Chapter 6 Lesson 1: Building a New South

What was the second half of the 19th century a time of for South Carolina?

• Decline and decay

• Change and growth

• War and conflict

• Economic stability

What did the South need to do in order to survive according to the text?

• Diversify

• Seek foreign aid

• Start a war

• Isolate itself

What did the Georgia newspaper editor encourage rich northerners to do?

• Invest in southern businesses

• Boycott southern products

• Move to the South

• Ignore the South's requests

What was the focus of the federal government in terms of infrastructure after the Civil War?

• Building highways

• Constructing bridges

• Building railroads that connected the nation

• Developing waterways

By the end of the 1800s, South Carolina's railroad system had grown to almost how many miles of track which connected major towns and cities?

• 3,000 miles

• 4,000 miles

• 5,000 miles

• 6,000 miles

Railroads passed through the ______, which increased the amount of cotton farming and the creation of ______ mills, places where cotton is turned into thread and fabric.

• Mountains; silk

• Lowcountry; wool

• Piedmont; textile

• Coastline; paper

The success of the railroads allowed other ______ to grow.

• Cities

• Industries

• Farms

• Railroads

Before the Civil War, the South sent ______ to textile mills in New England.

• Cotton

• Workers

• Machinery

• Fabric

The new idea was to build textile mills in the South close to the cotton fields and use the railroad to send finished ______ to different places.

• Cotton

• Fabric

• Machinery

• Workers

A textile ______ usually created thread, yarn, and cloth.

• Factory

• Mill

• Plantation

• Warehouse