Question 1

Proponents of the &#34;New South&#34; pushed the defeated South to rebuild its cotton economy.

Accepted Answer

Proponents of the "New South" advocated for economic diversification and industrial development, moving away from the reliance on cotton and agriculture.

Question 2

Part of Henry W. Grady's appeal came from the fact that he was no believer in racial equality.

Accepted Answer

Henry W. Grady, a prominent journalist and orator in the post-Civil War South, advocated for the New South's economic development and reconciliation with the North but did not champion racial equality. He supported segregation and the disenfranchisement of Black voters, reflecting the prevailing attitudes of white supremacy of his time.

Question 3

Since comparatively few African Americans lived in northern cities, southern African Americans made up more than two-thirds of the nation's black urban dwellers.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. During the Great Migration, which lasted from 1910 to 1970, many African Americans moved from the rural South to northern cities in search of better economic opportunities and to escape racial discrimination and violence. However, the majority of black urban dwellers in the early 20th century were still southern African Americans who migrated to cities such as New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

Question 4

Jim Crow laws migrated north during the late nineteenth century.

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Jim Crow laws were not limited to the Southern United States and began to spread to Northern states in the late nineteenth century. This included segregation in schools, housing, and other public areas.

Question 5

Many white northerners embraced the Lost Cause ideology as an attempt to connect with a simpler American past.

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Many white northerners embraced the Lost Cause ideology as a way to romanticize the South and connect with a more traditional, pre-industrial America.

Question 6

Southern women remained marginalized figures in the creation of Confederate memorials.

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Question 7

Which of the following was NOT seen as a southern resource to be incorporated into the New South?&#10;A) Lack of powerful labor unions&#10;B) The vast timber that comprised southern forests&#10;C) Monoculture agriculture&#10;D) The rise of urban areas

Accepted Answer

Monoculture agriculture was not seen as a resource to be incorporated into the New South; rather, it was a characteristic of the Old South's economy, heavily reliant on single-crop farming (like cotton), which the New South aimed to move away from by diversifying its economy.

Question 8

W.E.B. Du Bois criticized Booker T. Washington's &#34;Atlanta Address&#34; by renaming it which of the following?&#10;A) Atlanta Cooperation&#10;B) Atlanta Compromise&#10;C) Atlanta Approach&#10;D) Atlanta Concession

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois criticized Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Address," also known as the "Atlanta Compromise," because he believed that it perpetuated white dominance and did not encourage African Americans to demand an end to discrimination and segregation.

Question 9

In part to simplify the complicated nature of race, southern state legislatures defined as &#34;black&#34; anyone with this much or more African blood.&#10;A) One-sixteenth&#10;B) One-eighth&#10;C) One-quarter&#10;D) One-half

Accepted Answer

Southern state legislatures often defined as "black" anyone with one-quarter or more African blood, a policy known as the "one-drop rule" in its most extreme form, although the specific fraction could vary by state.

Question 10

Workingmen's parties pushed for all but one of the following changes to American capitalism.&#10;A) Better wages&#10;B) Shorter workdays&#10;C) Racial equality&#10;D) Safer working conditions

Accepted Answer

Although workingmen's parties did push for better wages, shorter workdays, and safer working conditions, they did not always prioritize racial equality. In fact, some workingmen's parties were known for being exclusionary towards non-white workers, and in some cases advocated for the expulsion of Chinese workers from the United States. Therefore, the only option not pushed for by workingmen's parties was racial equality.

Question 11

This man was known as the &#34;Poet Laureate of the Confederacy.&#34;&#10;A) Herman Melville&#10;B) Henry Timrod&#10;C) Walt Whitman&#10;D) William Dean Howells

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Question 12

Identify the writer of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.&#10;A) Mark Twain&#10;B) Henry James&#10;C) Jacob Riis&#10;D) Upton Sinclair

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Deck 13: America in the Late Nineteenth Century