Chapter 12

What year and city was the statue of liberty dedicated to the U.S.

• 1886, new york

in 1886, what soft drink was invented

• coca-cola

what author wrote the adventures of huckleberry finn in the 1880s

• mark twain

in 1900, what famous book was published by frank. baum

• the wonderful wizard of oz

in 1891, professor james naismith invented what sport

• basketball

what year did the titanic sink

• 1912

what year did WWI start

• 1914

what three countries were part of the allied powers of the U.S.

• great britain, france, and russia

what two countries were part of the central powers

• germany and austria

what year did WWI end

• 1918

in 1919, what did the 18th amendment do

• authorized prohibition era

in 1920, what did the 19th amendment allow

• right to vote for women

in 1877, what political group came back into power

• democrats

name 2 things the democrats were committed to doing

• white supremacy and segregation of whites and blacks

where did the bourbon democrats get their name from

• bourbon kings of france

what did the bourbon democrats suggest

• the some people hadn’t accepted the changes brought by the civil war

the La lottery Company in 1868 had gained a charter for how long

• 25 years

what did historians believe about the la lottery system

• it was a bad deal for La citizens

define patronage

• power of public officials to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support

in 1878, who was La’s state treasurer

• E. A. burke

what was found after burke left office in 1888

• he engaged in widespread theft from the state

why was new orleans picked to host the cotton exposition after the civil war

• almost 1/3 of the cotton produced int he U.S. crossed through its port

after the cotton exposition was over, what did most of the fairground land become

• audubon park

what was the convict lease system

• the process in which the state would lease prisoners to private businesses in an effort to save money

in 1870, who was in control of the convict lease system

• S. L. James

what was James’ organization commonly called

• the James Gang

in what year did La gain back full control of it’s prisoners

• 1901

define the jim crow laws

• laws that restricted the freedom of african americans and required separate-but-equal public facilities for whites and blacks

who were the jim crow laws named after

• a famous comedian named jim crow

even though it did not happen, what did La’s 1868 constitution prohibit

• racial segregations

in 1890, what did the separate car act require

• separate railroad cars for whites and blacks

what was the name of the famous court case that challenged the separate car act

• plessy v. ferguson

what year did the plessy v. ferguson court case happen

• 1896

explain the plessy v. ferguson court case

• homer plessy sued the railroad company bc the railroad cars were not separate-but-equal; the judge ruled in favor of the company saying it was both separate and equal

list 4 places that were separate from whites and black after jim crow laws were passed

• entrances, bathrooms, seating, and schools

what other ethnic group was given a second class status in La

• italians

what did the italians bring with them that were known as a secretive criminal group

• mafia

define lynching

• putting to death by a mob action without legal sanction

name 3 things that the 1868 La constitution required from La voters

• property owner, pay a yearly poll tax, and had to know how to read and write

define grandfather clause

• a law that gave a person the right to vote if he could prove his father/grandfather had been a voter before 1867

how did the grandfather clause affect the black voters in la

• they couldn’t vote until 1869

in 1900, how many whites and blacks were registered to vote in La

• 125,000 whites and 5,300 blacks

in 1888, who was elected to a second term as governor

• francis t. nicholls

in 1893, what la governor ended the lottery

• murphy foster

who was murphy foster’s grandson and governor of la from 1996-2004

• mike foster

define sharecropping

• when a person rented a portion of his land to a farmer and gave him a place to live, the farmer farmed the land and gave a percent of the sale to the landowner

what is another term for harvest time relating to sugar cane

• grinding season

who helped develop the rice industry in La

• seaman a. knapp

what city is called the rice capital of america

• crowley

what 2 groups formed the fusion movement

• wealthy sugar planters and poor farmers

what was the fusion movement’s populism beliefs

• the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people

what was the largest city in La at the turn of the 20th century

• new orleans

name 3 issues that rural areas dealt with in La

• lack of passable roads, poor drainage, and primitive water supplies

what did the progressive movement members believe

• the government should be used to help address poverty, illiteracy, and improving working conditions

what percent of the states must ratify an amendment to be part of the U.S. constitution

• 75%

which la governor created a juvenile justice center

• blanchard

which la governor was the first to tax companies for removing natural resources from the state

• sanders

in 1963, this became la’s official state tree

• cypress

what became a big business in la after the civil war

• timber

what city first discovered oil in La in 1901

• jennings

which big oil company came to la to build refineries and pipelines for the oil industry

• standard oil

oil wells also produced what other natural resource

• natural gas

what 2 companies started a mail order catalog during this time

• montgomery ward and sears

what also helped shopper during this time, especially in the evenings

• electric lights

in 1915, what did la require of drivers in the state

• licenses

in 1908, who produced a car from the assembly line

• ford

what was the name of the first car from ford

• model t

in the early 20th century, how many miles of railroad did la have

• 5,000

in 1898, what replaced horse drawn streetcars in new orleans

• electric powered streetcars

what is the oldest running streetcar in the U.S.

• St. charles

on what date did the U.S. officially join the allied powers

• 4/6/1917

about how many men did la sent to fight in WWI

• 71,000

this is the official date WWI ended

• 11/11/1918

how many american soldiers died in WWI

• 116,000

how many soldiers died in WWI that were from la

• 1,447

what new form of music started in la

• jazz

name a famous jazz musician from new orleans

• louis armstrong

what place in new orleans is named after louis armstrong

• louis armstrong national airport