1. Unit 5: The New South

2. THE BIG IDEA SS8H7: The student will evaluate key
political, social, and economic
changes that occurred in Georgia
between 1877 and 1918.
Evaluate- to make a judgment as to the worth or value of something; judge, assess

3. Bourbon Triumvirate
Bourbon Triumvirate: GA’s 3 most powerful politicians during the Post-Reconstruction Era.
John B. Gordon
Joseph E. Brown
Alfred H. Colquitt
Characteristics:
-All key figures during Civil War
-Shared power between the governor and senate seats from
- Championed railroad and mining industry
- Supported low taxes & fewer government services(conservative)
-White supremacist

4. Joseph Brown Born in SC Lawyer and Judge (Yale Law School)
State senator
N. Georgia farmer
Governor during the civil war
State’s rights activist
Remained until June 1865—lost popularity by asking Georgians to go along with Rad. Repub. Policies, believing it would shorten Reconstruction
Governor Joseph Brown

5. Alfred Colquitt Born in GA Lawyer: Princeton Law School
State congressman
Served at Georgia’s secession convention
Maj. Gen. in Confederate Army
1876: elected Governor
State debt reduced
Wanted to increase industry in the South
New state constitution (1877)
Alfred Colquitt

6. John B. Gordon Born in GA Took over father’s mine business
Lt. Gen. in Confederate Army
US Senator from GA:
Resigned 1880 due to scandal
Contributed to the Compromise of 1877—gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the removal of Federal troops from the South
Rumored Head of Georgia’s KKK during Reconstruction
1886: elected Governor
Brought new industry to Georgia
Lt. Gen. John B. Gordon

7. The Bourbon Triumvirate wanted to strengthen economic ties with the North, while keeping white supremacy—considered old Southern traditions
Failures
Did not improve lives of poor
Education suffered
Did not reform prisons
Poor working conditions in factories
Successes
State taxes lowered
State war debts reduced
Business and industry expanded