Georgia Studies Units 6,7, and 8 Study Guide

Joseph E. Brown, William H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon are known as the

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• Three Horsemen

• The Democratic Trinity

• Carpetbaggers

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

The main goal of the Bourbon Triumvirate was to increase

• Industry

• Railraods

• the profits for poor farmers

• the political power of the Republican party

Tom Watson broke away from the Democratic party and joined the Populist party because he wanted to help

• Poor farmers

• Wealthy landowners

• Wealthy bussinessmen

• Powerful lawmakers

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

Which event showed that Henry Grady's "New South" idea of racial harmony was a lie?

• The 1906 Riot

• The Leo Frank Trial

• The International Cotton Exposition

• Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech

Which event cause the KKK to be rejuvenated as the "Knights of Mary Phagan"?

• The 1906 Riot

• The Leo Frank Trial

• The International Cotton Exposition

• W.E.B. DuBois's book, "The Soul of Black Folks"

Born a slave in Social Circle, Georgia

Owner of The Crystal Palace

Founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company

Became the wealthiest African-American in Georgia

• Alonzo Herndon

• Booker T. Washington

• Homer Plessy

• W.E.B. DuBois

Henry Grady, the spokesperson of the New South, believed that the South could compete with the North economically if

• The South invested more in factories and grew crops other than cotton

• The South used the convict-lease system to rebuild railroads and produce cotton

• The South invested more in education and eliminated Jim Crow Laws

• The South produced more raw materials for the North to use in their factories.

How was the "New South" similar to the South before the Civil War?

• Racial inequality

• Democrats held political power

• Reliance on industry

• Reliance on mining and railroads