Why did Poor Whites pass the Constitution Test, but African Americans fail?

The Election officials decided who passed.

Woven or machine-knitted fabrics

What new restrictions did the Constitution of 1895 place on African Americans?

Made voters pay the poll tax 6 months early, Introduced Constitution Tests

What does Disenfranchise mean?

To take away the right to vote.

What happened to Wade Hampton that allowed the CDs to discriminate against African Americans?

He was elected to the US Senate.

How did American society change after the Civil War?

Changed from an Agricultural to Industrial society

Did children work in Textile Mills?

Yes, they went to work at 12 to help their families.

How did the falling price of cotton affect farmers?

They couldn't make money and lost their farms

What was Wade Hampton criticized for doing?

Having Dinner with two African American men.

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1
Why did Poor Whites pass the Constitution Test, but African Americans fail?
Everyone passed.
The Election officials decided who passed.
Tillman told whites the answers
Whites bribed the cops
2
Which type of building was NOT in a mill village?
Church
School
Store
airport
3
Define Textiles
Cotton left in the field.
Railroad track
Woven or machine-knitted fabrics
Really old text messages
4
Most mill towns in South Carolina had a ______ team.
Baseball
Soccer
Curling
NASCAR
5
What new restrictions did the Constitution of 1895 place on African Americans?
Banned the Eight Box Law
Made voters pay the poll tax 6 months early
Repealed the 15th Amendment
Introduced Constitution Tests
6
Which university did Tillman Hate?
University of Southern California
Fordham University
Furman University
University of South Carolina
7
What kind of Primary did Ben Tillman like?
Indirect
Colors
Objective
Direct
8
The "Dibble Plan" create one large African American what?
Sports Team
University
Language
Congressional District
9
How did poor whites avoid the Poll Tax?
They got loans from Ben Tillman
Grandfather Clause
The Eight Box Law
Their moms paid the tax
10
Martin W. Gary led a group called...
The Freedman's Bureau
The Sons of Terror
The Red Shirts
The Angry White Guys
11
What does Disenfranchise mean?
To take away the right to vote.
To increase the poll tax
To clean a Textile mill
To remove the Franchise Tag on an NFL player
12
Who was the first Democratic Governor after the Civil War?
Nikki Haley
Carol Cambell
Wade Hampton III
Charles Gadsen
13
What happened to Wade Hampton that allowed the CDs to discriminate against African Americans?
He retired.
He was killed by an assassin.
He moved to Florida.
He was elected to the US Senate.
14
What was banned under the 1895 Constitution?
Baseball
Cars
Divorce
Cotton Farming
15
How did American society change after the Civil War?
America became hunter-gatherers.
America was broke and rejoined England
Computers were invented.
Changed from an Agricultural to Industrial society
16
Did children work in Textile Mills?
Yes, it was part of their school classes.
Yes, they went to work at 12 to help their families.
No, they didn't need to.
No, it was illegal for kids to work.
17
Ben Tillman was a great _______
Song writer
Football coach
Speaker
Golf Player
18
Who did Tillman blame for all the problems faced by small farmers?
Obama
Wade Hampton
Conservative Democrats
Donald Trump
19
How did the falling price of cotton affect farmers?
They switched to growing indigo again.
No one grew cotton after the Civil War
They couldn't make money and lost their farms
South Carolina had stopped farming before the price drop
20
Why was Clemson University founded?
To give the Back Country a university of its own
To teach tourism and hotel management
To teach farmers agriculture
To win football games
21
Who was the richest personin US History?
John D. Rockefeller
Oprah
Beyonce and Jay-z
Bill Gates
22
Who was the most famous Mill Team Baseball player ever?
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Hank Aaron
Ty Cobb
Rafael Puig
23
What was Wade Hampton criticized for doing?
Being a Unionist during the Civil War
He passed the "Eight Box Law"
Having Dinner with two African American men.
Supporting the Freedman's Bureau.
24
Who became Governor in 1890?
John D. Rockefeller
Ben Tillman
Thomas Edison
Cornelius Vanderbilt
25
Who were the Redeemers?
Conservative Democrats
Radical republicans
A group of scalawags
The Crew of the Hunley
26
What year did the Democrats return to power in SC?
2016
1963
1876
1921

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