During the late 1800s, many Georgia Democrats believed that the "New South" prosperity depended on manufacturing rather than cotton. An important part of this group was the (1 point)
Progressive Party
Farmer's Alliance
Freedman's Bureau
Bourbon Triumvirate
Bourbon Triumvirate
Which of the following challenges did the Bourbons NOT face in their efforts to control Georgia politics? (1 point)
The Freedmen's Bureau sponsored African-American candidates to run as Democrats for Congress
Dr. and Mrs. Rebecca L. Felton campaigned on the injustices suffered by farmers and other "little people".
The Farmers Alliance called for changes in tax laws, improved dealings with railroad companies, and better schools
The Populists or People's Party believed that economic power was held by merchants and lawyers in the cities, rather than by the rural population.
The Freedmen's Bureau sponsored African-American candidates to run as Democrats for Congress.
What was a result of the "New South" movement in the 1870s and 1880s? (1 point)
Cotton ceased to be the chief crop of Georgia.
The number of small farms and independent farmers increased.
Taxes, war debts, and reliance on cheap labor increased.
There was a trend toward industrialization and diversification of agriculture.
There was a trend toward industrialization and diversification of agriculture.
Which individual or group would have agreed with the political ideas listed:
Urban bankers, lawyers, and merchants hold too much power.
Railroads and their high transportation rates hurt farmers
Mail should be delivered to rural Georgians for free
Better roads and schools should be built in rural Georgia (1 point)
Thomas E. Watson
John B. Gordon
Bourbon Democrats
Henry Grady
Thomas E. Watson
How did Henry Grady and Thomas E. Watson differ in their views about the future of Georgia? (1 point)
Watson thought women should not vote; Grady thought they should.
Grady believed in populism while Watson favored the Bourbon Democrats.
Watson wanted to support farmers; Grady wanted to diversify the state.
Grady thought African Americans should not vote; Watson thought they should.
Watson wanted to support farmers; Grady wanted to diversify the state.
During Reconstruction the 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 guaranteeing that no state could take away the rights of United States citizens. In spite of this amendment, Southern states did take away black people's rights as citizens. Homer Plessy, a black person, was arrested on a railroad train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy v Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years.
The court ruled against Plessy and provided a legal backing for (1 point)
poll taxes
segregation
literacy tests
slavery