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Chapter 12 Test-LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. A person who had not accepted the changes brought about by the Civil War, particularly the abolition of slavery. | Bourbon Democrat |
| 2. The power of public officials to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support. | patronage |
| 3. A system under which the state would lease prisoners to private businesses, which saved the state money and was profitable for the businesses but was hard on prisoners. | convict lease system |
| 4. Laws enacted by southern legislators that restricted the freedom of African Americans and required separate-but equal public facilities for whites and for blacks. | Jim Crow laws |
| 5. A tax that had to be paid before a person could vote. | poll tax |
| 6. A law that gave a person the right to vote if he could demonstrate that his father or grandfather had been a voter before 1867. | grandfather clause |
| 7. A labor system in which a planter would rent a portion of his land to a farmer who agreed to raise a cash crop and give a share to the farmer, in exchange for the land and access to a house. | sharecropping |
| 8. The situation when a sharecropper or small farmer could not escape a cycle of credit, debt, and increasing poverty. | debt peonage |
| 9. The time in late autumn for the harvesting of sugarcane. | grinding season |
| 10. Groups similar to unions that attempted to use the power of group organizing to advocate for better conditions for farmers. | Farmers’ Alliance |
| 11. Belief in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people. | populism |
| 12. A movement based on the belief that government could and should be used to help address social problems like poverty, illiteracy, and improving the conditions for all workers. | Progressive movement |
| 13. The right to vote. | suffrage |
| 14. A kind of currency that could only be used in company stores. | scrip |
| 15. Which political party was favored by southern whites and gained control of Louisiana politics after the Reconstruction? | Democrats |
| 16. What were the central beliefs of the post-Reconstruction Democratic Party? | white supremacy, social segregation, and small government |
| 17. What was the purpose of this advertisement? (Take Notice) | to encourage people to buy lottery tickets |
| 18. Which explains why the attendance of Generals Beauregard and Early was advertised to potential consumers? (Take Notice) | Their military history gave the event more credibility and fanfare. |
| Which conclusion can be drawn about the use of children in this advertisement? | The Louisiana State Lottery Company wanted to remind consumers that their purchase would benefit others. |
| 20. How much did the Louisiana State Lottery Company agree to pay the state each year? | $40,000 |
| 21. How was the Louisiana Lottery able to become so powerful? | It contributed large amounts of money to elected officials. |
| 22. Which group controlled New Orleans’ city government in the late 1800s? | Crescent City Democratic Organization |
| 23. Which explains how the New Orleans Ring and the Lottery Company maintained control of New Orleans? | They bought votes with small cash payments or patronage jobs. |
| 24. Which conclusion can be drawn as to why Edward Burke resigned from his position as director of the Cotton Centennial Exposition? | He had misused government funds intended for the fair. |
| 25. Which best describes the subject of the photograph? | convict lease system |
| 26. Which explains the dangers of the convict lease system? | Convicts were physically abused, neglected, and frequently died. |
| 27. How did the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson ruling impact southern legislatures? | They passed additional segregation statues. |
| 28. Which caption best describes the photograph? (water fountain) | Laws required separate-but-equal public facilities for whites and African Americans. |
| 29. This photograph captures the effect of which legislation? (water fountain) | Jim Crow laws |
| 30. Which viewpoint is expressed in this cartoon? (bus) | Jim Crow laws provide separation but not equality. |
| 31. Who would have drawn or published this cartoon? (bus) | Committee of Citizens |
| 32. Other than African Americans, which group suffered prejudicial treatment during the late 1800s? | Italians |
| 33. What measures were added to the Constitution of 1898 to further limit the voting rights of African Americans and poor whites? | literacy tests, poll taxes, and property requirements |
| 34. How did the adoption of a grandfather clause affect voters in Louisiana? | It successfully disfranchised the majority of African American voters. |
| 35. Which event completes the chart? | Gunmen and union workers clash in Thibodeaux leaving 30 dead and over 100 wounded. |
| 36. How did Seaman A. Knapp boost Louisiana’s economy? | He shared his methods for successful rice farming. |
| 37. Based on their political platform, which political party made this statement? (Powers of gov't...) | Populist |
| 38. Which explains why sugar planters supported the People’s Party? | The Democrats stopped supporting protective tariffs. |
| 39. Which Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920? | Nineteenth |
| 40. Why did some women oppose the suffrage amendment? | They fear African American women would insist on the right to vote. |
| 41. What progressive governor created the first juvenile justice system in Louisiana? | Blanchard |
| 42. Which types of trees in Louisiana were used primarily for lumber? | Cypress & pine |
| 43. Why did lumber workers rely on credit to purchase goods? | Remote camp locations allowed stores to charge higher prices. |
| 44. Which was the first large corporation to build a plant, pipelines and refine oil in Louisiana? | Standard Oil |
| 45. Which was an unexpected opportunity benefit from oil exploration? | discovery of natural gas |
| 46. Which catalog arrived by mail to rural areas in Louisiana allowing people to purchase just about anything? | Sear, Roebuck & Company |
| 47. In 1915, what was the first thing the state began to do to regulate automobiles? | Driver’s licenses |
| 48. What made purchasing Ford’s cars easier for middle class Americans? | Credit plans |
| 49. Louisiana is credited with the birth of which genre of music? | Jazz |
| 50. Which famous Louisiana musician became a world ambassador for jazz music? | Louis Armstrong |
| 51. Based on Source, which statement best explains how Louisiana was affected by reformers like the Gordon sisters in the early 1900s? | Women in Louisiana were organized to fight for voting rights. |
| 52. Which of the following best fills the blank on the chart above? | Natural gas |
| 53. Using Source, which statements best explain how Progressivism affected Louisiana during the twentieth century? Select the two correct answers. | The state made efforts to improve public utilities. The state took on a larger role in educating citizens. |
| 54. Using Source, which statement best explains why it was important to change child labor laws in Louisiana? | Children were working long hours in unsafe conditions. |
| 55. Which statement describes the most likely purpose of holding the convention in Louisiana? | to influence government officials to support voting rights for women |
| 56. Using the Sources, which statement best explains why people became sharecroppers? | They were poor and without land and had few other options. |
| 57. Which statement best explains why the system of sharecropping continued in Louisiana for decades? | Landowners maintained control of political decisions related to sharecropping. |
| 58. Using the Sources, which statement best explains why it was difficult to leave the system of sharecropping? | Sharecroppers continued to remain in debt to the landowners. |
| 59. Based on all of the sources, which statements best explain how sharecropping affected African American sharecroppers in Louisiana? Select the two correct answers. | Sharecropping prevented African Americans from having control over profits. Sharecropping forced African Americans to purchase needed goods on credit. |
| 60. Using the Sources, which statement explains why many African Americans, known as Exodusters, most likely migrated from Louisiana to Kansas during the late 1800s? | They were seeking better opportunities and land ownership. |
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