WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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 Bourbon Triumverate. 46.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bourbon Triumvirate supported “lost cause” ideas, business, railroads, and New South concepts. They controlled the governor’s office and Georgia’s two US Senate seats. The Bourbon Triumvirate ruled from 1877-1890s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term Bourbon Triumvirate refers to Georgia’s three most powerful and prominent politicians of the post-Reconstruction era: Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon.

Detailed explanation-4: -How were the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate similar? All three were white supremacists and supported industrial development. Which of the following BEST supports the claim that the International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was an important success for Georgia?

Detailed explanation-5: -What effect did the International Cotton Exposition have? It demonstrated that Georgia had come out of Reconstruction ready for industry.

Detailed explanation-6: -The 1881 International Cotton Exposition Nevertheless, Atlantans were eager to host the 1881 exposition to promote investment and to help the city toward its goal of becoming an industrial center, which was a primary component of Grady’s “New South” concept.