Which town grew because of the R.J. Reynolds Company?
Winston- Salem
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Why did the furniture industry grow in the early 1900's?
Because there were many trees, many workers, and transportation.
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What is segregation?
Segregation is the separation of people based on race.
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Name on thing the North Carolinians did to assist with the war effort of WWI?
Answers will vary, Heatless, Meatless, Wheatless
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What is the cotton gin?
A machine for separating cotton from from its seeds.
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What did textile mills make?
Textile mills turned cotton into cloth.
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What are the Jim Crow laws?
Laws made to keep African Americans and whites separate.
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What brought the United States to be involved in WWI
The Germans bombed our ships.
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What was one change the new labor laws brought to the textile mills in the early 1900's?
Children under a certain age could not work in the mills.
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How did tobacco farmers help North Carolina in the early 1900's?
Tobacco farms brought jobs and money into the state.
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Was the military segregated too?
Yes, the black military personal were separated from the white military personal.
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What was the cause for our involvement in WWII?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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How did the railroads help the cotton and tobacco industries?
Railroads allowed both industries to sell their products all over the country.
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What caused some cotton farmers to give up farming and more to work in textile mills?
Some families left the farm because the price of cotton fell and they couldn't make a living.
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What was one of the Jim Crow laws passed in North Carolina?
The law prohibiting African American from voting only if they paid a special tax to prove that they could read.
400
This helped the United States to come out of the Great Depression.
What is WWII
500
How did technology change lives during the early 1900's?
Technology in the early 1900's were making it easier for North Carolinians to connect to the world. Such inventions were electricity, cars, televisions, radios, and much more.
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What was North Carolina's leading cash crop in the early 1900's?
Tobacco
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Were school equal during segregation? Explain
Schools were separated but equal, but they were not. The white schools had nice building, books, and supplies where many African American schools did not have much supplies. Many went to single room school houses. African American teachers did not get paid as much as White teachers.
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Fort Bragg
Was the largest military installation in North Carolina that housed our airborne units, special forces, and the U.S. Army Parachute Team.