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Henry Grady | editor of The Atlanta Constitution |
This is a group of three people who share responsibility, authority or power. | Triumvirate |
Tom Watson and the Populist party wanted to help Southern farmers for all of the following reasons | Small farmers were not prospering during the New South Era due to the dropping prices of cotton and agricultural goods. |
Tom Watson and the Populist party wanted to help Southern farmers for all of the following reasons | Farmers owed lots of money in the form of loans to banks. |
Tom Watson and the Populist party wanted to help Southern farmers for all of the following reasons | Farmers were being charged a great deal of money by railroads to ship their products. |
All of the following occurred during the International Cotton Exposition | Equipment for making textiles were displaye |
All of the following occurred during the International Cotton Exposition | Southern products like sugar, rice and tobacco were shown. |
All of the following occurred during the International Cotton Exposition | New jobs were created and millions of dollars were invested in Atlanta. |
Which describes a belief of the progressive movement? | The belief that government could correct the ills of society |
The progressive movement mostly brought about changes in | industry and agriculture. |
When Georgian Rebecca Latimer Felton wrote for the Atlanta Journal, she focused on the need for reforms in | Georgia’s prison system. |
Which term describes the use of prisoners for labor by private businesses and industries? | Convict lease system |
This system was created as a way of giving votes in primary elections to rural, urban and towns. | County Unit |
This was a fair held in 1881 to bring money to Atlanta’s cotton textile business. | International Cotton Exposition |
Henry Grady was known as the | spokesman of the New South. |
Why were prison workers referred to as “chain gangs?” | Prisoners were chained at their waists and ankles while they worked. |
In 1915, Georgia’s juvenile court system | tried and punished juveniles in a manner different from that used for adults. |
Who was involved in the Bourbon Triumvirate? | Alfred Colquitt, Joseph Brown, and John Gordon |
The term “populism” describes | southern farmers working together. |
From 1872-1890, Bourbon Democrats controlled the Georgia government. During their time of power all of the following economic activities occurred | Georgia’s economy began to recover through increased industrialization. |
From 1872-1890, Bourbon Democrats controlled the Georgia government. During their time of power all of the following economic activities occurred | The production of cottonseed oil, cattle feed and fertilizer began to help the economy. |
From 1872-1890, Bourbon Democrats controlled the Georgia government. During their time of power all of the following economic activities occurred | The cotton textile industry grew throughout Georgia. |
Which reform movement worked to ban the production and use of alcoholic beverages? | Temperance movement |
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages? | Eighteenth Amendment |
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union supported | the prohibition of alcohol. |
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? | Nineteenth Amendment |
This Georgia writer, teacher and reformer also became the first women to serve in the United State’s Senate. | Rebecca Latimer Felton |
The “bridge” linking the New South Era and the Progressive Era was the | Populist movement. |
The Populist party did not support the | private ownership of railroads and utilities. |
The populist party did support | Australian ballot. |
The populist party did support | graduated income tax. |
The populist party did support | 8-hour workday. |
Who benefited from the county unit system? | rural areas |
The county unit system affected voting and politics in Georgia by | helping African-Americans get more voting power. |
Rebecca Latimer Felton supported | educational reform movement |
Rebecca Latimer Felton supported | temperance movement |
Rebecca Latimer Felton supported | suffrage movement |
The Populist politician best known for introducing the Rural Free Delivery Bill was | Tom Watson. |
The most important by-product of the Rural Free Delivery Bill passed by Congress was | construction of new roads and bridges. |
Which piece of national legislation, sponsored by a Georgian, created the Agricultural Extension Service? | The Smith-Lever Act |
Which piece of legislation allowed smaller, less populated counties in Georgia to have the same or greater power and influence in the General Assembly as the larger, more populated counties? | The Neil Primary Act |
Which statement BEST explains why the term Bourbon Triumvirate was most appropriate for Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon. | They were political leaders drawn together by power and political goals. |
All of the following are ideas that Henry Grady, the “Spokesman of the New South” believed | Industry should be promoted in the south. |
All of the following are ideas that Henry Grady, the “Spokesman of the New South” believed | Crop diversification should be promoted to help Southern agriculture. |
All of the following are ideas that Henry Grady, the “Spokesman of the New South” believedIndustry should be promoted in the south. | Northerners should invest in factories and industry in the South. |
Which groups united to form the Populist Party in 1891? | The Farmers’ Alliance and labor unions |
A true statement of the County Unit System | By uniting, the state’s smaller counties could decide state elections. |
A true statement of the County Unit System | The 121 smallest counties had two unit votes each. |
A true statement of the County Unit System | The 8 largest counties had 6 unit votes each. |
What Georgian Populist leader called on black and white farmers to unite in an effort to gain fair treatment from the state and national governments? | Tom Watson |
What new type of American business structure began during the Progressive Era? | The corporation |
Georgia’s chain gangs replaced the ____________________ system. | Convict Lease |
A ban on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages was known as ____________________. | Prohibition |
Women who campaigned and protested against their inability to vote were called ____________________. | Suffragettes |
The ____________________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920. | 19th |
The legislation that gave free mail delivery to rural areas across the nation was known as the _________________________ bill. | rural free delivery |
The system that allowed small, rural counties to maintain power in the Georgia General Assembly from 1917 until it was overturned in 1962 was known as the ____________________ system. | County Unit System |
The ____________________ was the farmers’ organization that joined with labor union organizations to form the Populist party. | Farmer's Alliance |
____________________, a soft drink company founded in the late 1800s, is one of Atlanta’s largest businesses. | Coca-Cola |
____________________ was one of Atlanta’s leading department stores and accepted scrip instead of money from the city’s teachers during the depression. | Rich's |
Atlanta Journal writer who campaigned for prison reform in Georgia | Rebecca Latimer Felton |
Savannah woman who founded the Girl Scouts of America | Juliette Gordon Low |
Creator of nerve tonic that became Coca-Cola | John Pemberton |
He founded the Coca-Cola Company when he purchased all of the companies stock for $2300. He established Emory University and Hospital and served as Atlanta’s Mayor… without pay! | Asa Candler |
He purchased the Coca-Cola Company for $25 million dollars and then gave it to his son Ernest who led the Company to become a multibillion dollar international business | Ernest Woodruff |
He founded Rich’s Department Store | Morris Rich |
He founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company | Alonzo Herndon |
The Author of Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings | Joel Chandler Harris |
This poet wrote, Song of the Chattahoochee | Sidney Lanier |