What changes occurred in the New South?
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THEMATICFOCUS AmericanandNationalIdentity (NAT) Show Unit Explainhowvariousfactors contributedtocontinuity and changeinthe“NewSouth” from1877to1898. HISTORICALDEVELOPMENTS What happened during the New South era?"New South" Era: Overview
The Civil War destroyed the South's infrastructure and the slave system that fueled the region's economy. In its place new industries grew in the years following the conflict. The region's cities expanded at unprecedented rates.
What was the result of the New South movement?What was a result of the "New South" movement in the 1870s and 1880s? There was a trend toward industrialization and diversification of agriculture.
What was the New South movement?Henry W. Grady, a newspaper editor in Atlanta, Georgia, coined the phrase the "New South” in 1874. He urged the South to abandon its longstanding agrarian economy for a modern economy grounded in factories, mines, and mills.
How was the New South different from the Old South?According to Grady's New South, adopted in what amounted to a social movement by promoters and boosters to define the South differently, the region was no longer dependent on slavery, fully reconciled to the Union, but also fully invested in the principle of white supremacy.
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