2.24 New South Comprehension Check

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Class Period

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1. What was the Bourbon Triumvirate? How did they impact Georgia politically after the Civil War?

• Democrats who rose to power after Reconstruction. They believed the new south should grow economically by relying less on agriculture and more on industry while still maintaining old south traditions.
• Republicans who rose to power after Reconstruction. They believed the new south should grow economically by relying more on agriculture and less on industry while still maintaining old south traditions.
• A group of men who made bourbon to sell in Georgia.
• A group of politicians who wanted to take back control of the south and revert it back to its old ways.

2. Who was Henry Grady? What name did he create for the south after Reconstruction? What event did he help create to advertise the south?

• A former soldier of the Union. Created "New South." Brought International Boat Racing to Savannah.
• Bank teller from the north. Created "Similar to the North." Brought International Cotton Exposition to Macon.
• Editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Created "New South." Brought International Cotton Exposition to Atlanta.
• A former soldier of the Confederacy. Created "New World." Brought National Train Show to Macon.

3. What took place in order to encourage investment in the industry in Georgia?

• National Train Show
• International Cotton Exposition
• International Boat Race
• Great Bank Race

4. What party was Tom Watson the leader of? What bill did he create to help farmers?

• Libertarian Party. Rural Water Act (RWA).
• Republican Party. City Conservation Act (CCA).
• Populist/People's Party. Rural Free Delivery Act (RFD).
• Democratic Party. Stamp Act.

5. What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson Case? What affect did it have on segregation in the South?

• Ruling was against Ferguson. Made segregation spread and established "separate but equal" doctrine."
• Ruling was against Ferguson. Ended segregation and led to equality between all people.
• Ruling was against Plessy. Ended segregation and led to equality between all people.
• Ruling was against Plessy. Made segregation spread and established "separate but equal" doctrine."

6. What was created in the South to segregate society?

• Jim Crow Acts
• Jack Crow Acts
• Jim Crow Laws
• Joe Crow Laws

7. The Grandfather Clause was one method of disenfranchisement. What were three others?

• A literacy test was required to vote.
• A valid form of ID
• Ku Klux Klan.
• A birth certificate
• A poll tax was required to vote.

8. What caused the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot?

• A driver was cheated out of their title by a white man.
• Unconfirmed reports of black men assaulting white women and blaming blacks for the decrease in job availability.
• People wanted segregation to end.
• People wanted segregation to include more rules.