Vocab
What is a poll tax?
A personal tax to be paid before voting
What methods did southern states use to deprive African Americans of their rights?
Passed laws that applied to all, but were only enforced mainly against African Americans.
(Examples: poll tax, literacy test, grandfather clause, required segregation)
TRUE OR FALSE?
During Reconstruction, the South began to develop its industry in order to become more self-sufficient.
TRUE
This document announced the American colonies independence from Britain.
DOI
In which year did Lurgio and BHS open a combined campus?
2007
Define "literacy test"
A test to see if a person could read or write. Voters were required to to read a section of the Constitution and explain it.
How did sharecroppers differ from landowners?
Landowners give the sharecropper land, seeds and tools in exchange for a share in the crop.
Sharecroppers buy goods and supplies from the landowner on credit.
TRUE OR FALSE
During Reconstruction, African American males gained the right to vote. Republicans came to power in each southern state.
True
This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the United States and was purchased from France.
LA Purchase
What is the name of the major highway that runs through Bedford (connects it to Manchester and Nashua).
Interstate 293
A provision that allowed a voter to avoid a literacy test if his father or grandfather had been eligible to vote on January 1, 1867.
Grandfather Clause
Why did so many sharecroppers live in poverty?
Many times in years of low crop prices or bad harvests, the sharecroppers share was not enough to cover what they owed to the landlord for rent and supplies.
TRUE OR FALSE
Reconstruction plans and programs like the Freedmen's Bureau were designed to punish the South and prevent its recovery.
False
This invention by Eli Whitney revolutionized cotton production and increased the demand for enslaved labor.
Cotton Gin
Which tree is featured on the New Hampshire state flag?
Pine Tree
Define "sharecropper"
A person who works the land for the farmer who owns it, in exchange for a share of the value of the crop.
What was the "New South" that was emerging by 1900?
An area that was no longer dependent on "King Cotton," though the North was still far more industrialized.
TRUE OR FALSE
Grant made excellent appointments to public offices, carefully avoiding personal connections.
FALSE
First Secretary of the Treasury and helped to create the national bank.
Hamilton!
What is the oldest city in New England?
Boston
Enforced separation of races. Southern states created a network of laws requiring this.
Segregation
How did Plessy v. Ferguson make the fight against segregation more difficult?
In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all segregation laws in the landmark case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Homer Plessy’s arrest for sitting in a whites-only railroad car was ruled unconstitutional, and the Court declared that any law requiring "separate" facilities, even if claimed to be "equal," violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
FALSE
The 1896 ruling actually upheld the segregation law!This 1830 law forced Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
Which event caused the US to enter World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor.