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Why did the textile industry grow during the period after Reconstruction?

• There was less of a demand for foreign imported goods.

• There was a major growth of cotton production in the Lowcountry.

• There was a major decline of cotton production in the Upcountry.

• Society was accepting the idea about a developing industrial economy.

The transcontinental railroad system had a huge impact during the time after Reconstruction. What seems like the most logical reason why?

• Railroads would go through small towns all over the country.

• People and products were able to cross country.

• The railroad system greatly improved the lives of Europeans.

• People could now be tourists all over the country.

What seems like the most likely reason why immigrants were not attracted to immigrating to South Carolina?

• Immigrants were not accepted in South Carolina

• Immigrants had to pay higher taxes than citizens.

• The economy of South Carolina was still struggling.

• Immigrants were attracted to immigrating to South Carolina.

Phosphate mining became a money making industry in what two South Carolina cities?

• Charlotte and Richmond

• Charleston and Beaufort

• Darlington and Cheraw

• Phoenix and Tea

How did the living conditions differ as far as workers in the North and in South Carolina?

• Northern workers lived in mill villages. South Carolina workers lived in tenements.

• Northern workers lived in tenements. South Carolina workers lived in mill villages.

• Both groups were exactly the same.

• Nobody worked in the North and everyone worked in South Carolina.