The New South

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

• Joseph E. Brown

• Alfred H. Colquitt

• John B. Gordon

• Henry Grady

• Tom Watson

Use the campaign poster from 1904 to answer the question that follows.

A leading figure in the People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, Tom Watson was chosen as the party's 1904 presidential candidate. Based on your knowledge of Watson and the Populists, which cause would Watson have MOST LIKELY supported?

• raising taxes to finance industrial expansion

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  Introducing poll taxes to restrict voting

• lowering taxes to help poor farmers

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  centralizing political power in urban centers

Use the illustration of the 1881 International Cotton Exposition, held in Atlanta, to answer the question.
 

What did the organizers of this event seek to show?

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  the recovery of the city of Atlanta from the destruction of the Civil War

• the potential impact of rapid industrial development on the environment

• the superiority of the South's industrial operations compared to the North's

• the social and economic gains of African Americans following Reconstruction

What did the 1881 International Cotton Exposition, held in Atlanta, contribute to? Select all that apply.

• the economic recovery of the city

• a decline in regional sectionalism

• the repeal of Black Codes by the city

• the end of the practice of sharecropping

• the increased reliance on slavery in the South

Which answer choice correctly explains the ultimate impact of the 1906 Atlanta Riot on the city?

• It led to the deepening of racial segregation in the city.

• It led to the removal of African American city legislators from office.

• It led to the emergence of a unified civil rights movement in the city.

• It led to the city-wide suspension of Jim Crow laws.