Chapter 16 Quiz Review
In the late 1800’s, most Georgians earned their living by doing what?
ANSWER Farming
Georgia could not industrialize because it did not have the what?
ANSWER It did not have the capital (money) to build factories.
Most of Georgia’s cotton mills were located where?
ANSWER The “Black Belt” located at the Fall Line.
The purpose of Georgia’s great cotton expositions was to do what?
ANSWER To encourage more industry to come to Georgia
Many northern companies built textile mills in Georgia because of what reasons?
ANSWER Low taxes, cheap labor, mild climate
What is the definition of populists?
ANSWER Member’s of the People’s Party. The party called on farmers to stand up to bankers.
Who lead the struggle for women’s suffrage in Georgia?
ANSWER Rebecca Felton
Georgia’s first Jim Crow law required separate what for blacks and whites?
ANSWER That blacks and whites sit in separate cars on railroads.
The People’s party was defeated in the 1892 Congressional election because of what reason?
ANSWER The People’s party, also known as Populists, was defeated in the 1892 congressional election because the Democrats charged that voting for the Populist candidate would split the white vote and allow a black to win
In what ways did Georgia’s politicians disfranchise the black population?
ANSWER Literacy Tests White only primaries Poll taxes
Which political group was the most effective in promoting white supremacy?
ANSWER The Progressive Party
Why did the U.S. Postal Service offer Rural Free Delivery?
ANSWER So farmers would not have to come to town to go to the post office.
Members of the People’s party were more commonly known as what?
ANSWER Populists
What event led to statewide prohibition?
ANSWER The Atlanta riots
The grandfather clause allowed what?
ANSWER It was one of the exemptions for the literacy test for voting. It stated that anyone descended from a person who had served in the military (Union or Confederacy) during wartime could vote without taking the literacy test. It was called the grandfather clause because many white Georgians had grandfathers who served in the Civil War.
What does the term disfranchisement mean?
ANSWER Taking away one’s right to vote.
Who was Rebecca Felton?
ANSWER An advocate for women’s suffrage in Georgia (she wanted women to have the right to vote)
Who was Tom Watson?
ANSWER He sponsored Rural Free Delivery (RFD). He was a champion for the rural farmers of Georgia.
Who was Alonzo Herndon?
ANSWER A former slave (born into slavery) who started the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The company was worth over $1 million at the time of his death.
Who was William (W.E.B.) Dubois?
ANSWER An African American who helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was an outspoken leader for black civil rights.
Who was John Hope?
ANSWER An African American and former president of Morehouse College and Atlanta University, he was one of America’s leading educators. He challenged Booker T. Washington’s idea of the Atlanta Compromise.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
ANSWER He founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama (a leading center of education for African Americans). He conceived of The Atlanta Compromise.
Who was Leo Frank?
ANSWER A Jewish factory worker who was charged with the murder of a 14 year old girl. He was convicted and sentenced to death despite the fact that there was little evidence. Georgia’s governor reduced his sentence to life in prison, but a mob stormed the prison and lynched him. This gained national attention.
What does the term “Black Belt” mean?
ANSWER It was the region in Georgia where the majority of African Americans lived
True of False: More state and local money went to educate black children than white children in Georgia.
ANSWER False
What was the Atlanta Race Riot?
ANSWER A riot which was unfairly blamed on drunkenness among black residents (really black residents were tired of racism and discrimination). This led to prohibition (banning of manufacturing and selling alcohol) in Georgia.
Where was Georgia’s Black Belt located?
ANSWER Along Georgia’s Fall Line
What item did tenant farmers and sharecroppers always supply?
ANSWER The labor to work the fields.
What was a farmer’s most valuable possession?
ANSWER His crop
What was the Atlanta Compromise?
ANSWER An idea (started by Booker T. Washington) that social and political equality would come only after blacks learned a skill and became self-sufficient.