Influence of the New South

Which statement BEST describes the influence of the group known as the Bourbon Triumvirate during this time?

• The Bourbon Triumvirate gave more power to the Freedmen's Bureau.

• The Bourbon Triumvirate encouraged more government services for taxpayers.

• Increasing industry and maintaining white supremacy were two major goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate.

• Improvement of public schools and educational equality were the focus of the Bourbon Triumvirate.

What is Tom Watson's most lasting achievement?

• Rural free delivery of mail

• Free public education

• Direct election of the president

• Women's suffrage

Tom Watson fought for the rights of

• bankers and lawyers.

• farmers and the working class.

• industrialists and manufacturers.

• immigrants and northerners.

Henry Grady used his newspaper, The Atlanta Constitution, to promote the 'New South', which was based on

• new industry, racial harmony, and crop diversification (not relying on just one crop)

• segregation, the convict-lease system, and crop diversification

• railroads, racial harmony, and cotton farming

• racial violence, Jim Crow laws, and cotton farming

What was the Rural Free Delivery Bill?

• Provide free mail delivery to rural areas (farmers)

• Provided Rural counties with more votes in elections.

• Provided Farmers with free equipment.

• All of the above

What political party did the Bourbon Triumvirate return political power to in Georgia?

• Democratic party

• Republican Party

• Independent Party

• Populist party

The idea of the New South was to shift the South's economy from agriculture to

• Industry

• Cotton Farming

• Republican leadership

• Racial diversity

What was event that was designed to encourage northern investment in southern industries.

• New South Expo

• Grady Expo

• Cotton Expo

• Triple Expo

Which party was the most pro farmer?

• Populist party

• Democratic party

• Republican party

Who did the Convict lease system hurt besides the farmers? How?

• Georgians, paid laborers because companies made more money using the convict lease system

• The Georgia government since not many companies actually used the convict lease system.

• Business owners since many decided to not use the convict lease system

• Georgians, paid laborers since the convict lease system made it so that the education budget decreased.