Mississippi Studies Chapter 8 True/False
An inaugural speech is usually made by a government official at the end of the term in office.
False
Governor Vardaman wanted to continue the practice of "white capping."
False
James K. Vardaman was known fondly as "The Brown Chief."
False
The direct primary law allowed candidates in a popular election to only speak to a few party leaders.
False
The term "rednecks" refers to the state's large plantation owners.
False
Governor Longino was successful at attracting new industry to Mississippi.
True
Governor Vardaman led the fight to end the convict lease system.
True
James K. Vardaman was elected governor of Mississippi in 1903 and began serving in 1904.
True
Mississippi's New Capitol was built between 1901 and 1903.
True
Piney Woods School was established by Laurence C. Jones and is an acclaimed educational institution.
True
Race was a dominant issue in the campaign for governor in the election of 1903.
True
Senator Vardaman opposed President Woodrow Wilson in the vote to join World War I.
True
The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended the right to vote to women.
True
The first Mississippi governor of the 1900s was Andrew H. Longino.
True
Women's suffrage is women's right to vote.
True