NS QUIZ

How were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate similar?

All three were white supremacists and supported industrial development.

How did the views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington about the best way to achieve equality differ?

DuBois believed that gaining political representation was the most important part of the struggle.

Which of the following BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?

It attracted significant industrial resources from the North.

Which THREE people were part of the Bourbon Triumvirate, which controlled politics in Georgia between the 1870's and the 1890's?

Joseph E. Brown, John B. Gordon, and Alfred H. Colquitt

What did the events of the Leo Frank case and its aftermath indicate about the Deep South in the years following Reconstruction?

Many southerners in the region resented people they thought represented northern interests.

Despite the ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments, many southern states kept African Americans from exercising their right to vote during the "Jim Crow Era." Why were they able to do this?

The federal government did not adequately enforce the amendments.

What was Alonzo Herndon's MAIN goal when he founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association in 1905?

To gain wealth and help other African Americans

How did the views of WEB DuBois & Booker T. Washington differ?

Washington advocated tolerance of racial discrimination while DuBois argued that African Americans must demand their civil rights to combat racism

What did Booker T Washing urge African Americans to focus on in his speech at the 1895 Atlanta Exposition?

advancing themselves through education

The US Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

allowed the racial segregation of public facilities

How did Alonzo Herndon seek to improve the lives of African Americans in Atlanta?

by providing employment opportunities for college-educated members of the community

Which 3 Best describe Alonzo Herndon?

entrepreneur business leader community leader

Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution?

for supporting industry over the interests of farmers

Booker T. Washington was a speaker, writer, and educator BEST known for

founding the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

Which of the following did WEB DuBois consider MOST important in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans?

greater political representation

What cause did Tom Watson and other Populists support at the turn of the twentieth century?

promoting the interests of farmers

The Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson justified what action?

racial segregation

As managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880's, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote?

southern industrial growth

In the late 19th century, many areas of the south enacted Jim Crow laws. Which TWO of the following were purposes of these laws?

to segregate African Americans and white people To deny economic opportunities to African Americans