From
1872
to
1890
,
the
____________________
____________________
controlled
Georgia's
government
.
They
were
made
up
by
____________________
politicians
named
Alfred
Colquitt
,
Joseph
Brown
,
and
John
Gordon
.
They
wanted
Georgia
to
be
more
____________________
and
not
based
solely
on
____________________
.
Henry
____________________
a
journalist
from
Georgia
nicknamed
the
____________________
of
the
New
South
,
promoted
____________________
and
crop
diversification
as
a
way
to
help
the
economy
of
Georgia
.
He
encouraged
____________________
investors
to
develop
industries
in
Georgia
.
Grady
was
instrumental
in
bringing
the
____________________
____________________
____________________
to
Atlanta
.
The
first
cotton
expo
was
held
in
Atlanta
in
____________________
.
It
was
a
fair
to
____________________
what
Georgia
had
to
offer
.
Not
everyone
in
the
New
South
enjoyed
prosperity
.
Many
____________________
struggled
to
pay
loans
and
make
ends
meet
.
Farmers
banned
together
and
helped
to
form
the
____________________
____________________
,
a
new
political
party
.
____________________
____________________
became
the
leader
of
the
populist
party
in
Georgia
.
Under
his
leadership
the
populist
party
became
very
powerful
.
While
a
member
of
Congress
Watson
successfully
endorsed
a
____________________
____________________
____________________
program
to
bring
free
delivery
of
____________________
to
rural
areas
.
