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