Reconstruction in Georgia — Unit test

Question 1

Which important role did the Freedmen’s Bureau play in Georgia?

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It set rules for written contracts and fair payment for labor.

Question 2

By the 1870s, which city reached commercial success through the export of Georgia cotton?

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Savannah

Question 3

During Reconstruction, which replaced the plantation system in Georgia?

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sharecropping

Question 4

In 1868, after the new constitution was written, the capital of Georgia was moved to

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Atlanta.

Question 5

When Southerners elected former Confederate leaders to congressional seats, this angered

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Republicans in the US Congress.

Question 6

Sharecropping rates were highest in the areas that grew

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cotton.

Question 7

Former Confederate vice president Alexander Stephens was elected Georgia’s

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US senator.

Question 8

How did sharecroppers get paid?

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They were paid with a share of the crops.

Question 9

Atlanta was called the "Chicago of the South” because of

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the rapid growth of industry and production.

Question 10

By 1908, African Americans in Georgia were

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completely disenfranchised.

Reconstruction in Georgia — Unit test Answers