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Georgia Politics after Reconstruction Answers

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Which of Thomas E. Watson’s goals does this passage describe? Check all that apply.

A
raising state taxes
B
supporting poor farmers
C
creating rural free delivery
D
improving public education
E
ending the convict lease system
F
downplaying business and industry
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According to the passage, most people who lived in rural areas

A
had to travel into bigger towns and cities to get their mail.
B
paid more for postage than people in bigger towns and cities.
C
received their mail free of charge, like people in the cities.
D
paid the postal service a hefty fee to make deliveries to their homes.
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What was Tom Watson’s role in the establishment of rural free delivery?

A
He wrote the bill for rural free delivery, but later withdrew his support.
B
He drafted the Rural Free Delivery Act and pushed it through Congress.
C
He opposed rural free delivery and was one of the few votes in Congress against it.
D
He gathered sizable support in Congress to block the Rural Free Delivery Act.
4

How did Tom Watson’s opinion on voting rights for African Americans change over time?

A
He came to believe that all adult African Americans should have the right to vote.
B
He thought that educated African Americans could vote, but others should not.
C
He thought that African American men, but not women, should be able to vote.
D
He came to believe that no African Americans should be allowed to vote.
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According to this passage, Thomas Watson believed that African Americans

A
should be able to attend any college or university that accepted them.
B
should attend only colleges and universities that were paid for by Georgia citizens.
C
should not receive higher education within the public school system.
D
should not receive any form of education, including elementary school or high school.
6

How does Watson characterize African Americans who are highly educated and work as professionals?

A
He thinks they are due more legal rights, and whites should support them.
B
He thinks they should pay higher taxes to support education.
C
He thinks they are arrogant and spoiled, and there is no place for them in America.
D
He thinks they are the only salvation for other African Americans in the nation.
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Which statement best characterizes Tom Watson’s opinion on African Americans in politics?

A
African Americans have no role to play in politics in this country.
B
African Americans should make more of an effort to become leaders in government.
C
African Americans should take part in politics only in rural areas.
D
African Americans of privilege can serve as government leaders, but others should not.

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