New South - Tom Watson and Populist Party

New South - Tom Watson and Populist Party

Multiple Choice

Which description BEST explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption Period?

• It was a time for social, economic and political reforms to ease the suffering of all citizens caused by the Civil War

• It was a time for a New South Progressive Era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper

• It was a time for the blending of the old, keeping Southern traditions like white supremacy, while building new traditions around industries to rival the North

• It was a time for Southerners, both African American and white, to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social and political systems

Multiple Choice

How did the International Cotton Exposition attempt to shape the New South?

• It showcased Georgia's successful industries and encouraged investors from other areas of the country to set up industries in Georgia

• It showcased Georgia's improved race relations because of Booker T Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech

• It showcased Georgia's successful cotton farmers and encouraged workers to come to Georgia to work the plantations

• It showcased Georgia's capital city, Atlanta, and proved to the other states that Georgia was strong again

Multiple Choice

What did the RFD bill do?

• established free mail delivery to farmers and rural families

• raised taxes on wealthy industrialists

• placed railroad companies under government control

• set low tariff rates for Georgia farmers

Multiple Choice

While in Congress, Watson gained fame for his passage of the RFD bill; what does RFD stand for?

• Rural Free Delivery

• Railroad Freight Delivery

• Relief Farmers Department

• Renting, Farming, & Developing

Multiple Choice

Tom Watson & the Populist Party worked to support the needs of _____________?

• farmers and rural people

• rich bankers & businessmen

• wealthy industrialists

• powerful railroad tycoons

Multiple Select

Select three (3) statements that explain why Tom Watson and the Populist Party OPPOSED the New South policies of the Bourbon Triumvirate and Henry Grady?

• Watson opposed the New South concept of basing Georgia's economy on business & industry.

• As a supporter of an agriculture-based economy, Watson believed Grady's New South concept would harm Georgia's farmers.

• Watson believed that the best thing for Georgia's farmers and rural families was to keep the state's economy centered on agriculture.

• Watson and the Populist Party opposed the Bourbon Triumvirate and Henry Grady over religious reasons, like the separation of church and state.