H8 GRADE A Q&A
These farmers in the 1920s American south would have been MOST affected by -
(correct answer)the boll weevil
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia's economy? - (correct answer)It caused
a major upset to Georgia's cash-crop economy
In the 1920s, many small farmers lost their farms due to crop failures and debts. What
was a long-term effect of the lost farms? - (correct answer)Banks lost money and many
farm-related businesses closed
Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the
boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries? - (correct answer)(
Georgia/Southern US States Area)
Alabama and Georgia first felt the effects of the Boll Weevil at different times. What
would account for this difference in timing? - (correct answer)The infestation moved
from west to east
Between 1920 and 1925, over 375,000 farm workers left Georgia. The black workers
who left migrated to Northern cities to find work. How did the experience of blacks in the
North compare to their experience in the South? - (correct answer)Blacks still received
unequal pay compared to whites
In 1911, Georgia produced 2.8 million cotton bales. In 1913, Georgia produced 600,000
bales. What factor MOST contributed to the decline in cotton production? - (correct
answer)boll weevil
Which statement BEST describes one impact of the boll weevil? - (correct answer)The
mass migration of tenant farmers from rural Georgia increased
These farmers in the 1920s American south would have been MOST affected by -
(correct answer)the boll weevil
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia's economy? - (correct answer)It caused
a major upset to Georgia's cash-crop economy
In the 1920s, many small farmers lost their farms due to crop failures and debts. What
was a long-term effect of the lost farms? - (correct answer)Banks lost money and many
farm-related businesses closed
Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the
boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries? - (correct answer)(
Georgia/Southern US States Area)
Alabama and Georgia first felt the effects of the Boll Weevil at different times. What
would account for this difference in timing? - (correct answer)The infestation moved
from west to east
Between 1920 and 1925, over 375,000 farm workers left Georgia. The black workers
who left migrated to Northern cities to find work. How did the experience of blacks in the
North compare to their experience in the South? - (correct answer)Blacks still received
unequal pay compared to whites
In 1911, Georgia produced 2.8 million cotton bales. In 1913, Georgia produced 600,000
bales. What factor MOST contributed to the decline in cotton production? - (correct
answer)boll weevil
Which statement BEST describes one impact of the boll weevil? - (correct answer)The
mass migration of tenant farmers from rural Georgia increased
