Chapter 16 Quiz Review

In the late 1800’s, most Georgians earned their living by doing what?

ANSWERFarming

Georgia could not industrialize because it did not have the what?

ANSWERIt did not have the capital (money) to build factories.

Most of Georgia’s cotton mills were located where?

ANSWERThe “Black Belt” located at the Fall Line.

The purpose of Georgia’s great cotton expositions was to do what?

ANSWERTo encourage more industry to come to Georgia

Many northern companies built textile mills in Georgia because of what reasons?

ANSWERLow taxes, cheap labor, mild climate

What is the definition of populists?

ANSWERMember’s of the People’s Party. The party called on farmers to stand up to bankers.

Who lead the struggle for women’s suffrage in Georgia?

ANSWERRebecca Felton

Georgia’s first Jim Crow law required separate what for blacks and whites?

ANSWERThat blacks and whites sit in separate cars on railroads.

The People’s party was defeated in the 1892 Congressional election because of what reason?

ANSWERThe People’s party, also known as Populists, was defeated in the 1892 congressional election because the Democrats charged that voting for the Populist candidate would split the white vote and allow a black to win

In what ways did Georgia’s politicians disfranchise the black population?

ANSWER Literacy Tests White only primaries Poll taxes

Which political group was the most effective in promoting white supremacy?

ANSWERThe Progressive Party

Why did the U.S. Postal Service offer Rural Free Delivery?

ANSWERSo farmers would not have to come to town to go to the post office.

Members of the People’s party were more commonly known as what?

ANSWERPopulists

What event led to statewide prohibition?

ANSWERThe Atlanta riots

The grandfather clause allowed what?

ANSWERIt was one of the exemptions for the literacy test for voting. It stated that anyone descended from a person who had served in the military (Union or Confederacy) during wartime could vote without taking the literacy test. It was called the grandfather clause because many white Georgians had grandfathers who served in the Civil War.

What does the term disfranchisement mean?

ANSWERTaking away one’s right to vote.

Who was Rebecca Felton?

ANSWERAn advocate for women’s suffrage in Georgia (she wanted women to have the right to vote)

Who was Tom Watson?

ANSWERHe sponsored Rural Free Delivery (RFD). He was a champion for the rural farmers of Georgia.

Who was Alonzo Herndon?

ANSWERA former slave (born into slavery) who started the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The company was worth over $1 million at the time of his death.

Who was William (W.E.B.) Dubois?

ANSWERAn African American who helped establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was an outspoken leader for black civil rights.

Who was John Hope?

ANSWERAn African American and former president of Morehouse College and Atlanta University, he was one of America’s leading educators. He challenged Booker T. Washington’s idea of the Atlanta Compromise.

Who was Booker T. Washington?

ANSWERHe founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama (a leading center of education for African Americans). He conceived of The Atlanta Compromise.

Who was Leo Frank?

ANSWERA Jewish factory worker who was charged with the murder of a 14 year old girl. He was convicted and sentenced to death despite the fact that there was little evidence. Georgia’s governor reduced his sentence to life in prison, but a mob stormed the prison and lynched him. This gained national attention.

What does the term “Black Belt” mean?

ANSWERIt was the region in Georgia where the majority of African Americans lived

True of False: More state and local money went to educate black children than white children in Georgia.

ANSWERFalse

What was the Atlanta Race Riot?

ANSWERA riot which was unfairly blamed on drunkenness among black residents (really black residents were tired of racism and discrimination). This led to prohibition (banning of manufacturing and selling alcohol) in Georgia.

Where was Georgia’s Black Belt located?

ANSWERAlong Georgia’s Fall Line

What item did tenant farmers and sharecroppers always supply?

ANSWERThe labor to work the fields.

What was a farmer’s most valuable possession?

ANSWERHis crop

What was the Atlanta Compromise?

ANSWERAn idea (started by Booker T. Washington) that social and political equality would come only after blacks learned a skill and became self-sufficient.