GPB etext chapter 15 section 1

In what year did Democrats regain Georgia's governorship?

• 1890

• 1877

• 1868

• 1872

What was the main goal of the Redeemers in Georgia?

• To support Black officeholders

• To promote industrialization

• To restore Republican control

• To win back the state from Republican influence

Who was known as the 'unreconstructed rebel'?

• Robert Toombs

• Henry Grady

• John B. Gordon

• Tom Watson

What was an effect that resulted from Georgia's Constitution of 1877?

• To increase state government's role in economic development

• To make it almost impossible for state government to borrow money

• To promote social equality

• To support the Farmers' Alliance

What did the Bourbon Redeemers believe was essential for the South's prosperity?

• Returning to a cotton-based economy

• Manufacturing and other industries

• Promoting political equality

• Maintaining a one-party political system

Who were recognized as the political leaders of the New South movement?

• Henry Grady, John B. Gordon, and Tom Watson

• William H. Felton, Rebecca Latimer Felton, and Tom Watson

• John B. Gordon, Alfred E. Colquitt, and Joseph E. Brown

• Robert Toombs, Henry Grady, and Tom Watson

What was the main concern of the Farmers' Alliance?

• To support the People's party

• To ease the burden of farmers through better schools, roads, and tax laws

• To reduce the influence of the Bourbon Redeemers

• To promote the cotton industry

What law did Tom Watson sponsor and push through?

• A law to promote industrialization in Georgia

• A law to limit the role of state government in economic development

• A law to replace the Constitution of 1868

• A law providing for rural free delivery (RFD)

What was the outcome of the 1892 election for Tom Watson?

• He joined the Bourbon Democrats

• He became a champion of Georgia's farmers

• He was defeated in an election filled with fraud

• He was elected to the U.S. Congress

What did Tom Watson become known for later in life?

• For his support of African Americans, Catholics, and Jews

• For turning against African Americans, Catholics, and Jews

• For promoting the People's party

• For becoming a wealthy publisher