1) Which of the following would the Bourbon Triumvirate have most likely supported? a) Setting aside land for plantations b) Expanding the railroad and mining industries c) Improving access to education for African Americans d) Expanding voting rights for men and woman 2) What was the main purpose of the International Cotton Expositions held in Atlanta during the New South Era? a) To help unemployed men and woman find work b) To encourage Northern investors to invest in the South. c) To raise money to pay for Georgia's debt from the Civil War d) To help African American business owners reach new clients. 3) The organizers of the Atlanta Cotton Exposition sought to highlight which of the following? a) The recovery of the city of Atlanta after the Civil War. b) The superiority of the South's industrial operations compared to the North's. c) The potential impact of rapid industrial development on the environment. d) The social and economic gains of African Americans following Reconstruction. 4) Why did Tom Watson and other notable members of the Populist Party criticize Henry Grady for his work with the Atlanta Constitution? a) For encouraging women to demand the right to vote b) For supporting industry over the rights of farmers c) For supporting the interests of white supremacists. d) For promoting equal rights for African Americans. 5) As managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the 1880's, what did Henry Grady use the paper to promote? a) Women's suffrage b) Racial integration c) Unionization of labor d) Southern industrial growth. 6) What effect did the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Plessy V Ferguson have on society, particularly in the South. a) Discrimination against African Americans was outlawed. b) Racial segregation of public facilities was supported by the courts. c) Publicly funded universities were forced to admit African Americans. d) Taxes were increased to pay for new schools for African Americans. 7) How did the Supreme Court justify its ruling in the Plessy v Ferguson case? a) The court argued that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 only applied to private actions and not government actions. b) The court argued that the Equal Protection Clause in the U.S. Constitution only applied to gender discrimination. c) The court argued that the violence that would result from forcing desegregation on U.S. society would hurt the country as a whole. d) The court argued that African Americans were awarded political rights under the Fourteenth anf Fifteenth Amendments, but not social rights. 8) Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Jim Crow laws passed by southern states during Reconstruction? a) To keep African Americans from truly becoming equal and to try to keep things as they were prior to the abolition of slavery. b) To provide African Americans with better access to social services such as education and healthcare. c) To force former slaves to work as indentured servants in order to find housing for their families. d) To provide funding for the construction of factories in the South that would offer employment opportunities for African Americans. 9) Which of the following describes a major consequence of the 1906 Atlanta Massacre? a) African American suffrage in the area decreased. b) Major industries fled the area for other regions. c) New political groups seized control. d) Segregation within the city increased. 10) Select three (3) ways in which Jim Crow laws attempted to disenfranchise African Americans. a) Poll Tax, tariffs, education b) Poll tax, literacy tests, Grandfather Clause c) Grandmother Clause, Grandfather Clause, Poll Tax

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