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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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 rice in the Lowcountry.
It led to high paying, prestigious jobs in the textile factories.
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.
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.
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.
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
Who did government tend to support in labor disputes in the late 19th century?
workers
freedmen
factory owners
union organizers
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.
Who typically worked in South Carolina's 19th century textile mills?
young girls from nearby farms
African American freedmen
poor whites who could no longer earn enough farming
European immigrants from northern cities
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.
