Question 1

What view did the white farmers' alliances have of black voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  They fully supported blacks voting in all cases. 
B)  They did not think that blacks should vote, but ironically encouraged them to vote for certain candidates. 
C)  They thought that blacks should be only agricultural workers and should not participate in politics. 
D)  They were a white supremacist organization, devoted to terrorism like the Klan, and wanted to keep all blacks from voting. 
A)  They fully supported blacks voting in all cases. 
B)  They did not think that blacks should vote, but ironically encouraged them to vote for certain candidates. 
C)  They thought that blacks should be only agricultural workers and should not participate in politics. 
D)  They were a white supremacist organization, devoted to terrorism like the Klan, and wanted to keep all blacks from voting.

Question 2

With regard to lynching,what pattern was exhibited in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites were actually lynched in greater numbers but without much of the violence. 
B)  Only blacks were lynched. 
C)  Lynchings were a way to prove white supremacy. 
D)  Lynchings were not an issue most southern blacks worried about. 
A)  Whites were actually lynched in greater numbers but without much of the violence. 
B)  Only blacks were lynched. 
C)  Lynchings were a way to prove white supremacy. 
D)  Lynchings were not an issue most southern blacks worried about.

Question 3

If lynching victims were predominantly male,how did black women experience white-generated violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many were subjected to rape by white men. 
B)  Whites actually lynched black men and women in equal numbers. 
C)  Black women were always cheated out of their earnings by whites. 
D)  Black women had to endure threats of violence against their children. 
A)  Many were subjected to rape by white men. 
B)  Whites actually lynched black men and women in equal numbers. 
C)  Black women were always cheated out of their earnings by whites. 
D)  Black women had to endure threats of violence against their children.

Question 4

Race riots during the era were started primarily by blacks seeking revenge against whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was the result of the popularity of the Populist Party among blacks in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were able to gain substantial numbers of political offices and dominate politics in the South. 
B)  Since blacks were completely excluded from formal participation in politics, they could not vote for Populists. 
C)  Southerners realized that blacks were a potent political force and that they would have to share power politically. 
D)  It heightened fears of white southerners that African Americans might gain political power. 
A)  Blacks were able to gain substantial numbers of political offices and dominate politics in the South. 
B)  Since blacks were completely excluded from formal participation in politics, they could not vote for Populists. 
C)  Southerners realized that blacks were a potent political force and that they would have to share power politically. 
D)  It heightened fears of white southerners that African Americans might gain political power.

Question 6

What survival options did blacks possess when economic,social,and political conditions deteriorated in the South in the late 1800s? What were the most common reactions blacks demonstrated in the face of these challenges?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Why did most rural black families remain close to involuntary servitude by the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They granted power to their former owners in order to avoid work. 
B)  They lacked education, land, and political access to improve their lives. 
C)  They wanted their children to know what it felt like to struggle to survive. 
D)  They wanted to develop domestic and agricultural skills for future prosperity. 
A)  They granted power to their former owners in order to avoid work. 
B)  They lacked education, land, and political access to improve their lives. 
C)  They wanted their children to know what it felt like to struggle to survive. 
D)  They wanted to develop domestic and agricultural skills for future prosperity.

Question 8

Before "Jim Crow" laws came into effect across the South,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks and whites mingled freely in many public accommodations 
B)  whites had already begun to set up some restrictions on black access to public facilities 
C)  the North had already outlawed all segregation 
D)  racial etiquette rules were non-existent 
A)  blacks and whites mingled freely in many public accommodations 
B)  whites had already begun to set up some restrictions on black access to public facilities 
C)  the North had already outlawed all segregation 
D)  racial etiquette rules were non-existent

Question 9

Where did the term "Jim Crow" originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a derogatory term used to refer to a black agricultural worker. 
B)  It was the name of a black minstrel show. 
C)  It was the name of a routine in a popular white minstrel show that ridiculed black people. 
D)  It was a reference to a hated type of bird that whites associated with black people. 
A)  It was a derogatory term used to refer to a black agricultural worker. 
B)  It was the name of a black minstrel show. 
C)  It was the name of a routine in a popular white minstrel show that ridiculed black people. 
D)  It was a reference to a hated type of bird that whites associated with black people.

Question 10

Which of the following was a belief of the Populist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government should own railroads and communication systems. 
B)  Blacks and whites should be social equals in America. 
C)  Economic control of the nation should move to bankers and industrialists. 
D)  The government should become more involved in foreign affairs, particularly in Europe. 
A)  The government should own railroads and communication systems. 
B)  Blacks and whites should be social equals in America. 
C)  Economic control of the nation should move to bankers and industrialists. 
D)  The government should become more involved in foreign affairs, particularly in Europe.

Question 11

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two or three people were lynched, on average, every week for thirty years. 
B)  It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences. 
C)  About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone. 
D)  No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings. 
A)  Two or three people were lynched, on average, every week for thirty years. 
B)  It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences. 
C)  About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone. 
D)  No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings.

Question 12

Black women had a better chance than black men of finding regular work in a town,although it was usually as a domestic or cleaning woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is true about most rural black families in the South after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many were achieving high-school level educations. 
B)  Their diet was adequate, although not up to today's standards. 
C)  They generally stayed in the South, under conditions of desperate poverty. 
D)  Rural black families often had some level of savings, although they were never rich. 
A)  Many were achieving high-school level educations. 
B)  Their diet was adequate, although not up to today's standards. 
C)  They generally stayed in the South, under conditions of desperate poverty. 
D)  Rural black families often had some level of savings, although they were never rich.

Question 14

The relationship between literacy and voting in Mississippi under the new state constitution in 1890 meant that illiterate voters could vote if it was proven that they could understand the Constitution if it was read to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The legal system became increasingly white after Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Phoenix __________ ________ is an example of mob violence inflicted by whites on blacks to control the black community during the late 1800s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Phoenix __________ ________ is an example...

Question 17

How did blacks react to segregation laws regarding streetcars?

Accepted Answer

A)  They attempted to form separate transportation companies. 
B)  They held celebrations in cities across the South. 
C)  They rode motorcycles rather than streetcars, seriously hurting the streetcar companies economically. 
D)  Streetcar segregation was the form of discrimination that blacks accepted as necessary, due to the high level of violence associated with this mode of transportation 
A)  They attempted to form separate transportation companies. 
B)  They held celebrations in cities across the South. 
C)  They rode motorcycles rather than streetcars, seriously hurting the streetcar companies economically. 
D)  Streetcar segregation was the form of discrimination that blacks accepted as necessary, due to the high level of violence associated with this mode of transportation

Question 18

Examine Map 14-1 in your text book .What socioeconomic factors explain why some states or territories saw a larger increase in black population than others? What economic and political activities attracted blacks to these western places?

Accepted Answer

Map 14-1 in the textbook shows the incre

Question 19

Why did a group of blacks in Nashville,Tennessee,form a black-owned bus company in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A)  The governor asked local blacks in the state to form their own bus line. 
B)  Local white-owned bus companies had gone out of business in the city. 
C)  The safety record of other bus companies was very poor. 
D)  Local blacks wanted to establish a transportation alternative to counter the discrimination posed by segregated buses. 
A)  The governor asked local blacks in the state to form their own bus line. 
B)  Local white-owned bus companies had gone out of business in the city. 
C)  The safety record of other bus companies was very poor. 
D)  Local blacks wanted to establish a transportation alternative to counter the discrimination posed by segregated buses.

Question 20

Why was political and mob violence still common in the South by the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Republicans used violence to win elections against ex-Confederate leaders. 
B)  White Republicans used violence against blacks to finally end Reconstruction. 
C)  White Democrats used violence against Republicans to seize control of the southern states. 
D)  White Democrats used violence to help the federal government gain power in the southern states. 
A)  Black Republicans used violence to win elections against ex-Confederate leaders. 
B)  White Republicans used violence against blacks to finally end Reconstruction. 
C)  White Democrats used violence against Republicans to seize control of the southern states. 
D)  White Democrats used violence to help the federal government gain power in the southern states.

Exam 14: White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

What view did the white farmers' alliances have of black voting?

With regard to lynching,what pattern was exhibited in the South?

If lynching victims were predominantly male,how did black women experience white-generated violence?

Race riots during the era were started primarily by blacks seeking revenge against whites.

What was the result of the popularity of the Populist Party among blacks in the South?

What survival options did blacks possess when economic,social,and political conditions deteriorated in the South in the late 1800s? What were the most common reactions blacks demonstrated in the face of these challenges?

Why did most rural black families remain close to involuntary servitude by the late 1800s?

Before "Jim Crow" laws came into effect across the South,__________.

Where did the term "Jim Crow" originate?

Which of the following was a belief of the Populist Party?

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

Black women had a better chance than black men of finding regular work in a town,although it was usually as a domestic or cleaning woman.

What is true about most rural black families in the South after Reconstruction?

The relationship between literacy and voting in Mississippi under the new state constitution in 1890 meant that illiterate voters could vote if it was proven that they could understand the Constitution if it was read to them.

The legal system became increasingly white after Reconstruction.

The Phoenix __________ ________ is an example of mob violence inflicted by whites on blacks to control the black community during the late 1800s.

How did blacks react to segregation laws regarding streetcars?

Examine Map 14-1 in your text book .What socioeconomic factors explain why some states or territories saw a larger increase in black population than others? What economic and political activities attracted blacks to these western places?

Why did a group of blacks in Nashville,Tennessee,form a black-owned bus company in 1905?

Why was political and mob violence still common in the South by the 1890s?

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