Civil War

Question 1

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

Answer 1

To reinforce the rulings of the Plessy vs. Fergusson case and implement the ideas of separate but “equal”

Question 2

How did the Plessy vs. Ferguson case affect the lives of African Americans?

Answer 2

Segregation became widespread and caused previous civil rights movements to be shattered by the rulings of this case.

Question 3

Describe Booker T. Washington’s views on civil rights progress.

Answer 3

Stressed the ideas of gaining a technical education and making enough money to be economically independent in order to acquire social equality.

Took a slower approach to rights

Question 4

What were W.E.B. Dubois’s views on civil rights progress?

Answer 4

Believed and created the talented tenth, a group of academically talented African Americans that would create opportunities for others as time passed.

Believed in the stressing of acquiring knowledge and immediate civil rights through public action.

Question 5

Who was John Hope? What were his opinions on civil rights and how did he help GA through his views?

Answer 5

Sided with WEB Dubois’s views on civil rights progress,

Was the president(s) of two universities and was a talented educator who worked especially in education to create equal rights for African Americans.

Question 6

Who was Lugenia Hope and how did she contribute to the civil rights movement?

Answer 6

Worked with NAACP and created Neighborhood unions, which worked for equal education and healthcare opportunities for African Americans

First female pres. of NAACP and later worked for Woman’s rights as well as her already moving civil rights workings.

Question 7

What is the Grandfather Clause?

Answer 7

AA’s could only vote if they were men who voted in the 1867 election (which was basically no one)

Question 8

What else were ways to prevent AA’s from voting?

Answer 8

Literacy Tests
Had to own property
Poll Tax

Question 9

What is disenfranchisement?

Answer 9

Prevented someone or a group of people from voting

Question 10

Two organizations that mainly fought for AA rights

Answer 10

NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

NUL
National Urban League

Question 11

Why did the KKK come back to power in 1915?

Answer 11

The result of the Leo Frank case revived the KKK

Question 12

What famous newspaper did Henry Grady edit?

Answer 12

Atlanta Constitution

Question 13

What were International Cotton Expositions? Who created them, and why?

Answer 13

They were created to represent the industrial potential of the South to show their economic independance.

They were created by Henry Grady

Question 14

What were the 2 main views of Southern Democrats?

Answer 14

White supremacy and a stronger economy

Question 15

What were the benefits of the Southern Democrats (at least 3)

Answer 15

Made economy stronger
Reduced war debt
Approved the new constitution
Expanded railroads
Lowered taxes

Question 16

What were the benefits of the populist party? (Just 2)

Answer 16

Rural Free delivery act

Represented farmers and mostly helped rural population

Question 17

What were some of the beliefs of the populists? (At least 4, 7 total)

Answer 17

8-hour workday
Graduated income tax
County unit system
Government ownership of railroads
Supported rural and farmer peeps :)
Reduction of tariffs
Australian Ballot

Question 18

What were some of the beliefs of the Independent democrat party? (4 total)

Answer 18

Woman’s suffrage
white supremacy
Temperance (anti-alcohol)
Poor/middle class

Question 19

Which two organizations formed from declining crop production in the south?

Answer 19

*The Farmer’s Alliance

The Grange