Bourbon
Who were the "Bourbon Democrats" that came to power in Mississippi in 1876?
Politicians that were removed and put back in office
What was the convict lease system?
The state could lease out prisoner
Define the crop lien law in one sentence.
Sharecropper had to stay on the land until debt was paid.
What happened to Mississippi’s cotton fields immediately after the Civil War.
Covered with weeds and bushes
In 1876, Colorado became our ____ state.
38th
What was one major goal of the Bourbons in Mississippi after Reconstruction?
Economic Recovery
Name two factors that produced the railroad boom in Mississippi during the 1880s.
Timber and fruit farms
What was the Black Exodus.
Blacks left the south to go out west.
Describe how sharecropping worked.
They shared part of the crop. What was left was paid in cash.
By 1896, North and South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah brought the U.S. states count to _____.
45
Explain what is meant by "New Departure Democrats" as related to Bourbon politics.
Favored a New South
What is a monopoly, and how did it affect Mississippi farmers during the railroad expansion?
Total control over a sector... Charge farmer too much to send products to market.
What legal and extra-legal methods limited Black political power in Mississippi after Reconstruction?
Jim Crow Laws
Why did many sharecroppers become trapped in long-term debt?
Rarely had enough money to pay-off debt.
Th e Statue of Liberty, built in _______
France
Describe one economic policy the Bourbons used to attract industry to Mississippi in the 1880s.
10 year Tax-Exemption
By 1890, there were 338 sawmills provided more than _____________ job for Mississippi.
4,000
Largest population in prison
Blacks
Explain why many planters tried to recruit European and Chinese immigrants.
Shortage of black labor, dure to the black exodus.
Thomas Edison patented the phonograph and the ____________
Light Bulb
Analyze how Bourbon political control influenced Mississippi’s 1890 state constitution.
They passed Jim Crow laws
By 1890, there were 16 cotton and woolen mills in Mississippi, which provided more than _____ jobs.
2,000
Poll tax
Required to vote
Hod in transportation change in Mississippi.
river decline, railroad growth.
The first automobile, the ______ Patent Motorwagen, was introduced in 1885
Benz