in the South. Included the Bourbon Triumvirate

T/F Henry Grady stopped supporting the Bourbon Triumvirate because of their white supremacist views. FALSE

What does this line mean and where was it said: We are going to take a noble revenge…by invading every inch of your territory with iron as you invaded ours 29 years ago. It is a statement of revenge for the North referring to their invasion of the South during the Civil War. Now the South will invade their territory with South products/resources

Who Was daddy Rice? He was a white actor who performed in whiteface to represent a character named Jim Crow.

T/F Jim Crow laws even existed in some Northern states. TRUE

WHO was homer Plessy? A man who was 1/8 black who sat on the white side of the train to protest t?he separate car act. He was arrested. He took his case citing that this violated his 13th and 14th amendment rights. It went all the way to the Supreme Court

How was the Plessy vs Ferguson case significant to Jim Crow Laws? The Supreme Court upheld the decision previously given and stated that is did not violate rights if it were separate but equal

What TWO problems would the convict lease system resolve? Overpopulation in prison High prison costs Labor shortages

How was the convict lease system comparable to slavery? Largely made up of African Americans due to arrests for unemployment, allowed beatings, poor treatment, and no pay for labor.

Name THREE positive causes Tom Watson promoted during his career. Called for better schools and roads RFD- Rural free delivery Advocate for farmers and sharecroppers

List THREE negative causes Tom Watson promoted during his career. White supremacy Against African American’s right to vote Against the Catholic Church

How did Watson change his political position over time? Went from a liberal stance in the populist party to a White Supremacist in the Democratic Party

Name FIVE ways African Americans were disenfranchised. Intimidation Grandfather Clause Literacy Tests Poll Tax White Primary

How did Dubois and Washington’s methods for advancement differ? Dubois called for action NOW, while Washington promoted a passive approach working for change over time through hard work, proving their place in society.

What may have contributed to these differences? Booker W.E.B. -12 years older -Grew up on a plantation in the South -Raised before emancipation   -12 years younger -Grew up in North -Harvard Educated -Born after Emancipation

What underlying causes led to the race riots? Tension from reconstruction, job competition, increased black population, black voting rights, desire for civil rights, growing black middle class, black business success

How did the newspapers play a role in the event? Printed bogus stories of black men attack white women

How did the riots impact race relations in Georgia? Black residential neighborhoods became increasingly isolated African Americans turned to more aggressive approached to civil rights

List FOUR limits created by the Jim Crow Laws. Marriage, adoptions, education, who could cut your hair, public accommodations, transportation,

According to Jim Crow laws, who was black? Anyone with 1/8 African American heritage (one great grandparent)