bourbon Flashcards
were bourbons democrat or republican?
democrat
list 3 of the bourbon’s beliefs
- push back against reconstruction
- keep rich white people in power(non whites lower)
-lowering property taxes
what two segments of Louisiana society were allies in working with the Bourbons?
-urban laborers
-rich land owners
keeping ______________ operating in the louisiana was arguably the single most important political objective of the bourbons.
louisiana lottery
what did the bourbons do that affected public schools, and what was the effect they had?
-cut property taxes, rich landowners don’t have to pay that much money
-bad maintenance of school, schools were harmed (more people be uneducated)
what effect did the bourbons have on the convict lease program in louisiana?
enlarged the convict lease program which caused higher mortality rate and more arrest.
what was the most notable quality that the influence of the bourbons left on louisiana politics? In other words, what was the “legacy” that the bourbons left for louisiana politics?
they think louisiana is corrupt and have corrupt politics.
what was the most notable effect that the influence of the bourbon left on the common people of louisiana?
-harmed the common/poor people
-helped the rich people
what trends occurred in the late 19th century that would help bring about populism?
-expansion of communcation (telegraphs, telephones) and transportation (trains) industries.
-less farms, more factories
-populism tried to help commonman to adjust.
list 2 factors that caused many southern farmers to lose their farms after the Civil War and Reconstruction.
-more factories
-penalize w/ harsh taxes
-the north wanted to punish the south
-economy collasped
what class of people were at the “bottom of the cycle of misery” during this time?
common people (black)
list 3 ways the farmers alliance gave assistance to farmers
-helped them get loans from banks
-helped build warehouses to store their crops
-educated them on farming techniques
