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New South Lesson SS8H7

New South Lesson SS8H7

Assessment

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

SS8H7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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30 Slides • 37 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What was the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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Three powerful women in the Senate

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Three powerful state leaders that believed power should be restored to the Republicans.

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Three powerful state leaders that believed taxes should be lowered, more industry in the South, wanted to develop railroads, and power should be restored to the Democrats, and believed in White Supremacy.

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Joseph E Brown....

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was the head of the KKK in Georgia, was a black man, owned a lot of land

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Successful politician, Gov. of GA during war, U.S. Senator from GA, Part of the Bourbon Triumvirate

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was in favor of ending white supremacy, was African American, and wanted to continue depending on cotton.

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Multiple Choice

Were the items below considered failures or successes of the Bourbon Triumvirate?


State taxes lowered

State war debts reduced

Business and industry expanded

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Failures

2

Successes

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Multiple Choice

What did the Bourbon Triumvirate do that helped the New South?

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Fought for more slavery in the south

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Fought for more industry in the south

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Fought for more farming in the south

4

Fought for more bacon in breakfast

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Multiple Select

Which THREE people were  part of the Bourbon Triumvirate, which controlled politics in Georgia between the 1870s and the 1890s?

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Joseph E. Brown

2

Alfred H. Colquitt

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John B. Gordon

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Henry Grady

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Tom Watson

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Multiple Choice

Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon were known as the

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3 Musketeers

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Bourbon Triumvirate

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Populists

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Henry Grady's Guys

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Multiple Choice

Where did the Bourbons look for investors for their business?

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The South

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Their Neighbors

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The North

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Europe

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Multiple Choice

What did we discuss during SS8H7?

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The Industrial Revolution

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The 5 Regions of Georgia

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The New South

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Abolishing Slavery

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Joseph E Brown....

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was the head of the KKK in Georgia, was a black man, owned a lot of land

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Successful politician, Gov. of GA during war, U.S. Senator from GA, Part of the Bourbon Triumvirate

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was in favor of ending white supremacy, was African American, and wanted to continue depending on cotton.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT one of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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Henry Grady

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Joseph E Brown

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John B Gordon

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Alfred H Colquitt

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Multiple Choice

What does the phrase "Bourbon Triumvirate mean?"

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Georgia's most powerful person and prominent politicians.

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Atlanta's 2 most prominent men.

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Georgia's 3 least powerful men.

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Georgia's 3 most powerful and prominent politicians.

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The Bourbon Triumvirate believed in
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lower taxes.
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improving working conditions.
3
economic assistance for the poor.
4
expansion of educational opportunities

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Which statement explains why the term Burbon Triumvirate was most appropriate for Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon?
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They shared a strong belief in white supremacy.
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They ruled the state consecutively for a period of over thirty years.
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They were political rulers drawn together by power and political goals.
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They were known for excessive business practices and high profit motives.

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Multiple Choice

Which description explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption Period?
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A time for social, economic, and political reforms to ease the suffering caused by the war
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A New South Progressive era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper
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A blending of the new and the old, keeping old southern traditions while building new traditions around industries to rival the North
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A time for black and white southerners to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social, and political systems

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Multiple Choice

Which description explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption Period?
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A time for social, economic, and political reforms to ease the suffering caused by the war
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A New South Progressive era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper
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A blending of the new and the old, keeping old southern traditions while building new traditions around industries to rival the North
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A time for black and white southerners to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social, and political systems

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Multiple Choice

Which description explains how the Bourbon Triumvirate might have described the Redemption Period?
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A time for social, economic, and political reforms to ease the suffering caused by the war
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A New South Progressive era when farms had to be replaced by business and industry in order for the South to prosper
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A blending of the new and the old, keeping old southern traditions while building new traditions around industries to rival the North
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A time for black and white southerners to come together and work in harmony to rebuild the state's economic, social, and political systems

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Multiple Choice

The Democratic political leaders who dominated Georgia after Reconstruction were called what?
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The Bourbon Triumvirate
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The Populists
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The Hope Family

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Multiple Choice

The convict lease system

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allowed business owners to pay the state to have prisoners work for them

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allow convicts in state prisons to work for real estate companies

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Multiple Choice

Sharecropping meant that farmers who did not own land could work on someone else's land to plant crops. The sharecropper then

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sold the crop and kept all the profits

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sold the crop and kept none of the profit

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earned a part of any profit from selling the crop

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Multiple Choice

New South advocates, such as Henry Grady, would have favored which of the following policies?

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encouraging farmers to plant more cotton

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encouraging more African-Americans to run for political office

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increasing industrialization to bring more jobs to urban areas in Georgia

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Multiple Choice

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ___________.
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abolished slavery
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established the principle of “equal protection” for all citizen
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gave blacks the right to vote.

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Multiple Choice

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ___________.
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abolished slavery
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established the principle of “equal protection” for all citizen
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gave blacks the right to vote.

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Multiple Choice

The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ___________.
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abolished slavery
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established the principle of “equal protection” for all citizen
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gave blacks the right to vote.

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Multiple Choice

The New South movement was more concerned with changing Georgia
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economically.
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politically.
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socially.

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Multiple Choice

Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon were called the ______________?

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Progressives

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Populists

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Bourbon Triumvirate

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Radical Republicans

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Bourbon Triumvirate was a ________ politician

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Strong

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Powerful

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Ugly

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Mean

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would MOST LIKELY support the policies of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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A Republican

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An African American

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A railroad company

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A poor farmerSS

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

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Advocating for civil rights for African Americans
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Advocating for agricultural reforms
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Strengthening separation of the races

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Promoting economic development in the South

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST example of a similarity between the “New South” and the South before the Civil War?

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Both relied on agriculture as the economic foundation.
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Both focused on industrialization as the main economic driver.
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Both had a strong emphasis on urban development and trade.
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Both were primarily dependent on manufacturing for economic growth.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST example of a similarity between the “New South” and the South before the Civil War?

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There was widespread racial inequality and discrimination

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Government leaders refused to industrialize the south

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The Republican Party held the power in state and local governments

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The state governments supported the expansion of industry and the railroads

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following BEST completes the diagram?

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Former Confederate Generals in Georgia Politics

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The Bourbon Triumvirate

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Republicans elected during Reconstruction

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African Americans elected in Georgia after Reconstruction

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Multiple Choice

Which of these BEST describes the purpose of the "Convict Lease System" as practice in Georgia in the late 1800s?

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Prisoners were allowed to work outside of the prison if they behaved.

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One they were released, former prisoners would be allowed to rent an apartment.

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The state provided workers at a low-cost to private businesses and plantations.

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The state trained prisoners in specialized occupations for life after incarceration.

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Multiple Choice

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-Graduate of Princeton University

-Served in the Mexican War and the Civil War

-Served as Georgia Governor, 1876-1882

-Served as U.S. Senator, 1883-1894

What member of the Bourbon Triumvirate is being described here?

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John B. Gordon

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Henry W. Grady

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Joseph E. Brown

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Alfred H. Colquitt

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-Attended the University of Georgia

-General in the Confederate Army, wounded repeatedly

-Served as U.S. Senator, 1873-1880, 1891-1897

-Served as Georgia Governor, 1886-1890

What member of the Bourbon Triumvirate is being described here?

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John B. Gordon

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Henry W. Grady

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Joseph E. Brown

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Alfred H. Colquitt

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  • -Democratic Governor during the Civil War

  • -Joined Republican Party after the Civil War

  • -Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

  • -Served a U.S. Senator (as a Democrat) from 1880-1890.
    What member of the Bourbon Triumvirate is being described here?

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John B. Gordon

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Henry W. Grady

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Joseph E. Brown

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Alfred H. Colquitt

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Multiple Choice

The "New South" was created after Reconstruction, and was influenced by a variety of individuals, groups, and events. Which statement BEST describes the influence of the group known as the Bourbon Triumvirate during this time?

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The Bourbon Triumvirate influenced state laws regarding the Freedmen's Bureau and voting.

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Increasing industry and decreasing debt were two major impacts of the Bourbon Triumvirate.

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The Bourbon Triumvirate changed how elections were held and influenced government spending.

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Improvement of public schools and educational equality were the focus of the Bourbon Triumvirate.

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Multiple Choice

As members of the Bourbon Triumvirate, Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon all supported

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equal rights for newly freed slaves.

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high taxes for state residents.

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expanding the railroad system.

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shutting down the coal-mining industry.

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