Unit 1B Progressivism Fast and Curious

In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled _____________ constitutional on railroads.

• snack bars

• separate-but-equal facilities

• speed limits

• cow catchers

During the Progressive Era, Georgians experiences changes in which parts of their lives?

• economic

• political

• educational

• all of the above

People in Georgia experienced economic change in the Progressive era because __________

• they could get jobs in factories instead of staying on farms to work

• they could go to public school which would help them get better jobs

• there were more paying jobs for women than there had been in the past

• they were paid in gold and silver instead of paper money

One goal of Georgia's political leaders after the Civil War was to _________ from the North.

• import ice for refrigeration

• attract investment money

• restrict immigration

One way that Georgia's leaders planned to improve the state's agricultural economy during the New South era was to __________________

• plant a lot more cotton in cities

• diversify the cash crops farmer grew

• drill for oil

Tenant farmers and sharecroppers had one thing in common. They did NOT ________

• live in rural areas.

• need any equipment to do their work

• own their own land.

I was the editor of a major newspaper in Atlanta. I gave speeches all over the United States about my ideas for the future of the South. My name is on an important building in Atlanta. Who am I?

• Rebecca Latimer Felton

• Henry Grady

• Tom Watson