Question 1

What problem did farmers not face during the later nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had to depend on banks for loans, since they weren't self-sufficient any longer. 
B)  Businessmen, not farmers, dominated economic life in America. 
C)  They had easy access to railroads at very cheap prices. 
D)  Farmers faced very few problems during the late nineteenth century. 
A)  They had to depend on banks for loans, since they weren't self-sufficient any longer. 
B)  Businessmen, not farmers, dominated economic life in America. 
C)  They had easy access to railroads at very cheap prices. 
D)  Farmers faced very few problems during the late nineteenth century.

Question 2

What was a "crop lien"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchants, in exchange for goods and products needed at a general store, would have a legal claim to part of the black family's crop. 
B)  These were crops planted in an African style, leaning against a fence. White farmers frequently thought black agricultural techniques were inefficient and backwards. 
C)  This was the use of a year's crop for a gambling debt. 
D)  It meant that crops were used to get a loan from a bank. 
A)  Merchants, in exchange for goods and products needed at a general store, would have a legal claim to part of the black family's crop. 
B)  These were crops planted in an African style, leaning against a fence. White farmers frequently thought black agricultural techniques were inefficient and backwards. 
C)  This was the use of a year's crop for a gambling debt. 
D)  It meant that crops were used to get a loan from a bank.

Question 3

What was an "Exoduster"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a black person who moved to the western United States in search of a better life than in the South 
B)  a white person who advocated destroying the black race 
C)  a black person who wanted to migrate to Africa 
D)  an African person who came to America shortly before the Civil War 
A)  a black person who moved to the western United States in search of a better life than in the South 
B)  a white person who advocated destroying the black race 
C)  a black person who wanted to migrate to Africa 
D)  an African person who came to America shortly before the Civil War

Question 4

Which of the following was not a political organization for farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Grange 
B)  the Patrons of Husbandry 
C)  the Southern Farmers' Alliance 
D)  the American Farmers and Workers Party 
A)  the Grange 
B)  the Patrons of Husbandry 
C)  the Southern Farmers' Alliance 
D)  the American Farmers and Workers Party

Question 5

What is significant about the year 1892?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Populists failed to run a candidate for the presidency for the first time in 12 years. 
B)  The Populists eliminated the black vote in that year. 
C)  More people were lynched in that year than in any other in American history. 
D)  Southerners embraced all of the Populists ideas. 
A)  The Populists failed to run a candidate for the presidency for the first time in 12 years. 
B)  The Populists eliminated the black vote in that year. 
C)  More people were lynched in that year than in any other in American history. 
D)  Southerners embraced all of the Populists ideas.

Question 6

Where did the term "Jim Crow" come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a derogatory term used to refer to a black agricultural worker. 
B)  It was a stereotypical black musical show. 
C)  A white minstrel show, popular at the time, which ridiculed black people. 
D)  It was a reference to a hated type of bird, which whites associated with black people. 
A)  It was a derogatory term used to refer to a black agricultural worker. 
B)  It was a stereotypical black musical show. 
C)  A white minstrel show, popular at the time, which ridiculed black people. 
D)  It was a reference to a hated type of bird, which whites associated with black people.

Question 7

Where were black migrants of the late nineteenth century least likely to go?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kansas 
B)  Africa 
C)  Oklahoma or Arkansas 
D)  the North 
A)  Kansas 
B)  Africa 
C)  Oklahoma or Arkansas 
D)  the North

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the opponents of migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites were always happy that blacks were leaving in some areas. 
B)  Some blacks felt that the South was the best place for blacks. 
C)  Opponents of migration argued that blacks should stay because political equality in the South would allow blacks to become rich landowners. 
D)  .No one really opposed migration for blacks from the South. 
A)  Whites were always happy that blacks were leaving in some areas. 
B)  Some blacks felt that the South was the best place for blacks. 
C)  Opponents of migration argued that blacks should stay because political equality in the South would allow blacks to become rich landowners. 
D)  .No one really opposed migration for blacks from the South.

Question 9

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, even if they supported them. 
C)  Southerners realized that blacks were a potent political force and that they would have to share power politically. 
D)  It heightened fears of southerners that blacks 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, even if they supported them. 
C)  Southerners realized that blacks were a potent political force and that they would have to share power politically. 
D)  It heightened fears of southerners that blacks might gain political power.

Question 10

What was the stated reason given for many lynchings?

Accepted Answer

A)  White people were afraid of blacks gaining political power. 
B)  Blacks had murdered a white man. 
C)  A black man raped a white woman. 
D)  Blacks had started some sort of violent protest. 
A)  White people were afraid of blacks gaining political power. 
B)  Blacks had murdered a white man. 
C)  A black man raped a white woman. 
D)  Blacks had started some sort of violent protest.

Question 11

What incident prompted the racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The KKK held a very large parade downtown. 
B)  A black newspaper editor suggested that white women were voluntarily having sexual relations with black men. 
C)  Blacks decided that only violence would end segregation. 
D)  A young black woman decided that she would sit in the white section of a streetcar. 
A)  The KKK held a very large parade downtown. 
B)  A black newspaper editor suggested that white women were voluntarily having sexual relations with black men. 
C)  Blacks decided that only violence would end segregation. 
D)  A young black woman decided that she would sit in the white section of a streetcar.

Question 12

What is true about farmers in the South during the later nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  More than half were tenants, renting land rather than owning it. 
B)  Farmers were generally able to be self-sufficient in the period. 
C)  Farmers failed to organize politically to solve problems, since they lacked even a basic education. 
D)  They were very well off, as prices were high during this whole period. 
A)  More than half were tenants, renting land rather than owning it. 
B)  Farmers were generally able to be self-sufficient in the period. 
C)  Farmers failed to organize politically to solve problems, since they lacked even a basic education. 
D)  They were very well off, as prices were high during this whole period.

Question 13

How did the Southern Farmers' Alliance deal with race?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an interracial organization, and allowed blacks leadership roles and equal rights in membership. 
B)  It was an interracial group, but refused to allow blacks to lead them. 
C)  It chose not to include blacks, who had to form their own organization. 
D)  It chose not to include blacks, and forbid them from forming their own organization. 
A)  It was an interracial organization, and allowed blacks leadership roles and equal rights in membership. 
B)  It was an interracial group, but refused to allow blacks to lead them. 
C)  It chose not to include blacks, who had to form their own organization. 
D)  It chose not to include blacks, and forbid them from forming their own organization.

Question 14

What was "Liberia Fever"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a disease similar to malaria, which killed many of the black migrants to that country 
B)  a strong desire to leave America for the African colony of Liberia 
C)  an interest in African culture and artifacts 
D)  a ship that took many people to Africa, until white southerners sank it shortly before the Civil War 
A)  a disease similar to malaria, which killed many of the black migrants to that country 
B)  a strong desire to leave America for the African colony of Liberia 
C)  an interest in African culture and artifacts 
D)  a ship that took many people to Africa, until white southerners sank it shortly before the Civil War

Question 15

When black men moved within the South, to where did they usually go?

Accepted Answer

A)  to urban areas, where they had more, and different, economic opportunities 
B)  to Florida, which had the most liberal race laws 
C)  to another rural area, where they could use the skills they had 
D)  to the South Carolina coast, where jobs were readily available in agriculture 
A)  to urban areas, where they had more, and different, economic opportunities 
B)  to Florida, which had the most liberal race laws 
C)  to another rural area, where they could use the skills they had 
D)  to the South Carolina coast, where jobs were readily available in agriculture

Question 16

What was the name of the case that upheld Louisiana's segregation laws?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

How did the Eight Box Law of 1882 contribute to the disfranchisement of blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illiterate voters had to have the "help" of white officials to determine where to place their ballots. 
B)  Voters could only choose between eight white candidates, rather than an open pool of people. 
C)  Voters were required to prove that they had over eight boxes of personal property, something most poor blacks could not do. 
D)  Prospective voters had to fill eight boxes with signed petitions, demonstrating community support for their voting rights before they would be registered. 
A)  Illiterate voters had to have the "help" of white officials to determine where to place their ballots. 
B)  Voters could only choose between eight white candidates, rather than an open pool of people. 
C)  Voters were required to prove that they had over eight boxes of personal property, something most poor blacks could not do. 
D)  Prospective voters had to fill eight boxes with signed petitions, demonstrating community support for their voting rights before they would be registered.

Question 18

Who was the last black man from the South to serve in Congress until Andrew Young in 1972?

Accepted Answer

A)  George H. White 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Hiram Revels 
D)  Booker T. Washington 
A)  George H. White 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Hiram Revels 
D)  Booker T. Washington

Question 19

How did Democrats limit black political power in the South, even if blacks were voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  They creatively drew congressional districts so that the fewest possible blacks could be elected. 
B)  They refused to seat elected blacks in the House or Senate. 
C)  They restricted black rights in various ways during their tenure in office. 
D)  They generally wanted blacks to vote - the Republican party was trying to limit black voting. 
A)  They creatively drew congressional districts so that the fewest possible blacks could be elected. 
B)  They refused to seat elected blacks in the House or Senate. 
C)  They restricted black rights in various ways during their tenure in office. 
D)  They generally wanted blacks to vote - the Republican party was trying to limit black voting.

Question 20

What was a typical characteristic of sharecropping for blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks generally could dispute the landowner's valuation of crops or goods. 
B)  Courts and whites in general refused to accept the word of a black person over a white person. 
C)  Merchants paid equal prices to blacks than to whites. 
D)  Contracts had to be written, and had to filed in court.. 
A)  Blacks generally could dispute the landowner's valuation of crops or goods. 
B)  Courts and whites in general refused to accept the word of a black person over a white person. 
C)  Merchants paid equal prices to blacks than to whites. 
D)  Contracts had to be written, and had to filed in court..

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

What problem did farmers not face during the later nineteenth century?

What was a "crop lien"?

What was an "Exoduster"?

Which of the following was not a political organization for farmers?

What is significant about the year 1892?

Where did the term "Jim Crow" come from?

Where were black migrants of the late nineteenth century least likely to go?

Which of the following is true about the opponents of migration?

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

What was the stated reason given for many lynchings?

What incident prompted the racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina?

What is true about farmers in the South during the later nineteenth century?

How did the Southern Farmers' Alliance deal with race?

What was "Liberia Fever"?

When black men moved within the South, to where did they usually go?

What was the name of the case that upheld Louisiana's segregation laws?

How did the Eight Box Law of 1882 contribute to the disfranchisement of blacks?

Who was the last black man from the South to serve in Congress until Andrew Young in 1972?

How did Democrats limit black political power in the South, even if blacks were voting?

What was a typical characteristic of sharecropping for blacks?

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