GIST• Read the document Henry Grady’s New South• Highlight/underline with an elbow buddy 5

statements that point out the main idea.• Students will then write a 10 word summary of the

main idea of the document at the top of the document

• The Students will then post their summaries and vote on the best. They can only vote once on their own.

•You Will be able to..You Will be able to..•Relate what industrial changes occurred in the Relate what industrial changes occurred in the SouthSouth•Explain challenges to economic growth in the Explain challenges to economic growth in the South after the Civil WarSouth after the Civil War•Relate how and why southern agriculture Relate how and why southern agriculture diversified from commercial cotton to other cropsdiversified from commercial cotton to other crops•Analyze the conditions of sharecroppingAnalyze the conditions of sharecropping•Explore the connections between the conditions Explore the connections between the conditions of sharecroppers and the creation of Farmer’s of sharecroppers and the creation of Farmer’s AlliancesAlliances•Evaluate challenges to civil rights after the Civil Evaluate challenges to civil rights after the Civil War and black responses to these challenges War and black responses to these challenges

Categorize Changes in the Categorize Changes in the SouthSouth

Boll Boll WeevilWeevil

Farmer’s AlliancesFarmer’s Alliances Jim CrowJim Crow

Growth of Growth of RailroadsRailroads

SharecroppinSharecroppingg

Nashville TNNashville TNCivil Rights Civil Rights Act 1875Act 1875

US History Quizdom 1US History Quizdom 1• The Quote on page 236 The Quote on page 236

proclaims…proclaims…a.a. The New South is much The New South is much

like the old Southlike the old Southb.b. Industry has replaced Industry has replaced

slavery and agricultureslavery and agriculturec.c. The New South is poor The New South is poor

and suffering and suffering d.d. The states continue their The states continue their

cry for independencecry for independence

IndustrializedIndustrializedSouthSouth

Growth of citiesGrowth of cities Textiles FactoriesTextiles Factories Rail RoadsRail Roads

SpindlesNashville, TNBirmingham,

ALWest Virginia

Coal and Steel

Lumber and cigar

North South Lines

Texas ChicagoTennessee

D.C.Funded by Northern Big Business!!!

Limits to Southern Limits to Southern GrowthGrowth1. Jim Crow-

Segregation2. Limited Public

Education = Unskilled workers= low wages (brain drain)

3. Dependent on Northern Banks

US History Quizdom 2US History Quizdom 2• The growth of Industry The growth of Industry

and the diversification of and the diversification of Southern resources would Southern resources would fall under…fall under…

a.a. A Social changeA Social changeb.b. A Political ChangeA Political Changec.c. An Religious ChangeAn Religious Changed.d. An Intellectual ChangeAn Intellectual Changee.e. A technological changeA technological changef.f. An economic changeAn economic change

US History Quizdom 3US History Quizdom 3• In what way were railroads In what way were railroads

lacking in the South by 1880?lacking in the South by 1880?a.a. Most lines ran east-west, and Most lines ran east-west, and

not enough went north-southnot enough went north-southb.b. Most railroads still relied on Most railroads still relied on

iron tracks instead of steeliron tracks instead of steelc.c. More workers on the railroads More workers on the railroads

were poor blacks than skilled were poor blacks than skilled blacksblacks

d.d. Financing for railway growth Financing for railway growth was hard to come bywas hard to come by

The Cause of Diversification of The Cause of Diversification of AgricultureAgriculture

Main Idea- Southern Agriculture was forced to Main Idea- Southern Agriculture was forced to diversify away from cotton to other crops for diversify away from cotton to other crops for

various reasonsvarious reasons

Cotton Prices- cents/bushel

01020304050607080

1865 1870 1875 1890

Cotton $

Civil War meant Civil War meant other cotton other cotton

markets for Europe markets for Europe

DiversificationDiversification

grainsgrains Fruits/Fruits/Veg.Veg.

TobaccoTobacco

Concept Map

Concept-Sharecropping

What is it?

What is it like?

What is a specific example of it?

Sharecropping/Tenant Farming Replaced Sharecropping/Tenant Farming Replaced Plantation system following Civil WarPlantation system following Civil War

Main Idea- Sharecropping/Tenant Farming led to Main Idea- Sharecropping/Tenant Farming led to conditions very similar to wage laborers in Northern conditions very similar to wage laborers in Northern

industriesindustries

Main Idea- The Farmer’s Alliances were the Main Idea- The Farmer’s Alliances were the “labor unions” of Southern Agriculture“labor unions” of Southern Agriculture

Set Prices on Set Prices on crops and crops and materialsmaterials Farmers’ Farmers’

AlliancesAlliances

Lower Lower railroad railroad

freight rates freight rates

Regulate interest Regulate interest ratesrates

US History Quizdom 4US History Quizdom 4• Which of the following CAUSED Which of the following CAUSED

the diversification of Southern the diversification of Southern Agriculture?Agriculture?

a.a. Extreme climate changesExtreme climate changesb.b. Rising rail road freight ratesRising rail road freight ratesc.c. Dropping price and demand for Dropping price and demand for

cottoncottond.d. The infestation of the boll The infestation of the boll

weevilweevile.e. A and B onlyA and B onlyf.f. C and D onlyC and D only

01020304050607080

1865 1870 1875 1890

Cotton $

US History Quizdom 5US History Quizdom 5• The growth of Farmers’ The growth of Farmers’

Alliances in the South is Alliances in the South is most most similarsimilar to… to…

a.a. The rise of Big Business The rise of Big Business in the Northin the North

b.b. The Growing number of The Growing number of industrialized cities in the industrialized cities in the SouthSouth

c.c. The rise of labor unions in The rise of labor unions in northern citiesnorthern cities

d.d. The increase of railroads The increase of railroads in the Southin the South

Black Gains and ChallengesBlack Gains and Challenges• GainsGains

Citizenship=Small Citizenship=Small BusinessesBusinesses

Basic EducationBasic Education

• ???????

• ChallengesChallengesTrue citizenship True citizenship

challenged by Jim challenged by Jim Crow- Crow- SegregationSegregation/ / DiscriminationDiscrimination

Public Ed $ not given to Public Ed $ not given to “black schools”“black schools”

Share Cropping limited Share Cropping limited social mobilitysocial mobility

Plessy v. FergusonPlessy v. Ferguson

BlackBlack“Exoduster”“Exoduster”

Homesteaders- Homesteaders- African Americans African Americans

who left the South to who left the South to seek new opportunity seek new opportunity

in the Westin the West

US History Quizdom 6US History Quizdom 6• The “Exoduster The “Exoduster

Movement” would fall Movement” would fall under which type of under which type of “change”?“change”?

a.a. SocialSocialb.b. PoliticalPoliticalc.c. ReligiousReligiousd.d. IntellectualIntellectuale.e. TechnologicalTechnologicalf.f. EconomicEconomic

US History Quizdom 7US History Quizdom 7• When the Supreme Court When the Supreme Court

overturned the Civil overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1875…Rights Act of 1875…

a.a. Blacks were permanently Blacks were permanently segregatedsegregated

b.b. Blacks were forced to Blacks were forced to remain in the South as remain in the South as SharecroppersSharecroppers

c.c. Blacks were allowed to Blacks were allowed to attend public schoolattend public school

d.d. The black vote became The black vote became illegalillegal