Newspaper Story – The Bourbon Triumvirate

Task: You are a newspaper reporter in the late 1870s and you have been given the assignment of writing a new story about the Bourbon Triumvirate. As any good journalist should do, you start by gathering the facts! Begin by reading pp. 312 – 316 and on your own paper, answer the following questions. Once you have your facts, on a separate sheet of paper, write your news story including all of this information in the article. Don’t forget

to give your story an interesting title.

  1. Who were the Bourbon Triumvirate and from where did they get their name?
  2. What were the overall goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate for “redeeming”

thestate of Georgia?

  1. Read through each of the “bios” on Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and

John B. Gordon, and list their significant achievements.

  1. What were some of the accomplishments the Bourbon Triumvirate had in economic

recovery of Georgia?

  1. In what areas did they fall short of showing any real improvement for the state?
  2. What was their position on the “convict lease system” and what factor(s) might have affected this position?
  3. Who challenged the Bourbons and why?

Newspaper Story – The Bourbon Triumvirate

Task: You are a newspaper reporter in the late 1870s and you have been given the assignment of writing a new story about the Bourbon Triumvirate. As any good journalist should do, you start by gathering the facts! Begin by reading pp. 312 – 316 and on your own paper, answer the following questions. Once you have your facts, on a separate sheet of paper, write your news story including all of this information in the article. Don’t forget

to give your story an interesting title.

  1. Who were the Bourbon Triumvirate and from where did they get their name?
  2. What were the overall goals of the Bourbon Triumvirate for “redeeming”

thestate of Georgia?

  1. Read through each of the “bios” on Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and

John B. Gordon, and list their significant achievements.

  1. What were some of the accomplishments the Bourbon Triumvirate had in economic

recovery of Georgia?

  1. In what areas did they fall short of showing any real improvement for the state?
  2. What was their position on the “convict lease system” and what factor(s) might have affected this position?
  3. Who challenged the Bourbons and why?