The New South

Three powerful politicians that dominated Georgia politics for two decades were called the:

• New Democrats

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• Radical Republicans

• Farmers' Alliance

The Bourbon Triumvirate represented which political party?

• Democrats

• Populists

• Republicans

• Independents

The "New South" movement pushed Georgia's economy to depend more heavily on what?

• industry, railroads & manufacturing

• farming & railroads

• manufacturing, shipping

Which of the following statements BEST describes the “Bourbon Triumvirate”?

• A political group who championed causes that supported the common man.

• Southern Democrats who pushed for bringing industrialization and manufacturing to Georgia.

Which political party represented the common man, especially farmers, and was against industrial interests?

• Populists

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Independents

Who was the U.S. Senator who argued for poor farmers' issues like lowering farm taxes?

• Joseph Brown

• Alfred Colquitt

• Tom Watson

• John Gordon

The New South era refers to the time period

• between World War I and World War II

• after Reconstruction and before the turn of the century

• after the Civil War and before Reconstruction

Who is credited with coining the term, "New South"?

• Thomas Watson

• Henry W. Grady

• Booker T. Washington

Who criticized Grady's "New South" ideas because he felt Grady was abandoning Georgia's poor farmers?

• Booker T. Washington

• Tom Watson

• Joseph E. Brown

• John Gordon

Who used his position at the "Atlanta Constitution" newspaper to convince voters to elect members of the Bourbon Triumvirate to Georgia's high political offices?

• Booker T. Washington

• Tom Watson

• Joseph E. Brown

• Henry Grady