Work Period Create the Chart and Fill it in with the appropriate answers. Political Party Leaders Platform/Beliefs Bourbon Democrats Independent Democrats Farmer’s Alliance Populists Progressives Create a Campaign Rally Poster demonstrating beliefs and leaders of a Political Party. Don’t forget to choose a symbol to represent your political party.

Political Party Leaders Platform/Beliefs List Page numbers Bourbon Democrats John B. Gordon Alfred B. Colquitt Joseph E. Brown Henry Grady Wanted to undo reconstruction. Believed the South prosperity depended on industry. Favored conservative spending; low taxes Independent Democrats Organized in 1874 died in 1882; farmers William Felton Rebecca Felton Challenged Bourbon Dems. Concerned farmers and poor were suffering. Farmer’s Alliance Self-help farmers org. (1887) “Farmers legislature” for two years. Tom Watson Wanted better schools, roads, and changes to state tax laws to help farmers Challenged railroads because of high rates on farmers Populists People’s Party National movement Supported political equality of black and white farmers Wanted farmers to unite against bankers, merchants and lawyers. Progressives Gov. Hoke Smith Stressed white supremacy; kept poll tax, literacy tests and grandfather clause. Wanted to improve child labor, prison reform, prohibition, and women’s suffrage.

Georgia’s Progressive Era Reform= ???

Reform Topic Problem Result Education/Child Labor Laws Prison Reform Prohibition Women’s Suffrage Who is HOKE SMITH???

Education/Child Labor Reform Topic Problem Result Education/Child Labor Children were deprived of an education. They worked long hours in dangerous factories with minimal pay. 1906 Georgia Labor Law prohibited children under 10 from working. Children 12-14 could only work in certain conditions. 1916, a school law was passed that all children had to attend school. Prison Reform Convict Lease system abused prisoners. Convicts often died because of poor treatment. 1897, separate prisons were set up for women and men. 1908 Convict lease system abolished Juvenile courts were established in 1915. Prohibition Drinking was considered immoral. Many problems were related to drunkenness. Local counties approved local option prohibition. 1907 Georgia passed statewide prohibition. 1919, nationally. Women’s Suffrage Women were denied the right to vote. Some western states gave women the right to vote. 1920 U.S. Constitution was amended.