From Cash Crops to Tourism Review

Which of the following best defines "raw materials"?

• Natural resources that will be used to make finished products (ex. cotton)

• Money granted by the government to assist an industry or business

• Organization of workers, often in a trade or profession

• British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws

What is a "subsidy"?

• Money granted by the government to assist an industry or business

• British laws that created more exports than imports

• Organization of workers formed to protect their rights

• Natural resources used to make finished products

Which term describes an organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests?

• Labor union

• Raw materials

• Subsidy

• Mercantilism practices

What are "mercantilism practices"?

• British laws that created more exports than imports resulting in wealth

• Money granted by the government to assist an industry

• British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of laws

• Organization of workers formed to protect their rights

What does "salutary neglect" refer to?

• Britain avoiding strict laws to let colonies rule themselves

• Money granted by the government to assist an industry

• Organization of workers formed to protect their rights

• Natural resources used to make finished products

Why did colonial South Carolina develop an economy based upon cash crops?

• Fertile land, mild climate, and a long growing season

• The nation led in mining coal and iron

• Many people moved there in search of gold

• It became a tourist hotspot

What was one major benefit South Carolina gained from its trade relationship with Barbados?

• South Carolina gained the plantation system and the practice of using slave labor from their interactions with Barbados.

• South Carolinians bought furs and deerskins from Barbados at a low price and sold them to Europe for a large profit.

• The people of Barbados bought large amounts of rice from South Carolina planters.

• South Carolina would not have had cattle or chickens as a source of protein without Barbados.

Why was the plantation system important to South Carolina?

• Subsistence farmers were the top of the social class pyramid.

• It helped them develop trade relationships with Spain and Germany.

• Wealth from the textile industry helped all South Carolina citizens.

• It impacted the economy, government, and society of South Carolina.

What are all of the following examples of? - Nationalization of American Culture Through Mass Media - Harlem Renaissance Begins - Tourism Increased

• Impacts of textile mills on South Carolina

• Impacts of World War II on the American economy.

• Impacts of World War I on the American economy.

• Impacts of the Great Depression on American society.

How has recent globalization affected jobs in SC?

• Foreign companies have been denied access to SC markets because of NATFA.

• The State Development Board was shut down so that SC jobs would have lower wages.

• While textiles have moved overseas, other foreign companies have brought new jobs to SC.

• More textiles mills have opened in the urban areas of SC, which brings farmers from other countries into SC.