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Chapter 12 Transition Era Test Review. LA History. What term describes the Louisiana Bourbons ? A. enlightened B. neutral C. progressive D. reactionary. What benefit did the state receive from the Louisiana Lottery ? A. money to build schools B. money for charity hospitals
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Chapter 12 Transition EraTest Review LA History
What term describes the Louisiana Bourbons? A. enlightened B. neutral C. progressive D. reactionary
What benefit did the state receive from the Louisiana Lottery? A. money to build schools B. money for charity hospitals C. money for rebuilding projects D. money to pay pensions for veterans
Why did the Louisiana Lottery become powerful? A. It controlled the state budget. B. It was supported by a majority of the citizens. C. It contributed large amounts of money to elected officials. D. It was responsible for much of the state’s rebuilding programs.
During this period, what political party was made up of mostly whites in Louisiana? A. Confederate B. Democratic C. Fusionist D. Republican
What was the name for the company-issued paper certificates that were only good at company stores? A. certificates of deposit B. company dollars C. scrip D. silver certificates
Where was the first offshore oil well drilled? A. Caddo Parish B. Calcasieu Parish C. Evangeline Parish D. Orleans Parish
What change was included in the Louisiana constitution of 1879? A. It gave women the right to vote. B. It removed the property qualification for voting. C. It reduced the term of the governor by one year. D. It increased the number of members of the state legislature.
What group was caught in a credit cycle after the Civil War? A. farmers B. miners C. railroad workers D. sawmill owners
Which group of people wanted the government to have more control over the economy? A. Democrats B. Free Soilers C. Populists D. Republicans
Why did sugar planters leave the Democratic Party? A. The Democrats opposed protective tariffs. B. The Democrats supported suffrage for African Americans. C. The Democrats supported small businesses instead of farmers. D. The Democrats opposed lower interest rates for long-term loans.
Who were the fusionists? A. Democrats and Populists B. Populists and Progressives C. Republicans and Populists D. Republicans and Democrats
What requirement for voting was NOT part of the Louisiana constitution of 1898? A. Voters must own property. B. Voters must pay a poll tax. C. Voters must be 18 years of age. D. Voters must be able to read and write.
What provision was made in the Louisiana constitution of 1898 to prevent the loss of white voters? A. disfranchisement B. grandfather clause C. literacy test D. poll tax
What U.S. Supreme Court case established the separate-but-equal concept? A. Brown v. Board of Education B. Marshall v. Marbury C. Plessy v. Ferguson D. Roe v. Wade
What system provided cheap labor in Louisiana? A. apprenticeship system B. co-op system crop lien system convict lease system
What were black farm workers who moved to Kansas after Reconstruction called? A. Exodusters B. Deserters C. Migrants D. Nomads
Why were planters disturbed about the Exodusters? A. They were afraid they would lose their labor force. B. They were afraid they would lose votes in Congress. C. They were afraid they would lose their government subsidies. D. They were afraid they would lose an important cultural group.
Why did Louisiana establish the convict lease system? A. to earn money B. to help local businesses C. to relieve overcrowded jails D. to impose harsh punishments on criminals
What New Orleans event, held in what is now Audubon Park, showcased the economic growth of the late 1800s? A. Cotton Centennial B. Economic Summit C. International Trade Conference D. World’s Fair
Where was the Pharr and Williams’s Sawmill built? A. Caddo Parish B. Cameron Parish C. Orleans Parish D. St. Mary Parish
What made mail delivery more dependable in the late 1880s? A. airplanes B. horses C. railroads D. trucks
Which nation was NOT included in the Allied Powers during World War I? A. France B. Germany C. Great Britain D. Russia
Who was president of the United States during World War I? A. Grover Cleveland B. William McKinley C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Woodrow Wilson
During World War I, where in Louisiana was a large military camp established? A. Baton Rouge Crowley Vidalia Pineville
Who was one of Louisiana’s most famous heroes of World War I? A. Newton Blanchard B. John A. LeJeune C. John J. Pershing D. J. Y. Sanders