AP®︎ US History: Topic 6.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.4 of AP US History – The “New South”.
Questions List
Topic 6.4
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-6.1.II.D
What economic vision did some Southern leaders promote for the New South?
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Topic 6.4: The “New South”
Thematic Focus: American and National IdentityNAT
The development of and debates about democracy, freedom, citizenship, diversity, and individualism shape American national identity, cultural values, and beliefs about American exceptionalism, and in turn, these ideas shape political institutions and society. Throughout American history, notions of national identity and culture have coexisted with varying degrees of regional and group identities.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective C
Explain how various factors contributed to continuity and change in the “New South” from 1877 to 1898.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.II.D
Despite the industrialization of some segments of the Southern economy—a change promoted by Southern leaders who called for a “New South”—agriculture based on sharecropping and tenant farming continued to be the primary economic activity in the South.
Historical Developments: KC-6.3.II.C
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson that upheld racial segregation (known as Jim Crow) helped to mark the end of most of the political gains African Americans made during Reconstruction. Facing increased violence, discrimination, and scientific theories of race, African American reformers continued to fight for political and social equality.
