History 1302: Exam 1, Chapters 16-19
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Industrialism in the new South - ANSWER Barely kept pace with the booming industrial
economy of the North
Low farm incomes in the new South resulted - ANSWER the creation of a labor force for
new Industries
Which statement about women in the new South is true? - ANSWER The organized
clubs, preserved and promoted the memories of war, and lobbied for various causes.
Many southerners objected to urbanization because they disliked - ANSWER The
changes it caused an individual and family life
Which statement about cotton in the late 18 hundreds of the new South is true? -
ANSWER Many farmers chose growing cotton over diversification
The main reason for low cotton prices in 1890s was - ANSWER Overproduction
Of the following which is a true statement about southern farmers and their fight to
improve their circumstances from the 1870s to the 1890s - ANSWER They marketed
their cotton crops collectively
Which description is the best portrayal of the Southern Farmers Alliance? - ANSWER An
organization founded in traditional Southern values and Cooperative Ventures
The major significance of Elihu Thomson's career was his - ANSWER Successful and
prosperous General Electric Company
, An example of vertical integration was - ANSWER Gustavus Swift control of all aspects
of meat packing
Vertical integration - ANSWER The consolidation of numerous production functions,
from the extraction of raw materials to the distribution and marketing of the finished
product, under the direction of one firm
Southern Farmers Alliance - ANSWER The largest of several organizations that formed
in the post-reconstruction South to advance the interests of beleaguered small farmers.
The aggressive tactics of John D Rockefeller was supported by his - ANSWER Financial
Alliance with investment banker JP Morgan
The pioneer of horizontal integration was - ANSWER John D Rockefeller
Horizontal integration - ANSWER The merger of competitors in the same industry
14th Amendment - ANSWER Constitutional Amendment passed by Congress in April
1866 incorporating some of the features of Civil Rights Act of 1866. It prohibited States
from violating the civil rights of their citizens and other states the choice of a lot of black
people to vote or losing representation in Congress.
Freedmen's Bureau - ANSWER Agency established by Congress in March 1865 to
provide social, educational, and economic Services, advice, and protection to former
slaves and destitute whites lasted 7 years.
Black Codes - ANSWER Law passed by States and municipalities denying many rights of
citizenship to Freed blacks before the Civil War. Also During the Reconstruction Era,
laws passed by newly-elected Southern State legislatures to control black labor,
mobility, and employment
carpetbaggers - ANSWER Pejorative term to describe Northern transplants to the
South, many of whom were Union soldiers who stayed in the south after the war
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Industrialism in the new South - ANSWER Barely kept pace with the booming industrial
economy of the North
Low farm incomes in the new South resulted - ANSWER the creation of a labor force for
new Industries
Which statement about women in the new South is true? - ANSWER The organized
clubs, preserved and promoted the memories of war, and lobbied for various causes.
Many southerners objected to urbanization because they disliked - ANSWER The
changes it caused an individual and family life
Which statement about cotton in the late 18 hundreds of the new South is true? -
ANSWER Many farmers chose growing cotton over diversification
The main reason for low cotton prices in 1890s was - ANSWER Overproduction
Of the following which is a true statement about southern farmers and their fight to
improve their circumstances from the 1870s to the 1890s - ANSWER They marketed
their cotton crops collectively
Which description is the best portrayal of the Southern Farmers Alliance? - ANSWER An
organization founded in traditional Southern values and Cooperative Ventures
The major significance of Elihu Thomson's career was his - ANSWER Successful and
prosperous General Electric Company
, An example of vertical integration was - ANSWER Gustavus Swift control of all aspects
of meat packing
Vertical integration - ANSWER The consolidation of numerous production functions,
from the extraction of raw materials to the distribution and marketing of the finished
product, under the direction of one firm
Southern Farmers Alliance - ANSWER The largest of several organizations that formed
in the post-reconstruction South to advance the interests of beleaguered small farmers.
The aggressive tactics of John D Rockefeller was supported by his - ANSWER Financial
Alliance with investment banker JP Morgan
The pioneer of horizontal integration was - ANSWER John D Rockefeller
Horizontal integration - ANSWER The merger of competitors in the same industry
14th Amendment - ANSWER Constitutional Amendment passed by Congress in April
1866 incorporating some of the features of Civil Rights Act of 1866. It prohibited States
from violating the civil rights of their citizens and other states the choice of a lot of black
people to vote or losing representation in Congress.
Freedmen's Bureau - ANSWER Agency established by Congress in March 1865 to
provide social, educational, and economic Services, advice, and protection to former
slaves and destitute whites lasted 7 years.
Black Codes - ANSWER Law passed by States and municipalities denying many rights of
citizenship to Freed blacks before the Civil War. Also During the Reconstruction Era,
laws passed by newly-elected Southern State legislatures to control black labor,
mobility, and employment
carpetbaggers - ANSWER Pejorative term to describe Northern transplants to the
South, many of whom were Union soldiers who stayed in the south after the war
