Study Guide for New South Topics: New South —What does the term mean to the south? What changed to make it new versus the old? The old south of plantation and slaves are gone. Now they have a new economic focus on industry and diversify crops. Government: Democratic, Populists, and Progressives. (You also need to know what the one-party system is during this time. It is The Democratic Party. One party controls the state. Democratic Progressives Populists Leaders Bourbon Triumvirate: Tom Watson Rebecca Latimer John Gordon, Alfred Felton Colquitt, Joseph Brown Platform: *Industry & modernization *Create Income tax Fight against *No new taxes *Vote for women *Child labor What did *Supported by wealthy *Govt. control R.R. *Poverty they support white men *Credit to farmers *Poor working *Elect US Senators conditions *Supported by *Convict leasing poor white and *Alcohol black farmers *Fight for: women’s right to vote *Supported by: women, urban poor Wealthy forward thinking men and women County Unit System: What is it and how did it work? A law that gave small rural counties more political power over large urban areas. This will ensure white votes count more than black votes and keep Democrats in office. Henry Grady: Who was he and why was he important to the New South? What did he do to help bring about the new south?) He was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper. He will use his newspaper to write articles describing the “new South”. He coined the phrase New South. He will also travel around the country trying to get northern investors to invest in the industry of the south. He will also help organize the International Cotton Expo to attract northern investors. Segregation: What were the laws that segregated the races and what did they do (be specific)? Jim Crow Laws: Laws that segregated the races as well as denied blacks their rights. They were only found in the south and could change from state to state. Plessey V. Ferguson: This is a federal law that stated “separate but equal” is constitutional. Homer Plessey lived in Louisiana and challenged the Jim Crow Laws. He purchased a first-class train ticket but was
Study Guide for New South Topics: New South —What does the term mean to the south? What changed to make it new versus the old? The old south of plantation and slaves are gone. Now they have a new economic focus on industry and diversify crops. Government: Democratic, Populists, and Progressives. (You also need to know what the one-party system is during this time. It is The Democratic Party. One party controls the state. Democratic Populists Progressives Leaders Bourbon Triumvirate: John Gordon, Alfred Colquitt, Joseph Brown Tom Watson Rebecca Latimer Felton Platform: What did they support *Industry & modernization *No new taxes *Supported by wealthy white men *Create Income tax *Vote for women *Govt. control R.R. *Credit to farmers *Elect US Senators *Supported by poor white and black farmers Fight against *Child labor *Poverty *Poor working conditions *Convict leasing *Alcohol *Fight for: women’s right to vote *Supported by: women, urban poor Wealthy forward thinking men and women County Unit System: What is it and how did it work? A law that gave small rural counties more political power over large urban areas. This will ensure white votes count more than black votes and keep Democrats in office. Henry Grady: Who was he and why was he important to the New South? What did he do to help bring about the new south?) He was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper. He will use his newspaper to write articles describing the “new South”. He coined the phrase New South. He will also travel around the country trying to get northern investors to invest in the industry of the south. He will also help organize the International Cotton Expo to attract northern investors. Segregation: What were the laws that segregated the races and what did they do (be specific)? Jim Crow Laws: Laws that segregated the races as well as denied blacks their rights. They were only found in the south and could change from state to state. Plessey V. Ferguson: This is a federal law that stated “separate but equal” is constitutional. Homer Plessey lived in Louisiana and challenged the Jim Crow Laws. He purchased a first-class train ticket but was
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