How would the three men who made up the Bourbon Triumvirate describe the New South era? ?
a blending of new industries with Southern ways of life?
100
When Atlanta newspapers began publishing frequent stories of violence against White people committed by Black people (newspaper propaganda), to what did this lead??
Atlanta Race Riots of 1906
100
What practices were put in place to prevent Black citizens from voting (disenfranchisement)??
The grandfather ?clause and literacy tests were voting qualifications designed to prevent African Americans from voting
100
Similar to our National Constitution, Georgia’s Constitution exists to….??
ensure justice, preserve peace, promote interest & happiness of citizens?
200
What economic ideas did Henry Grady support? ?
Showcasing Southern industries and encouraging Northern investment
200
Leo Frank case illustrates what type of social implications??
the KKK’s expansion of hatred to the Jewish people (anti-Semitism)
200
In his Atlanta Compromise Speech, what did Booker T. Washington propose??
Blacks and Whites should agree to benefit from each other economically
200
What are the powers of Georgia’s governor??
giving the state address, signing bills into law, and ceremonial responsibilities
300
What was the primary purpose of Atlanta hosting the International Cotton Exposition?
to showcase the industries of the New South
300
What areas in Georgia benefitted from the county-unit system??
Rural areas
300
What did W.E.B. Dubois believe about attaining equality??
political, social and economic ?equality needed to be? achieved all at the ?same time. ?
300
What is Georgia’s legislative body called??
Georgia General Assembly
400
What was Tom Watson’s greatest accomplishment during his political service??
the Rural Free Delivery Bill.
400
What best explains the purpose in passing “Jim Crow” laws (segregation laws)??
purpose was to continue white control.
400
For what is John Hope known??
first black president of Morehouse College, helped found the NAACP, and was a good friend of W.E.B. DuBois
400
What is a responsibility of Georgia’s judicial branch???
to check laws and executive actions for constitutionality and hold trials for citizens
500
Which New South figure supported educational reform, temperance, and women’s suffrage movement? ?
Rebecca Latimer Felton
500
What did the Supreme Court establish in the case Plessy v. Ferguson??
states the right to segregate.
500
What prominent Atlanta business did Alonzo Herndon successfully establish and made him rich??
The Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company
500
How does Georgia’s government have money on which it operates??
income tax, sales tax, & fees for licenses and permits??