The bourbon democrats refers to a group of people from democratic party who support laissez-faire capitalism.
At that time, several bourbon democrats in Louisiana develop a relationship with important people from railroads and banking industry. They are allegedly help those people to hide their taxes.
They also leverage their power to illegally run Louisiana State Lottery Company and stole a lot of money from the ticket buyers
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Assuming you're referring to the Civil War, African Americans received the best treatment in the North, since the North was fighting the war specifically to end the institution of slavery.
Well the Tang made China's government stronger. They went back to using the civil service examinations for choosing government officials. Government officials could no longer use family connections to get them jobs. They also gave land to farmers and brought back order to the countryside. The effects helped China rebuild itself, offering better standers of living to its people.