Name:______Date: ______
The New South
- ______was the first to use the term “New South”
o Editor of Atlanta Journal newspaper
- New South refers to mixing the old with the new
o New = ______
o South = ______
- This period is also called the ______era.
Bourbon Triumvirate
- Why this name?
o Bourbon = strict ______kings ; Triumvirate = _____ co-rulers
- Joseph Brown
o Only governor to serve ______
o ______judge
- Alfred Colquitt
o Governor
o ______state constitution in 1877
- John Gordon
o Governor
o ______
o ______college
- What did they share in common
o White supremacy
o Wealthy
o Ruled consecutively for 20 years
The good and bad?
- ______the economy
- Bad
o ______education
o Did not help ______
Convict Lease System
- Convicts ______to businesses, who were supposed to provide for their needs
- Many prisoners ______
- Fewer ______for the poor
- ______by William and Rebecca Felton
Who Belongs?
Match the member of the Bourbon Triumvirate to the description that corresponds to them; by placing the number corresponding to the person next to the letter of the description. The descriptions may match to more than one member of the Bourbon Triumvirate
Bourbon Triumvirate
1. Joseph Brown 2. Alfred Colquitt 3. John Gordon
Descriptions
___a. Georgia Supreme Court judge ___b. United States Senator
___c. Governor of Ga ___d. Georgia Legislator
___e. 25 when entered politics ___f. Son became governor
___g. Wrote Reminiscences ___h. Lawyer
___i. Approved Georgia Constitution that lasted 1945 ___j. “States’ right” governor
___k. president of Atlanta Board of Education ___l. KKK
___m. Attended UGA