What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments guarantee for African Americans? 13th- Freedom from slavery, 14th- Citizenship rights, 15th- voting rights
What was the name given to the movement that sought to expand industries, to diversify agriculture beyond cash crops such as cotton, and grow more food crops? The New South
Who promoted the “New South” by writing editorials and articles in the Atlanta Constitution?
Henry Grady
What was Georgia’s leading industry during the New South Era? textiles
Why did many northern companies build textile mills in Georgia in the late 1800s? many natural resources available, cheap labor, low taxes, and mild climate
What was the Bourbon Triumvirate and who were its members? Three men whocontrolled the Democratic Party in GA from 1870-1890, and pushed forindustrialization and modernization of Ga.; included Joseph E. Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John B. Gordon
What were the beliefs of the Bourbon Democrats? Believed that prosperity depended on attracting northern investors to build factories and mills in Ga.; white supremacy; farmers needed to diversify their crops
What was the purpose of the 1891 and 1895 International Cotton Expositions held in Atlanta? To showcase resources and achievements of Georgia’s industrial growth and encourage companies to build factories and mills in Ga.
Which political party was in control of Georgia’s politics during the New South Era? Democratic
What political party in Georgia represented the famers and who was its leader? Populist; Tom Watson
What was the RFD bill and who sponsored it in Congress? Bill passed in Congress that made mail delivery free to people’s homes; Tom Watson
How did the Georgia legislature try to prevent African Americans from voting? (give 3 specific examples)
Grandfather clause; poll tax; literacy test; white primary
Which part of Georgia did the county unit system benefit? (rural or urban) rural
What did Booker T. Washington believe African Americans should do to gain respect and equality?
Get an education and learn a skill in order to become economically equal to whites; believed social equally would then follow
Who was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate? Rebecca Latimer Felton
What is the meaning of disenfranchisement? To take away a person’s ability to vote
What was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Plessy v. Ferguson case? That separate but equal facilities were constitutional
How did the ruling by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson support Jim Crow laws in Georgia? It upheld the belief that segregation was okay and not unconstitutional
What was the cause of the 1906 Atlanta Riot? Articles in the Atlanta newspapers about alleged attacks on white women by blacks angered whites
Why were Jim Crow laws passed in Georgia? To help keep whites in control of the state and to create separate facilities
What is the NAACP? The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an organization that was formed in 1909 to help blacks fight discrimination (many times through court cases)
Who was Alonzo Herndon? African American entrepreneur that owned a successful barber shop and then founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company
How did the 19th Amendment affect women in the U.S.? gave them the right to vote
What happened to Leo Frank after he was found guilty of murder and sent to prison? The governor commuted (changed) his sentence from the death sentence to life in prison and out of anger a group of men kidnapped him from the prison and lynched him
Who was the first black president of Atlanta Baptist College (Morehouse College)? John Hope
