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SC Social Studies 8-5.5

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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SC Social Studies 8-5.5
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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 growth and prosperity of cities near the rail lines.

It brought back the cultivation of the rice in the Lowcountry.

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 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 great location for industrialization.

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 for 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

2 mins • 1 pt

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 pace with the rest of the nation in terms of economic and manufacturing development.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 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

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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 because 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.

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