New South Bourbons, Populists, Grady

What was the main goal of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

• To establish high taxes for government services

• To develop mining and railroad industry

• To promote government ownership of railroads

• To support banking reform

Who led the Populist Party in Georgia?

• Alfred H. Colquitt

• John B. Gordon

• Joseph E. Brown

• Thomas E. Watson

What did the Populists support?

• Low taxes for plantation owners

• Convict lease system

• Government ownership of railroads

• Higher tariffs

What is one MAJOR difference between the Populist Party and the Democratic Party?

• Support for banking reform

• Support for government ownership of railroads

• Support for low taxes for poor farmers

• Support for industrialization versus agriculture

Which people would have supported the Populist Party?

• Poor farmer

• Business owner who uses convicts for labor

• Owner of a railroad company

• Wealthy plantation owner

Which people would NOT have supported the Democratic Party?

• Wealthy plantation owner

• Poor farmer

• Owner of a railroad company

• Business owner who uses convicts for labor

What is one similarity between the Populist Party and the Democratic Party?

• Support for low taxes for poor farmers

• Support for government ownership of railroads

• Support for the convict lease system

• Both were political parties in GA after Reconstruction

Which party would someone who supported industry and manufacturing support?

• Bourbon Democrats

• Populist Party

Which party would someone who wanted lower taxes for poor farmers support?

• Bourbon Triumvirate

• Populist Party

What group of people would have been MOST LIKELY to become Populists?

• Teachers who hoped to improve their schools

• Farmers who received little money for their work

• Leaders who made laws for important cities

• Business people who have made great fortunes