GMAS Review 2

Which practices were used to keep freed slaves under control of local land owners after the Civil War?

• nullification and slavery

• blockades and secession

• reconstruction and the 13th amendment

• sharecropping and tenant farming

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To provide former slaves with basic needs

• To fight for the freedom of Southern slaves

• To oppose federal troops in Reconstruction Georgia

• To make sure former slaves did not exercise their rights

Immediately following the Civil War southern states tried to limit the civil rights of blacks. How did the federal government eventually respond?

• They started the KKK to help blacks fight racism.

• Congress worked to pass the 13th – 15th amendments.

• The laws were allowed under Reconstruction compromises.

• Andrew Johnson forced southern states to revoke their laws.

The list in the box above describes which group?

• Dred Scott

• Highland Scots

• Ku Klux Klan

• Freedman's Bureau

How did the Bourbon Triumvirate affect 19th century Georgia?

• They promoted industrial and commercial development in Georgia

• They created laws that protected the rights of sharecroppers

• They reformed state politics so women could run for office.

• They expanded government programs in order to help the poor.

The Leo Frank Case was important for Georgia because it showed how

• widespread prejudice against Jews could prevent a fair trial.

• rich defendants could easily bribe judges to avoid punishment.

• witnesses would be ignored simply because they were black.

• murder victims were often ignored if they were of a lower class

The list above describes which person?

• Jim Crow

• Leo Frank

• Tom Watson

• Henry Grady

In which areas did the International Cotton Exposition have the largest impact on Georgia?

• religious and historical

• race and reconstruction

• geographic and political

• economic and agricultural

The riots in Atlanta in 1906 were proof that which issue was still a major concern in the south?

• religion

• education

• county units

• racial relations

Following the decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, many states in the south, including Georgia, began creating laws that intentionally segregated blacks from whites in most parts of society. In Georgia, specific laws were passed mandating that blacks and whites have different restaurants and baseball fields. Why were these laws allowed after the 14th amendment had been passed and ratified?

• The Supreme Court said that Jim Crow laws did not fall under the Constitution.

• No one was fighting against these laws since the majority of people wanted them.

• According to Plessy vs. Ferguson, as long as the facilities were “equal” it was okay to separate them.

• Since this was only happening in southern states like Georgia, many blacks simply moved north to avoid the laws.