Which was the main goal of the International Cotton Expositions held in Georgia?

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Responses

to undermine Northern factories
to undermine Northern factories

to promote Southern industrialization
to promote Southern industrialization

to encourage agriculture
to encourage agriculture

to adopt new technology

A key part of Henry Grady's definition of the "New South" was
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Responses

a refusal to trade with the North.
a refusal to trade with the North.

providing free college education to all.
providing free college education to all.

an increase in the amount of manufacturing.
an increase in the amount of manufacturing.

guaranteeing equal rights for African Americans.

Which individual or group would have agreed with the political ideas listed:

Urban bankers, lawyers, and merchants hold too much power.
Railroads and their high transportation rates hurt farmers
Mail should be delivered to rural Georgians for free
Better roads and schools should be built in rural Georgia


(1 point)
Responses

Thomas E. Watson
Thomas E. Watson

John B. Gordon
John B. Gordon

Bourbon Democrats
Bourbon Democrats

Henry Grady

How did Henry Grady and Thomas E. Watson differ in their views about the future of Georgia?
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Responses

Watson thought women should not vote; Grady thought they should.
Watson thought women should not vote; Grady thought they should.

Grady believed in populism while Watson favored the Bourbon Democrats.
Grady believed in populism while Watson favored the Bourbon Democrats.

Watson wanted to support farmers; Grady wanted to diversify the state.
Watson wanted to support farmers; Grady wanted to diversify the state.

Grady thought African Americans should not vote; Watson thought they should.

During Reconstruction the 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 guaranteeing that no state could take away the rights of United States citizens. In spite of this amendment, Southern states did take away black people's rights as citizens. Homer Plessy, a black person, was arrested on a railroad train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy v Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years.

The court ruled against Plessy and provided a legal backing for


(1 point)
Responses

poll taxes
poll taxes

segregation
segregation

literacy tests
literacy tests

slavery

1 answer

  1. The main goal of the International Cotton Expositions held in Georgia was:

    • to promote Southern industrialization
  2. A key part of Henry Grady's definition of the "New South" was:

    • an increase in the amount of manufacturing.
  3. The individual or group that would have agreed with the political ideas listed (urban bankers, lawyers, etc.) is:

    • Thomas E. Watson
  4. How did Henry Grady and Thomas E. Watson differ in their views about the future of Georgia?:

    • Watson wanted to support farmers; Grady wanted to diversify the state.
  5. The 1896 court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson provided a legal backing for:

    • segregation.