WorksheetsNew South Era Politics Quizizz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following were considered to be part of the Bourbon Triumvirate? (check all that apply)
a)
John Gordon
b)
Tom Watson
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Alfred Colquitt
e)
Joseph Brown
2.
Which of the following statements BEST describes the “Bourbon Triumvirate”?
a)
Southern leaders who wanted to see the South’s culture and economy return to the way it was before the Civil War.
b)
Powerful Democrats who controlled GA politics during Reconstruction.
c)
Former slaves who served in the state legislature during Reconstruction.
d)
Southern Democrats who dominated Georgia politics during the late 1800’s for about 20 years and pushed for northern investor fueled industrialization.
3.
Which words below fill in the following blanks: "The Bourbon Triumvirate wanted Georgia to become more ____________ and less __________ in her economy.
a)
Industrial / Agricultural
b)
Agricultural / Industrial
c)
Industrial / Manufacturing
d)
Agricultural / Manufacturing
4.
Who did the Bourbon Democrats reach out to to invest in new industries in Georgia?
a)
The Federal Government
b)
The GA Farmers
c)
The Populist Party
d)
Wealthy Northerners
5.
Check all of the following that were negative aspects of the Bourbons: (choose three)
a)
White Supremacists
b)
Lowered Taxes
c)
Neglected Farmers
d)
Neglected Social Services
e)
Brought Industry To GA
6.
The Bourbons help to create this in GA ...
a)
Cotton Farming
b)
The Middle Class
c)
The Democrat Party
d)
The Populist Party
7.
What event took place in Atlanta during the 1880s & 1890s that helped promote the "New South" and lure Northern investors into the region?
a)
International Cotton Exposition
b)
World's Fair
c)
Olympic Games
d)
Andersonville Prison Memorial Tours
8.
Regarding the question above, what figure promoted this event like none others and worked hard to make it a big success?
a)
Alfred Colquitt
b)
Tom Watson
c)
John B. Gordon
d)
Henry Grady
9.
Also known as the People's Party, which political party represented the common man, especially farmers, and was against industrial interests?
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Populist Party
d)
Alliance Party
10.
Who was against the "New South" plan and wished to see Georgia stay with its old agricultural ways?
a)
Tom Watson
b)
Henry Grady
c)
John Gordon
d)
Joseph Brown
11.
Regarding the questions above, what was this man's biggest and most lasting political accomplishment?
a)
Becoming President
b)
Become Senator
c)
Rural Free Delivery
d)
Being a major white supremacist
12.
Who promoted the "New South" and the Bourbon Triumvirate in his news articles?
a)
Tom Watson
b)
Henry Grady
c)
John Gordon
d)
Joseph Brown
13.
Referring to the question above, what was a major accomplishment of his that brought attention to GA and aided the goals of the Bourbons to industrialize GA?
a)
The publishing of biased newspaper
b)
The founding of the populist party
c)
Three International Cotton Expos
d)
The invention of the printing press
14.
Referring to the question above, choose all of the following negative aspects of this individual.
a)
He lied about the treatment of black people in GA.
b)
He lied about many in GA's feelings concerning the Civil War.
c)
He promoted the Cotton Expo to the world.
d)
His newspaper was a political tool for the Bourbon Democrats.
15.
What was the name of the newspaper that promoted the Bourbons and the New South politics?
a)
The Jeff Davis Ledger
b)
The Atlanta Journal
c)
The Atlanta Constitution
d)
The Fox News Channel
16.
The "New South" movement was attempting to redefine Georgia and push the economy into one that depended more heavily on what?
a)
agriculture
b)
industry
c)
cotton
d)
hydroponics
17.
What African American Civil rights leader spoke at the International Cotton Exposition in a speech known as the Atlanta Compromise Speech?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Henry Grady
c)
Tom Watson
18.
Which of the following explains the main reason why Rural Free Delivery (RFD) was such an important and welcomed change across rural Georgia during this era?
a)
RFD gave many out of work men jobs as mail carriers and also employed many wagon builders who would build the mail wagons.
b)
RFD meant that doctors would travel out to the farms and deliver babies which helped to save many lives.
c)
RFD meant that farmers could finally receive mail. Before RFD rural people were not allowed to receiver any mail.
d)
RFD meant that isolated rural farmers, who rarely traveled to town, could receive mail and newspapers to their homes which better connected them to the outside world.
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