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Worksheets8-5.5 Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following best describes what is meant by the term "Old South"?
The South as it was before the Civil War.
The South as it was under Spanish rule.
The older population of the South.
The old native settlers of the South.
Why were poor farmers attracted to the available work in the South Carolina textile mills?
They suffered farming losses due to droughts.
They wanted vacation time and health insurance.
They could no longer make a living farming.
They suffered farming losses due to wildfires.
Which of the following was an incentive used by textile mill owners to attract workers?
large bonuses based on production
the payment of high wages
establishment of a safe and pleasant work environment
establishment of mill villages to provide housing for workers
Which of the following was a factor causing the rise in textile mills in South Carolina during the post Reconstruction period?
South Carolina had a ready supply of highly educated workers.
South Carolina had a ready supply of raw materials.
South Carolina had an abundant supply of phosphates.
South Carolina had a government that supported industry.
Why did the planter elite look down on the creation of industry in South Carolina?
They feared it would take away their slaves
They worried it would use too much farmland
They viewed it as a less noble calling than agriculture
They wanted more railroads for farming
As Governor, what law did Ben Tillman help get passed to support mill and industrial workers?
A law which reduced working hours to 66 hours per week
A law which restricted African Americans from working in the mills
A new constitution that governed all mills and mill villages
A dispensary to control the production and distribution of textiles in South Carolina
Why were immigrants not attracted to South Carolina in the post Civil War period?
South Carolina was an importing society
South Carolina was experiencing very little economic growth.
South Carolina was a textile society.
South Carolina was a slave based society.
Due to the abundant supply of raw materials and workers, which of the following industries led to the industrialized New South?
Banking
Steel Industry
Agricultural Industry
Textile Industry
What led to the growth of steel and oil industries in the west? (Choose 3 that apply)
Iron ore
Coal
Cotton
New technologies
What two monopolies were created allowing Rockefeller and Carnegie to control these markets? (Choose 2 that apply)
Textile Industry
US Steel
Standard oil
Transcontinental Railroad
