Reconstruction
Typically supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction (3 answers- name 1)
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
African Americans
What was the underlying cause of the Hamburg Massacre?
White backlash against African Americans during Reconstruction
Why many poor white farmers left agriculture in the late 1800s and moved to mill villages
Farmers could no longer make a living off the land
Which of the following was the Amendment that granted women suffrage in 1920?
19th amendment
The impact of World War I on the United States
Patriotism
Officially ended slavery in the United States.
13th amendment
What was the purpose behind the establishment of agricultural colleges such as Clemson?
To teach farming techniques
What group held political power in South Carolina at the turn of the 20th century?
Conservative Democrats
Which political party of the late 1800s wanted popular elections of Senators (17th Amendment), a secret ballot, a fair income tax, regulation of railroads and banks, and a system of federal farm loans?
Populist
In what way did development along the coast, an increasing number of hotels, and the development of the automobile impact South Carolina?
The developments led to the growth of tourism as an economic replacement for agriculture.
Granted citizenship to people born in the United States, including the newly freed slaves.
14th amendment
What was the decision made by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v Ferguson?
that "separate but equal" facilities satisfied the 14th Amendment
How did mill owners improve living conditions for workers in the late 1920s?
Mill villages added electricity and running water
What was the role of a muckraker?
Expose the wrongs of society during the Progressive Era
reason many banks failed in South Carolina during the 1920s
Banks could not sell foreclosed farms or make money from loans.
Allowed all men, including African Americans, the right to vote.
15th amendment
Group took power in South Carolina after Reconstruction and wanted to redeem the state government to its Pre-Civil War condition
Conservative Democrat
How did the transcontinental railroad impact South Carolina and the United States
Railroad connected the east and west of the US
Time zones and standard time were developed
Major cities grew
What was the impact of monopolies during the Gilded Age (late 1800s) such as Rockefeller's Standard Oil and Carnegie's control over the steel industry?
The economic divide between the wealthy and poor working-class grew.
What influenced the United States' entrance into World War I?
sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Resuming German unrestricted submarine warfare
Name a failure of Reconstruction in South Carolina. (3 answers- name 1)
Rise of vigilante groups
Voting fraud
Black Codes
How was the gerrymandering of congressional districts used by the conservative elite in South Carolina following Reconstruction?
Limit the political influence of African Americans
Why was the South resistant to industrial development?
Many in control of the state saw industry as less noble than agricultural and wanted to revive the "Old South."
concerns of South Carolinians during the Progressive Movement (name 1- 3 correct answers)
Child labor
Temperance
Improving education
Economic developments for South Carolina as a result of World War I
Building of military bases
Crop prices rose