New South Study Guide Game

QUESTION Political leaders who dominated Georgia after Reconstruction, supported new industry and often appealed to white supremacy were called what? Radical Republicans Populists The Bourbon Triumvirate Alliance Democrats

ANSWER The Bourbon Triumvirate

QUESTION A small farmer in Georgia who was suffering economically during the 1890’s would have most likely been drawn to which of the following? The Bourbons The Populists The New South Henry Grady

ANSWER The Populists

QUESTION As the leader of the New South movement, what was Henry Grady supporting? Blacks leaving the South to work in the North. Southerners growing more cotton for export. Northern investment in southern industry. Southern investment in northern factories.

ANSWER Northern investment in southern industry.

QUESTION Who of the following was NOT a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate? Alfred Colquitt Alexander Stephens Joe Brown John Gordon

ANSWER Alexander Stephens

QUESTION The main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition that was held in Atlanta was to Showcase the industries of the New South. Get ideas from foreign countries. Showcase the cotton gin. Bring visitors to Atlanta.

ANSWER Showcase the industries of the New South.

QUESTION What group was supported by Tom Watson? Farmers Mill workers Miners Railroad workers

ANSWER Farmers

QUESTION The immediate cause of the riot that occurred in Atlanta in 1906 was The killing of a black family. Blacks being denied the right to vote. The election of Hoke Smith as governor. Stories of black violence against whites in the Atlanta newspapers.

ANSWER Stories of black violence against whites in the Atlanta newspapers.

QUESTION What happened to Leo Frank after his trial? He was sentenced and put to death. He spent the rest of his life in prison. He was taken from jail and lynched. He was found guilty, but was later freed.

ANSWER He was taken from jail and lynched.

QUESTION The county unit system affected voting and politics in Georgia by favoring cities where most people lived. Focusing power inside the Atlanta area. Favoring cities where most people lived. Helping blacks get more voting power. Giving the rural areas more power.

ANSWER Giving the rural areas more power.

QUESTION What was the purpose of the “Jim Crow” or segregation laws passed by Georgia’s government at the turn of the century? To make alcohol illegal. To continue white control. To promote industry in Georgia. To provide equality for black Georgians.

ANSWER To continue white control.

QUESTION What became legal under Plessy V. Ferguson? Blacks and whites could have separate schools. Blacks and whites could attend the same schools. Blacks and whites could be admitted to the same hospital. Blacks and whites could drink from the same water fountain.

ANSWER Blacks and whites could have separate schools.

QUESTION Which notable African-American leader believed that blacks should strive to be intellectuals and helped forum the NAACP? W.E.B. Dubois Booker T. Washington Jim Crow Leo Frank

ANSWER W.E.B. Dubois

QUESTION What were the grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and literacy tests intended to do? End segregation Protect African-American voting rights Discriminate against Jewish Georgians Disfranchise

ANSWER Disfranchise

QUESTION Who was the first black president of Atlanta Baptist College? Frederick Douglass John Hope W.E.B. DuBois Booker T. Washington

ANSWER John Hope

QUESTION What organization was NOT founded by Lugenia Burns Hope? D.E.C.C.A. Neighborhood Union Girl Scouts Y.W.C.A.

ANSWER Girl Scouts

QUESTION What business made Alonzo Herndon a successful businessman? Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company Georgia Pacific Coca-Cola Western and Atlantic Railroad

ANSWER Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company

QUESTION Which of the following was NOT a way in which Georgia politicians disfranchised blacks? Jim Crow Laws Poll Tax Literacy Tests White Primary

ANSWER Jim Crow Laws

QUESTION The New South Movement was more concerned with changing Georgia economically. socially. politically. racially.

ANSWER economically.

QUESTION Georgia’s first JIM CROW LAW required separate for blacks and whites. Schools Street cars Railroad passenger cars Water fountains

ANSWER Railroad passenger cars

QUESTION The Grandfather Clause allowed Grandfathers to vote without paying a poll tax. Anyone to vote who had a grandfather born in Georgia. Any to vote who was a Civil War veteran or a descendant of a Civil War veteran to exempt the literacy test for voting. Anyone to vote if a grandfather on either side of the family was still living.

ANSWER Any to vote who was a Civil War veteran or a descendant of a Civil War veteran to exempt the literacy test for voting.

QUESTION What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed women the right to vote? 14th 18th 15th 19th

ANSWER 19th

QUESTION A farmer’s most valuable possession, which was often the subject of bank liens, was his Labor. Tools Crop. Seeds

ANSWER Crop.

Laws meant to separate races in society QUESTION Laws meant to separate races in society

ANSWER Segregation

QUESTION Movement toward more industry and less farming

ANSWER New South

Taking away the right to vote QUESTION Taking away the right to vote

ANSWER disfranchise

Who Henry Grady Tom Watson Leo Frank Rebecca Latimer Felton John Hope Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Dubois Alexander Stephens

Populist politician in Georgia QUESTION Populist politician in Georgia

ANSWER Tom Watson

Opened the Tuskegee Institute QUESTION Opened the Tuskegee Institute

ANSWER Booker T. Washington

Started the Niagara Movement- movement to end segregation QUESTION Started the Niagara Movement- movement to end segregation

ANSWER W.E.B. Dubous

Progressive who supported social reform – prisons, child labor. QUESTION Progressive who supported social reform – prisons, child labor.

ANSWER Rebecca Latimer Felton

Leader of the New South Movement QUESTION Leader of the New South Movement

ANSWER Henry Grady