16.1
Grady believed that the key to breaking the South’s dependency and poverty was ____.
industrialization (p409)
Why was credit so important to farmers?
To make money, a farmer had to have money. Unless he could sell something, the only way the Georgia farmer could get money was to borrow it. It was usually difficult for poor farmers to borrow from the bank. This meant buying goods “on credit” from local merchants.
Why was Atlanta known as the “Gate City of the South?”
It was due to the fifteen different rail lines which served Atlanta, making it the warehouse distribution center for the Southeast.(p420)
Identify William E. B. Du Bois (4 things)
He was the first African-American student to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Harvard University
He was associated with Atlanta University, teaching and studying the problems of black people living in America.
He was an outspoken, controversial leader in the fight for black civil rights.
He organized the Niagara Movement(p430)
Henry Grady believed that industrialization was the key to pulling the South out of poverty and economic dependency. So, from his desk at the Atlanta Constitution, he.....
...urged Northern businessmen to invest in the South.
What do you think was the main purpose of Georgia’s great cotton expositions in the 1880s and 1890s?
to attract industry & textile manufacturing (p.412)
How were farmers helped by the University of Georgia?
The University of Georgia established a College of Agriculture. The state also set up agricultural experiment stations to determine what plants and animals could be most profitably raised on Georgia farms.
The Atlanta Life Insurance Co. was owned by____.
Alonzo Herndon, a former slave from Walton County.(p421)
Identify Great Migration
It was when nearly 1.6 million African Americans left the rural South in search of a better life in northern cities.(p432)
“Our greatest danger is that in the great leap from slavery to freedom we may overlook the fact that the masses of us are to live by the productions of our hands, and fail to keep in mind that we shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify common labour…”
Who is quoted in the above passage?
Booker T. Washington
How many people were employed in manufacturing in 1900?
About 83,000 people (p409)
How were farmers helped by the General Assembly?
The General Assembly created a Department of Agriculture (the first of its kind in the nation). The department’s purpose was to improve agriculture by distributing information about new seed, and how to use fertilizer, control insects, and market crops (p418)
What were the advantages of living in a city or town?
There were more job opportunities in a city or town.(p420-421)
Identify the Niagara Movement.
The first national effort to end Jim Crow laws (p430)
"In 1913, Jewish factory manager Leo Frank was placed on trial and convicted of a serious crime with highly suspect evidence. Two years later, encouraged by anti-Jewish articles written in the Atlanta Constitution by Tom Watson, he was lynched by a mob."
Based on this passage, why was the Leo Frank case significant?
It showed that prejudice in the South was also directed at Jewish people.
How many people were employed in manufacturing in 1860?
About 11,000 people (p409)
How were farmers helped by the Grange?
The Grange set up cooperative stores— stores run by and for farmers—where members could buy supplies directly from producers.(p418)
“Dry goods” included ____.
textiles, ready-made clothing, and notions rather than hardware and grocery items.(p422)
According to Dr. John Hope, what does the phrase “social equality” mean?
It is equal treatment of and opportunity for members of different groups within society.(p426)
What is the best description of Georgia’s economy in the late 1800s?
rural and agricultural
What point was Henry Grady trying to make in his story about the Pickens County burial?
He told the story of the Pickens county burial to illustrate Georgia’s dependency on the North.(p408)
In order to get a loan, what possession did a farmer have to put up as security?
The farmer’s cotton crop (p416)
How could a new industry help a town develop and grow?
A new industry might draw workers to an area. As more workers were arrived with their families to work in the new industry, the populations in those cities increased.(p419)
Why do you think Booker T. Washington’s speech became known as the “Atlanta Compromise?”
Because he called for blacks to accept their status for the time being and forget about social equality and political action. Full rights and privileges would come, but in the meantime, blacks first should prepare themselves to exercise these rights by learning a skill, becoming self sufficient, and acquiring a home.(p429)
What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Exposition?
highlight Georgia’s manufacturing and industry