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WorksheetsUnit 7 (8-5) Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Sen. Tillman pushed to have a new state constitution written in 1895, replacing the one written after reconstruction. The group that had their rights severely restricted were the _____?
The elite from the Lowcountry
African Americans
Conservatives
Small farmers
Wade Hampton and the Redeemers were not a punk rock band in the late 1800's, but rather were known for ____.
saving the small farmers in SC facing foreclosure
redeeming the state of South Carolina by taking control back from the Republicans
generating an increase in the demand for cotton.
those who "redeemed" the African American's right to vote.
"Separate but Equal" was a legal doctrine that came out of a court case called _______, and was the basis for Jim Crow laws that later sprung up in the south.
Dred Scott
Denmark Vesey
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Fergurson upheld laws of ____________.
Prohibition
Slavery
Segregation
Muckracking
What did Southerners start calling the civil war in the early 1800's, as a reflection of the resurgence of confederate pride?
The War for the Union
The War to End All Wars
The Lost Cause
The Great War
The purpose of Jim Crow laws was _____.
to protect religious freedom.
to promote construction of textile mills.
to restrict the rights of African Americans
to help small farmers purchase new machinery
African-Americans were subjected to untold violence in the late 1800's. Often the victims died as a result, and these type of actions became known as ________.
race baiting
lynchings
race rebellions
symbiotic anarchism
What was the goal of the Eight-Box Law?
To increase the immigrant vote
To promote the poor white votes
To suppress the African-American votes
To limit women's votes
What was the primary purpose of the poll taxes and literacy tests required for voting?
To make it more difficult for poor African-Americans to vote
To encourage more active participation in the political campaigns before voting
To ensure the educated vote counters were paid a proper amount.
To reduce corruption by government officials
What led to South Carolina becoming ranked 2nd in the nation as a textile state?
African-American entrepreneurial influence in the state legislature
A decline in demand for northern textiles
Law passed by Tillman under 1895 Constitution
Abundant raw materials, fast-flowing rivers for transporting
After the war, railroads were rebuilt and expanded, which led to increased growth in urban areas. What was one reason for this growth?
To allow more immigrants to take advantage of the Homestead Act of SC
To decrease the need for automobiles
To allow people access to unexplored areas of the state
Location along the tracks made it easier to get goods shipped in and out
What was it about South Carolina that made it a place northern industry became interested in?
Jim Crow and similar discriminatory laws
Cheap labor and no unions
Plenty of cheap, immigrant workers
Large numbers of highly-qualified African-Americans
What specific quality of the upstate made it ideal for the construction of several textile mills in the late 1800's, early 1900's?
Plenty of flat land to build the mills
Greenville and Spartanburg had easy access to major ports to ship textiles overseas
Most of the cotton was grown in the upstate, so it made sense to put the mills close to the crop
Plenty of fast-flowing rivers to power the mills
In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent an economic transformation brought about by the _____.
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Cultural Revolution
Antebellum South Carolina was primarily an agricultural state. That changed late in the 19th century when several other industries began to thrive, including ______.
steel mills, automobiles, and textiles
oil refining, steel mills, and wood products
textiles, phosphate mining, and wood products
oil refining, phosphate mining, and automobiles
Imagine a textile worker from the late 1800's. What would most likely be true about him?
Lived in extremely rural area, sometimes more than a mile to nearest neighbor
Worked only a few hours a day because mills only operated in the cooler mornings
He worked outside most of the time, unless it was raining or cold
He lived in a small town near the mill, where the local church, school, and store all had ties to the mill.
After Reconstruction, agriculture in South Carolina was taking a beating. Small farmers could get no help from conservatives, as evidenced by the _____.
passage of Jim Crow laws
Dispensary system
Crop Lien Law
Eight Box Law
The rise of populism and the Populist Party in SC was driven primarily by ____.
African-Americans
small farmers
conservatives
women
How would you describe Tillman's attitude towards African-Americans as voters?
He had no opinion either way.
He needed their support to retain power, so he recognized their right to vote.
He did not want them to have equal rights, but he did think they should have the right to vote.
He did not want them to have right to vote and worked to disenfranchise them as best he could.
Land Grant colleges were springing up around the country, including _____ in South Carolina.
University of South Carolina
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
What ultimately ended the reign of "Carolina Gold" as a major cash crop for SC?
The Civil War
Reconstruction
The Earthquake of 1886
The Hurricane of 1893
Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman won the 1890 election, primarily with the support of _____.
The Charleston elite
African-Americans
Textile Workers
Poor white farmers
The Grange was a group of farmers, formed in 1866, with the stated purpose to ____.
help farmers transition to an industrial lifestyle
represent small farmers as a group so their voice would be heard in government
bring back the institution of slavery
help children in rural areas get an education that was not just farming and agriculture.
Between the earthquake of 1886 and the hurricane that struck in 1893, Charleston was hit hard, primarily because ____.
real estate prices dropped drastically, and they never regained their value
the city had never experienced an earthquake and a hurricane
they were still trying to recover from the civil war and reconstruction
Charleston relied heavily on tourism, and these disasters kept tourists away.
By the turn of the century in 1900, more than half (62%) of the farmers in SC were ____.
growing tobacco as a cash crop
large plantation owners
tenant farmers
using tractors instead of mules to plow fields
What caused many African-Americans to leave South Carolina?
16th amendment passed, forcing all African-Americans to the midwest
Lack of available labor unions
The earthquake of 1886
Lack of economic opportunities and racial tensions
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most immigrants to the US settled in(on) _____.
plantations of the New South
mining areas of the Far West
urban centers (cities) in the Northeast
Farming regions in the Great Plains
"Nativism" = "_____."
America's strength lies in its diversity
Go West, young man
America..First in War and Peace
Help Wanted - No Irish Need Apply
How did the immigrant population change in the late 1800's?
Immigrant population declined because US citizens started protesting the rise in crime brought in by new immigrants
Immigrant population grew considerably, especially in cities that had many factory jobs.
Immigrant population went down because economic conditions improved in Europe
Immigrant population grew in rural areas where immigrants were buying large tracts of land to farm.
In the late 1800's, South Carolinian's were on the move, many from one part of the state to another. What might be a reason for this moving?
Man moves family out to the country because he's tired of city life
Man makes a fortune on his small farm and moves family to the city
Man struggles with farm, moves closer to textile mill for job opportunities
Man leaves the city for rural areas so kids will receive better education.
How did muckrakers become the "influencers" of the early 20th century society?
Through their published books and articles
By frequent acts of civil disobedience
Through their activities with government officials
By exerting control over factories
In the Progressive Era, reformers worked to ____.
end segregation in the South
limit immigration from Latin America
enact high tariffs to help domestic industry grow
correct the abuses of big business
The Progressive Era also saw the rise of the women's rights movement, culminating in the achievement of their main goal, which was ____.
to give women the right to own property
to give women the right to vote
to provide equal pay for equal work
to provide equal access to employment and education
With regard to child labor in the state, which of these is not a correct statement?
Mandatory attendance laws for schools increased the use of child labor in the state.
Families that had children working often depended on the income the children could provide.
Children were smaller and could get into places larger adults couldn't.
Children would get less pay
By the late 1800's, the most crowded cities in the US were found _____.
in the east, especially northeast
in the central states such as Kansas and Oklahoma
in the western states such as California
nowhere, because there were no crowded cities in the 1800's
The beautiful poem, "The New Colossus", by Emma Lazarus was written about the Statue of Liberty. What was she trying to say in that poem?
The US does not want any immigrants from other nations
The US wants only educated and healthy immigrants coming to the country
The US wants to close its borders to illegal immigration
The US invites immigrants from other nations to come to America
