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GUIDED READING Chapter 9 Section 1
Directions: Use the information on pages 298-301 to complete the following questions.
1. Of the 125,000 Georgians who fought in the war, ______did not return home
due to battle deaths and diseases.
2. The term freedmen means ______.
3. Circle the letter of the correct answer. The Freedmen's Bureau performed all of the following functions EXCEPT
A. helped former slaves and poor whites cope with everyday problems by offering clothing, food,
and other necessities. B. helped the freedmen adjust to their new circumstances
C. helped the freedmen earn the right to vote. D. focused on education as a way to help the freedmen.
4. True or false, the process of rebuilding the South and restoring the southern states to the Union was known as Reconstruction. ______
5. What happened on April 14, 1865? ______
6. The Thirteenth Amendment made ______illegal.
Section 2
Directions: Use the information on pages 302-311 to complete the following statements.
1. The Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1865 ______the ordinance of
secession and voted to abolish ______.
2. True or false, the Thirteenth Amendment was successful in abolishing both slavery and discrimination. ______
3. Circle the letter of the correct answer. What happened when all of the southern states (except Tennessee) refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. Congress invalidated those state governments and re-established military rule.
B. States were directed to draft new constitutions and to include and extend the right to
vote to African Americans.
C. States were required to have their citizens ratify the new constitutions as well as the 14th amendment.
D. All of the above.
4. Nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1867 were ______, northerners who moved south after the war. Most of the delegates were ______,
a term used to describe southerners who supported the Republicans.
5. Circle the letter of the correct answer. During Reconstruction, which group formed the largest
group of southern Republicans and voted in large numbers to help keep the Republicans in
power?
A. Poor whites C. Carpetbaggers
B. African Americans D. Scalawags
6. The ______used terror and intimidation to try and keep freedmen from
exercising their new civil and voting rights.
7. The Georgia Act returned Georgia to ______control, and required that the
state ratify the ______before it could return to the Union.
8. True or false, after the Georgia supreme court ruled that blacks were eligible to hold office and
the legislature approved the Fourteenth Amendment and ratified the Fifteenth Amendment,
Georgia was readmitted into the Union. ______
9. The ability to buy something now and pay for it later over a period of time is called
______. How did this impact the lives of sharecroppers?
______
______
10. True or false, economic reconstruction in Georgia happened very quickly. ______
Section 3
Directions: Use the information on pages 312-316 to complete the following section.
For questions 1-3, match the letter of each term with its correct description.
A. Redemption period B. white supremacy C. Bourbon Triumvirate
____ 1. The three Georgia leaders who were primarily in charge of "redeeming" Georgia from
the hardships it had faced during Reconstruction
____ 2. Describes the time period when Georgia struggled to overcome the hardships of
Reconstruction and a faltering economy
____ 3. The belief that the white race is superior to any other race
4. Joseph E. Brown was the ______member of the Bourbon Triumverate, was re-elected
to a ______term as governor, and was later appointed ______
of the Georgia supreme court.
5. Alfred H. Colquitt was elected governor in ______, and was a close political ally of
______.
6. While John B. Gordon was governor, he ______the state's debt and
brought new ______into the area.
7. Circle the letter of the correct answer. The Bourbon Triumverate was criticized for which of
the following reasons?
A. For doing little to help the poor B. For doing little to improve education.
C. For doing little to improve mental hospitals D. All of the above.
8. Circle the letter of the correct answer. What was the name of the group who challenged the
Bourbon Triumverate and argued that the Bourbons ignored the poor and lower middle class?
A. The Republicans C. The Democrats
B. The independent Democrats D. None of the above.
9. True or false, under the convict lease system, prisoners were well cared for, and the system
resulted in an increased availability of jobs for paid laborers. ______
10. Because of the work of Dr. Felton and his wife, the roots of the ______
Movement were planted in Georgia.
Section 4
Directions: Use the information on pages 317-329 to complete the following section.
1. Henry W. Grady, the leading journalist of the time, discussed the need for a
______, a South that would become much more like the industrialized
______.
2. While Dr. Gustavus James Orr was state school commissioner, he focused on improving______
for schools and providing equal treatment for______students.
3. The three month school year met these two important needs:
A. ______
B. ______
4. True or false, during this period, the requirements to be a teacher in Georgia were very strict;
teachers were required to have a college degree. ______
5. From 1877 until the 1950s, African American students were taught in schools that were (circle
one) segregated integrated.
6. Joel Chandler Harris's most famous book was ______.
7. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Sidney Lanier was most famous as a(n)
A. author.B. poet C. musician.D. artist
8. Satire is used by writers to make fun of someone or something in order to make______
9. Circle the letter of the correct answer. When the United States was formed, which group of
families made up most of the population?
A. Industrial/factory families C. Wealthy families
B. Mill-working families D. Farm families
10. The word grange means ______. The Georgia Grange became
more political as ______conditions worsened.
11. Over time, the Farmer's Alliance grew into a political party called the
______party.