It was self-destruction , but you can consider extenuating circumstances as a provocateur of the former.
Hinton R. Helper's 1857 book, THE IMPENDING CRISIS OF THE SOUTH: HOW TO MEET IT, an appeal to non-slave holders to resist the planter was suppressed in the South. The book staged a strong attack against slavery.
Those people who were found with the copies of the book were beaten up and lynched.
They didn't use as much force with taxes and weapons were allowed
Answer: Option (C). It was a trio of Georgia Democrats that controlled the Georgia state
government.
Explanation: Bourbon Triumvirate consisted of Joseph Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon. These three individuals controlled the Georgia State government, they are the three most powerful and prominent politicians in their era, these three men influences the United States of America senate and the governors office. However these men all wanted stronger economic ties with the Industrial North. But they insisted they wanted to keep some southern traditions such as white supremacy.