Unit Test- Industrial Development-The 1920s (4th Period)

Why did very few immigants settle in South Carolina during the Industrial Age?

• Immigrants wanted to buy land and farm, but surplus land in South Carolina was purchased by former slaves.

• South Carolina passed quota laws limiting immigration to the state.

• Jim Crow laws in South Carolina specifically targeted immigrants.

• Immigrants were looking for work in factories, and there were few factories in South Carolina.

After the Civil War, how did the expansion of railroads help South Carolina?

• It led to the end of agriculture and the start of manufacturing.

• It increased the rowth and prosperity of cities near the rail lines.

• It brought back the cultivation of rice in the Low Country.

• It led to high paying, prestigious jobs in the textile factories.

What factor caused Columbia, South Carolina, to be considered an important industrial center in the late 19th century?

• Columbia received grants from the state government to expand.

• Columbia's population grew becasue of its push to establish an international steel industry.

• Columbia was a regional railroad hub that served hundreds of trains each day.

• Columbia did not adopt Jim Crow laws, resulting in many African Americans moving there.

Why did South Carolina develop the second largest textile industry in the nation in 1910?

• There was strong support for a post-war shift to manufacturing by the planter-elite.

• There were large numbers of former slaves to provide a source of labor.

• There was easy access to cotton fields and navigable rivers.

• There was significant financial investment from Europe.

Who typically worked in South Carolina's 19th century textile mills?

• young girls from nearby farms

• African American freedmen

• poor whites who could no longer earn enough farming

• European immigrants from northern cities

Why did mill owners prefer to hire workers like the one in this photograph?

• Females tended to be more focused on their work than males.

• Younger children had smaller hands that could quickly tie broken threads.

• Younger children were more prone to workplace accidents.

• Immigrants did not have to be paid as much as native-born workers.

This photograph was taken in South Carolina during the Industrial Age. Which statement is an accurate reflection of life for children like the one in this photograph?

• They were apprentices who advanced to high-paying management positions when they got older.

• They had difficult lives since they earned very low wages, worked long hours, and did not attend school

• They worked in textile mills after school, weekends, and on holidays to save for college.

• They wre paid higher wages and had safer working conditions than if they worked on farms.

How did South Carolina's industrial development after the Civil War compare to the rest of the nation?

• South Carolina was far more advanced in its mining, textile, and meat-packing industries.

• South Carolina lagged behind the rest of the nation in industrial development but saw growth in the textile industry.

• South Carolina resisted the growth of all industry and stayed economically different from the other southern states.

• South Carolina was on pace with the rest of the nation in ts of economic and manufacturing development.

What is the main reason that mill workers in South Carolina were unable to improve their conditions and salaries?

• Diseases like tuberculosis and brown lung killed off workers before they could organize.

• Most of the laborers were children and unable to organize themselves.

• Union organizers were fired and the labor movement was fiercely resisted by mill owners.

• Workers were well treated and did not need to bother trying to improve their situation.

What industry was supported by natural deposits of phosphates in the Beaufort area of South Carolina?

• the railroads

• commercial fertilizer

• textile mills

• iron and steel production