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- 1. Multiple Choice
As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson would have been MOST likely to support causes of
bankers
industrialists
farmers and the working class
African Americans and immigrants
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which black educator delivered the "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta in which he overlooked social segregation of the races as long as educational and economic opportunities were equal?
W. E. B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon
George Washington Carver
- 3. Multiple Choice
The "New South" was created after Reconstruction, and was influenced by a variety of individuals, groups, and events. Which statement BEST describes the influence of the group known as the Bourbon Triumvirate during this time?
The Bourbon Triumvirate influenced state laws regarding the Freedmen's Bureau and voting.
Increasing industry and decreasing debt were two major impacts of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
The Bourbon Triumvirate changed how elections were held and influenced government spending.
Improvement of public schools and educational equality were the focus of the Bourbon Triumvirate.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the main purpose of Atlanta play host to the International Cotton Expositions (1881, 1885, 1895)?
They hoped to show that Atlanta had many different economic capabilities.
They showed that Georgia was the only choice for buying cotton in the Southeast.
They proved that Atlanta was no longer discriminating against its Black citizens.
They helped to boost Georgia's international image by hosting a series of athletic competitions.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The purpose of Jim Crow laws was to
prevent black citizens from obtaining employment.
limit the religious activities of southern citizens.
create as much division between the races as possible.
make it illegal for black children to receive an education.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of the use of literacy tests throughout the South after the U.S. Civil War?
women were denied the right to vote
an increase in voter turnout by African Americans
the poor and African Americans not being allowed to vote
an increase in the power of the Republican Party in the South
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the major impact of Plessy v. Ferguson upon American society?
This case made no impact upon American society.
It made segregation illegal and said that "separate was not equal."
It upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land.
It made the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments invalid in the Constitution.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which event resulted in white mobs killing and wounding dozens of blacks, and was caused by Atlanta newspapers' untrue reports that black men were attacking white women?
Albany Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Atlanta Race Riot of 1906
1881 International Cotton Exposition
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?
Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.
DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.
Washington was an accommodationist and DuBois believed that blacks should have the same rights as whites.
Washington believed that blacks should protest peacefully while DuBois believed that violence was necessary.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of Alonzo Herndon’s accomplishments MOST LIKELY had the greatest impact on his community?
He shared his wealth with community organizations such as orphanages and the YMCA.
As a boy, he sold small items such as homemade molasses and peanuts to earn money.
W.E.B. DuBois selected him to attend the organizing meeting of the Niagara Movement.
He started a very successful barbershop where he catered to an elite, all-white clientele.
- 11. Multiple Choice
In 1906, John Hope became the first African American president of
Piedmont College.
Morehouse College.
Oglethorpe University.
University of Georgia.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes the "Leo Frank Case"?
It involved the lynching of a Jewish man by a mob in Cobb County.
It involved the lynching of a Black man by a mob in Fulton County.
It allowed the death penalty to resume in Georgia and around the United States.
It caused the death penalty to be halted in Georgia and around the United States.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who was Mary Phagan in Georgia's history?
She was the interim governor of Georgia in 1913.
She was killed in what became known as the "Leo Frank case."
She was the first woman to serve in the Georgia General Assembly.
She was responsible for providing information that prove Leo Frank's guilt.
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the early 1900s, African Americans were not the only ones facing discrimination in the south. A case brought against a Jewish man named Leo Frank in Georgia revealed major antisemitism in 1913. Which of these statements describes a direct result of this case?
Children under the age of 16 were no longer allowed to work in factories.
Many southern Christians converted to Judaism, in an effort to support Leo Frank.
Federal and state laws surrounding hate crimes against Jewish people were passed.
About half of Georgia's Jewish population moved to other states following the case.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these BEST describes the purpose of the "Convict Lease System" as practice in Georgia in the late 1800s?
Prisoners were allowed to work outside of the prison if they behaved.
One they were released, former prisoners would be allowed to rent an apartment.
The state provided workers at a low-cost to private businesses and plantations.
The state trained prisoners in specialized occupations for life after incarceration.
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