Industrialization, Populists & Progressive Movements in SC

What was South Carolina's position when Reconstruction officially ended in 1877?

• South Carolina was at the center of national events.

• South Carolina was at war with neighboring states.

• South Carolina was just another state without controversial issues.

• South Carolina was leading the Reconstruction efforts.

Who were the "Redeemers"?

• Supporters of the Republican Party

• Supporters of Governor Wade Hampton

• South Carolina's soldiers during the Civil War

• Politicians from neighboring states

What happened in the early 1880s as the Democratic Party gained more authority?

• The state experienced economic prosperity

• The legend of the Confederacy seemed to be reborn

• South Carolinians embraced cultural diversity

• The Republican Party gained more support

What term did many South Carolinians use to refer to the Civil War?

• The Great Battle

• The Lost Cause

• The Revolutionary War

• The Southern Uprising

What was a major flaw of the plantation system in South Carolina?

• It was too profitable

• It relied on slave labor

• It was environmentally unsustainable

• It was too dependent on machinery

What happened to the plantations during the Civil War?

• They were abandoned

• Union troops destroyed them

• They were converted into industrial centers

• They were nationalized by the government

What revitalized the plantations during the Antebellum Era?

• Mining

• Shipbuilding

• Cotton

• Textile manufacturing

What happened to South Carolina farms in the 1880s despite producing more cotton?

• They became more profitable

• They started producing other crops

• The planters weren't making any money

• The farms expanded in size

What was the shipping cost disparity mentioned in the passage?

• It cost more to ship cotton to New York than within South Carolina

• It cost less to ship a bale of cotton from Charleston to New York than from Charleston to Greenville

• It cost the same to ship cotton anywhere

• Shipping cost was not affected by distance

Why was South Carolina ill-equipped to compete industrially after the Civil War?

• Lack of resources

• Rejection of new manufacturing trends before the war

• Lack of interest in industrialization

• Political instability