New Era New South

New South

Multiple Choice

Why was the Bourbon Triumvirate important to Georgia?

• They fought to secure rights for the hard working farmers.

• They helped bring industry to Georgia.

• They assured blacks received equal rights.

• They protected Georgia from the railroad industry.

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to Georgia politicians: Joseph E. Brown, John B. Gordon, and Alfred H. Colquitt?

• The Populist Party

• The Bourbon Triumvirate

• The Farmer's Alliance

• The New South

Multiple Choice

The New South refers to a time period when all of the following occurred EXCEPT (H7a)

• promoting racial equality for former slaves.
• expanding Georgia’s economy beyond agriculture.
• rebuilding Georgia after the Civil War.
• continuing racist practices and crimes.

Multiple Select

The main goal of the Bourbon Triumvirate was to increase

• Industry

• Railraods

• the profits for poor farmers

• the political power of the Republican party

Multiple Choice

Henry Grady used his newspaper, The Atlanta Journal, to promote the "New South", which was based on

• New industry, racial harmony, and crop diversification

• Railroads, racial harmony, and cotton farming

• Segregation, the convict-lease system, and crop diversification

• Racial violence, Jim Crow laws, and cotton farming

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the International Cotton Exposition was to

• Show off Atlanta's industry and farming developments

• Show off Atlanta's racial equality and unity

• Show off Atlanta's new gold domed capital building

• Show off Atlanta's new transportation systems

Multiple Choice

Who was Tom Watson?

• A newspaper editor that promoted industry and crop diversification in GA.

• A Georgia politician that spoke up for the poor farmers in the South.

• A member of the Bourbon Triumvirate serving as a Governor and later a Senator.

• A barbershop owner that started his own life insurance company.

Multiple Choice

As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson fought for the rights of (H7a)

• bankers and lawyers.

• industrialists and manufacturers.

• farmers and the working class.

• immigrants and northerners.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Populist Party grow so strong in the South?

• They were successful in expanding the railroads and bringing industry to Atlanta.

• Many farmers felt ignored while politicians passed laws focusing on growing industry.

• The party fought on behalf of African Americans to demand equal rights.

• The party invited women to join to fight for suffrage for all.