Unit 8, Lesson 1 Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 terms of economic and manufacturing development.

How did the life of millworkers in South Carolina compare to those in northern states?

• They made less money, but worked in more favorable conditions.

• They worked similar hours, but made less than half of what northern workers earned.

• There was no child labor in South Carolina, which meant fewer workplace accidents.

• Millworkers were generally treated with more dignity and allowed to collectively bargain.

Why did South Carolina develop the second largest textile industry in the nation by 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.