1. New South
Summary Quiz Review

2. 1. What do the terms bourbon and triumvirate mean?
Bourbon-steadfast refusal to accept or learn from the defeat of the Civil War and adapt to new realities
Triumvirate-ruling body of 3

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

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

5. 4. What was the New South that Grady envisioned?
Industrial development
Northern investment

6. He publicized Atlanta as an ideal location for industry and investment
5.How did Grady promote the city of Atlanta? How did he misrepresent the city, receiving criticism?
He publicized Atlanta as an ideal location for industry and investment
He downplayed racial tensions in the South and claimed African Americans received fair treatment.

7. 6. How did the Cotton Expos help Georgia?
Created jobs and brought millions of dollars to the South

8. 7. How did Grady play a role in local politics
7. 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

9. 8. T/F Henry Grady used speeches and television advertisements to show the country the south had changed.
False

10. 9. 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

11. 10. Who was jim crow?
He was a white actor who performed in blackface to represent an African American character.

12. 11. T/F Jim Crow laws were intended to undermine the new rights blacks had gained in the south
True

13. 12. Who was Homer Plessy?
A man who was 1/8 black sat on the white side of the train to protest the 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

14. 13. 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”

15. 14. List FOUR limits created by the Jim Crow Laws.
Marriage
Adoptions
Education
Public accommodations
Transportation
Voting

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

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

18. 17. 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.

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

20. 19. List Two negative causes Tom Watson promoted during his career.
White supremacy
Against African American’s right to vote (disenfranchisement)
Against the Catholic Church

21. 20. 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

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

23. 22. 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.

24. 23. What may have contributed to these differences?

25. 24. How did the newspapers play a role in the event?
Printed bogus stories of black men attacking white women

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