Civil War
What case upheld slavery in the U.S.A, but denied the citizenship of blacks
Dred Scott Case
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Abolished slavery
Explain ways people attempted to shape the New South.
People reshaped the South by providing economic development, social reform, and political maneuvering.
What are cities main goal
to provide a busness hub and service force for the people
The purpose of Jim Crow laws was to?
Create as much division between the races as possible.
What were the main causes of the Civil War?
Division over slavery, specifically the expansion of slavery in new territory, and the South's power with it.
What did the Ku Klux Klan aim to achieve during Reconstruction?
Restore White Supremacy.
How were African Americans denied rights?
They were denied service, made to use separate equipment, and sometimes denied the right to vote.
What is the highest income for countys
land taxs
What was the effect of literacy tests throughout the South after the U.S Civil War?
The poor and African Americans were not allowed to vote.
What was the Georgia Platform
A compromise to avoid secession.
What were tenant farmers primarily responsible for
Renting land to farm
What role did Booker T Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Alonzo Herndon play in advancements in African American rights?
What is a county
A district which after the revoluntary war were turned form parishes to countys.
Which event resulted in white mobs killing and wounding dozens of blacks, and was caused by local newspapers' false reports that black men were attacking white women?
The Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906.
Which event is associated with the Compromise of 1850?
The admission of California as a free state.
Voting rights regardless of race.
What events resulted in the reconstruction of Georgia?
The destruction in the Civil War. Burning of Atlanta and Shermans March to the Sea
What are special purposes governments
A service force which is regional and provides a single set of services. (School Board, Parks and Recreation Dept.)
1) Grandfather Clause
2)Poll Tax
3)Literacy Test
4)White Primary
What do all of these topics have in common?
Disenfranchisement.
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected president
1860
What farming system became common during the Reconstruction Era?
Sharecropping
Explain the resistance to racial equality post the Leo Frank case.
anti-Semitism and prejudice against non-whites, and jews
What is the primary purpose of city governments in Georgia?
Address local community needs
Supreme Court Case Plessy Vs Ferguson determined that segregation is legal under the condition that...
The separate facilities or services for both races should be of equal quality.