New South 1

John B. Gordan, Alfred H. Colquitt, and Joseph E. Brown are often times described as ...

• Radical Republicans

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• Liberty Boys

• Unionists

Southern Democrats and part of the Atlanta Ring, they dominated Georgia politics from the 1870s until the 1890s.

• Republicans

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• Libertarians

• Unionists

The International Cotton Expositions...

• Were trade shows in New York City in the late 1880s

• Helped promote the "New South" and target Northern investors and industrialists

• Caused more and more Georgians to return to their cotton farms instead of seeking employment in factories

• Improved the price of cotton for Georgia's cotton farmers making Georgia the wealthiest of all cotton producing states

He was tremendously popular with most small farmers in Georgia both black and white...

• Joseph E. Brown

• Alfred H. Colquitt

• John B. Gordan

• Thomas Watson

The name given to a large coalition of small farmers in Georgia that sought to improve the rights of farmers in the state and supported Thomas Watson as their congressman.

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• N.A.A.C.P.

• Farmers' Alliance

• Ku Klux Klan

The Farmers' Alliance would evolve into which political party?

• Libertarian

• Republican

• Democratic

• Populist

Which Georgia politician was against the "New South's" ideals of increased industries for the state of Georgia?

• Thomas Watson

• John B. Gordan

• Alfred H. Colquitt

• Joseph E. Brown

What was the name of the influential journalist that promoted "New South" ideals and endorsed members of the Atlanta Ring in his newspaper articles during political elections?

• William Randolf Hearst

• Thomas Watson

• Henry Grady

• Jules Verne

Which movement was hoping to steer Georgia away from its agricultural roots to a more predominant industrial economy?

• The Populist Movement

• The New South Movement

• The Constitutional Reform Movement

• The Prohibition Movement

Which person spoke on Opening Day of the 1895 International Cotton Exposition and angered many black political leaders with his "Black Compromise" speech?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Alonzo Herndon

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Booker T. Washington