
Unit 8, Lesson 1 Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were many northern businesses attracted to the idea of building factories in South Carolina after Reconstruction?
Business owners felt it was acceptable to invest in the South as African American rights increased.
Business owners felt that it was morally wrong to use the child labor that was common in the North.
The low wages and lack of union protection greatly lowered the operating costs.
The many coal and iron sources in the state made it a great location for industrialization.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did mill-owners prefer to hire children?
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What prevented mill workers in South Carolina from forming unions to improve their working conditions?
Political leaders in South Carolina supported mill owners in their fight to prevent the formation of unions.
Mill workers lacked support from national unions who refused to help textile workers.
There was little public support for the formation of unions because mill workers made high salaries.
There were not enough mill workers in South Carolina to justify the formation of a union.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was South Carolina slower than northern states to establish textile mills in the late 1800s?
South Carolina lacked the natural resources needed to operate factories.
State laws required workers in South Carolina to be paid higher wages than northern workers.
South Carolina did not want to build the railroad lines needed to transport finished products.
Many landowners believed it was nobler to farm than run factories.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What industry was supported by natural deposits of phosphate in the Beaufort area of South Carolina?
the railroads
commercial fertilizer
textile mills
iron and steel production
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best definition of the "New South"?
A shift towards industrialization and urbanization that began after the Civil War.
A shift towards industrialization and urbanization that began after World War II.
A vision for a racially-integrated, peaceful, and prosperous Southern society.
A highly segregated society based on class and race.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 were paid higher wages and had safer working conditions than if they worked on farms.
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