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Unit 7 (8-5) Test Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 _____?

a)

The elite from the Lowcountry

b)

African Americans

c)

Conservatives

d)

Small farmers

2.

Wade Hampton and the Redeemers were not a punk rock band in the late 1800's, but rather were known for ____.

a)

saving the small farmers in SC facing foreclosure

b)

redeeming the state of South Carolina by taking control back from the Republicans

c)

generating an increase in the demand for cotton.

d)

those who "redeemed" the African American's right to vote.

3.

"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.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Denmark Vesey

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

4.

The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Fergurson upheld laws of ____________.

a)

Prohibition

b)

Slavery

c)

Segregation

d)

Muckracking

5.

What did Southerners start calling the civil war in the early 1800's, as a reflection of the resurgence of confederate pride?

a)

The War for the Union

b)

The War to End All Wars

c)

The Lost Cause

d)

The Great War

6.

The purpose of Jim Crow laws was _____.

a)

to protect religious freedom.

b)

to promote construction of textile mills.

c)

to restrict the rights of African Americans

d)

to help small farmers purchase new machinery

7.

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 ________.

a)

race baiting

b)

lynchings

c)

race rebellions

d)

symbiotic anarchism

8.

What was the goal of the Eight-Box Law?

a)

To increase the immigrant vote

b)

To promote the poor white votes

c)

To suppress the African-American votes

d)

To limit women's votes

9.

What was the primary purpose of the poll taxes and literacy tests required for voting?

a)

To make it more difficult for poor African-Americans to vote

b)

To encourage more active participation in the political campaigns before voting

c)

To ensure the educated vote counters were paid a proper amount.

d)

To reduce corruption by government officials

10.

What led to South Carolina becoming ranked 2nd in the nation as a textile state?

a)

African-American entrepreneurial influence in the state legislature

b)

A decline in demand for northern textiles

c)

Law passed by Tillman under 1895 Constitution

d)

Abundant raw materials, fast-flowing rivers for transporting

11.

After the war, railroads were rebuilt and expanded, which led to increased growth in urban areas. What was one reason for this growth?

a)

To allow more immigrants to take advantage of the Homestead Act of SC

b)

To decrease the need for automobiles

c)

To allow people access to unexplored areas of the state

d)

Location along the tracks made it easier to get goods shipped in and out

12.

What was it about South Carolina that made it a place northern industry became interested in?

a)

Jim Crow and similar discriminatory laws

b)

Cheap labor and no unions

c)

Plenty of cheap, immigrant workers

d)

Large numbers of highly-qualified African-Americans

13.

What specific quality of the upstate made it ideal for the construction of several textile mills in the late 1800's, early 1900's?

a)

Plenty of flat land to build the mills

b)

Greenville and Spartanburg had easy access to major ports to ship textiles overseas

c)

Most of the cotton was grown in the upstate, so it made sense to put the mills close to the crop

d)

Plenty of fast-flowing rivers to power the mills

14.

In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent an economic transformation brought about by the _____.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Cultural Revolution

15.

Antebellum South Carolina was primarily an agricultural state. That changed late in the 19th century when several other industries began to thrive, including ______.

a)

steel mills, automobiles, and textiles

b)

oil refining, steel mills, and wood products

c)

textiles, phosphate mining, and wood products

d)

oil refining, phosphate mining, and automobiles

16.

Imagine a textile worker from the late 1800's. What would most likely be true about him?

a)

Lived in extremely rural area, sometimes more than a mile to nearest neighbor

b)

Worked only a few hours a day because mills only operated in the cooler mornings

c)

He worked outside most of the time, unless it was raining or cold

d)

He lived in a small town near the mill, where the local church, school, and store all had ties to the mill.

17.

After Reconstruction, agriculture in South Carolina was taking a beating. Small farmers could get no help from conservatives, as evidenced by the _____.

a)

passage of Jim Crow laws

b)

Dispensary system

c)

Crop Lien Law

d)

Eight Box Law

18.

The rise of populism and the Populist Party in SC was driven primarily by ____.

a)

African-Americans

b)

small farmers

c)

conservatives

d)

women

19.

How would you describe Tillman's attitude towards African-Americans as voters?

a)

He had no opinion either way.

b)

He needed their support to retain power, so he recognized their right to vote.

c)

He did not want them to have equal rights, but he did think they should have the right to vote.

d)

He did not want them to have right to vote and worked to disenfranchise them as best he could.

20.

Land Grant colleges were springing up around the country, including _____ in South Carolina.

a)

University of South Carolina

b)

Clemson University

c)

Coastal Carolina University

d)

College of Charleston

21.

What ultimately ended the reign of "Carolina Gold" as a major cash crop for SC?

a)

The Civil War

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Earthquake of 1886

d)

The Hurricane of 1893

22.

Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman won the 1890 election, primarily with the support of _____.

a)

The Charleston elite

b)

African-Americans

c)

Textile Workers

d)

Poor white farmers

23.

The Grange was a group of farmers, formed in 1866, with the stated purpose to ____.

a)

help farmers transition to an industrial lifestyle

b)

represent small farmers as a group so their voice would be heard in government

c)

bring back the institution of slavery

d)

help children in rural areas get an education that was not just farming and agriculture.

24.

Between the earthquake of 1886 and the hurricane that struck in 1893, Charleston was hit hard, primarily because ____.

a)

real estate prices dropped drastically, and they never regained their value

b)

the city had never experienced an earthquake and a hurricane

c)

they were still trying to recover from the civil war and reconstruction

d)

Charleston relied heavily on tourism, and these disasters kept tourists away.

25.

By the turn of the century in 1900, more than half (62%) of the farmers in SC were ____.

a)

growing tobacco as a cash crop

b)

large plantation owners

c)

tenant farmers

d)

using tractors instead of mules to plow fields

26.

What caused many African-Americans to leave South Carolina?

a)

16th amendment passed, forcing all African-Americans to the midwest

b)

Lack of available labor unions

c)

The earthquake of 1886

d)

Lack of economic opportunities and racial tensions

27.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most immigrants to the US settled in(on) _____.

a)

plantations of the New South

b)

mining areas of the Far West

c)

urban centers (cities) in the Northeast

d)

Farming regions in the Great Plains

28.

"Nativism" = "_____."

a)

America's strength lies in its diversity

b)

Go West, young man

c)

America..First in War and Peace

d)

Help Wanted - No Irish Need Apply

29.

How did the immigrant population change in the late 1800's?

a)

Immigrant population declined because US citizens started protesting the rise in crime brought in by new immigrants

b)

Immigrant population grew considerably, especially in cities that had many factory jobs.

c)

Immigrant population went down because economic conditions improved in Europe

d)

Immigrant population grew in rural areas where immigrants were buying large tracts of land to farm.

30.

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?

a)

Man moves family out to the country because he's tired of city life

b)

Man makes a fortune on his small farm and moves family to the city

c)

Man struggles with farm, moves closer to textile mill for job opportunities

d)

Man leaves the city for rural areas so kids will receive better education.

31.

How did muckrakers become the "influencers" of the early 20th century society?

a)

Through their published books and articles

b)

By frequent acts of civil disobedience

c)

Through their activities with government officials

d)

By exerting control over factories

32.

In the Progressive Era, reformers worked to ____.

a)

end segregation in the South

b)

limit immigration from Latin America

c)

enact high tariffs to help domestic industry grow

d)

correct the abuses of big business

33.

The Progressive Era also saw the rise of the women's rights movement, culminating in the achievement of their main goal, which was ____.

a)

to give women the right to own property

b)

to give women the right to vote

c)

to provide equal pay for equal work

d)

to provide equal access to employment and education

34.

With regard to child labor in the state, which of these is not a correct statement?

a)

Mandatory attendance laws for schools increased the use of child labor in the state.

b)

Families that had children working often depended on the income the children could provide.

c)

Children were smaller and could get into places larger adults couldn't.

d)

Children would get less pay

35.

By the late 1800's, the most crowded cities in the US were found _____.

a)

in the east, especially northeast

b)

in the central states such as Kansas and Oklahoma

c)

in the western states such as California

d)

nowhere, because there were no crowded cities in the 1800's

36.

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?

a)

The US does not want any immigrants from other nations

b)

The US wants only educated and healthy immigrants coming to the country

c)

The US wants to close its borders to illegal immigration

d)

The US invites immigrants from other nations to come to America