Post-Civil War South Carolina

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Who took political control of South Carolina at the end of Reconstruction?

Republicans or democrats

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Democrats

Front

What did the Democrats aim to do after taking control of South Carolina?

Make new laws

Undo the work of reconstruction

Back

Undo the work of Reconstruction

Front

What were Wade Hampton III and the conservative Democratic Party known as?

Bourbon Democrats

Republican eagles

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Bourbon Democrats

Front

Why did the Bourbon Democrats want to remove certain voters?

They wanted only voters who would vote Democratic

or

They wanted voters who would vote republican

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They wanted only voters who would vote Democratic

Front

What nickname did George Washington Murray earn after a speech in Congress?

The republican eagle

The republican angel

Back

The Republican Black Eagle

Front

How many patents did George Washington Murray obtain for farming tools?

8

12

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Eight

Front

What crop was worth 10 times as much as cotton in the Pee Dee region?

Soy beans

Tobacco

Back

Tobacco

Front

Why was South Carolina suitable for textile mills?

There were lots of trees

It had the right geography

Back

It had the right kind of geography

Front

What natural feature helped power the textile mills in South Carolina?

Rolling Hills

Rushing Water falls

Back

Rushing water at the falls

Front

What did the idea of the New South encourage people to do?

Keep making the same material goods

Diversify the economy

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Diversify the economy