AKS 37a: The Bourbon Triumvirate

Open Ended

Think, Pair, Share:

What is ONE thing you remember from the Reconstruction era?

What do you think the “New South” means?

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the "New South" movement?

• To restore the plantation economy

• To encourage industrial growth and self-sufficiency

• To expand slavery in the South

• To promote isolationism

Multiple Choice

How did the Bourbon Triumvirate hope to strengthen Georgia’s economy?

• By expanding the plantation system

• By seeking Northern investors to develop industry

• By increasing government control over businesses

• By encouraging subsistence farming

Multiple Choice

What was a major downside of the Bourbon Triumvirate’s policies?

• They promoted high taxes for farmers

• They created too many government programs for the poor

• They prioritized the interests of wealthy elites and provided few services for the poor

• They supported radical Reconstruction policies

Multiple Choice

Why did the Bourbon Triumvirate lose power in the 1890s?

• Their industrialization efforts failed

• The Populist Party gained popularity with Georgia's farmers and poor workers

• The Republican Party took control of Georgia

• They supported racial integration