Agricultural Economy
How did the geography help SC make money?
Cash crops and plantations.
How did the Civil War effect our economy?
The Civil War destroyed plantations and farms, so we had to look for a new way to make money.
How did WW1 effect the economy of SC?
It increased the need for agricultural and industrial products in Europe, and also increased spending from bankers, merchants, landowners, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers.
What factors led to a decline in agriculture in the 1930’s(5)?
Overproduction, boil weevil, drought, soil depletion, and erosion.
Who was Dubose Hayward?
He wrote Porgy which was later turned into a famous opera.
What did the Natives give us(2)? What did Barbados send us(2)?
Furs and deerskins. Slaves and plantation systems.
How was the economy of the post North, Midwest, and West different than the South? Who were the workers?
Railroads provided new transportation and factories provided more jobs. The workers included immigrants, African Americans, and poor whites.
What technology made life easier for people in SC(8)?
Vacuums, refrigerators, washing machines, water sanitation systems, trolleys, automobiles, electricity, and hydroelectric dams.
Why did banks start failing in the 1930’s? What was the effect?
Farmers started borrowing money and could not pay it back which led to foreclosure. When everyone started going into debt, no one could buy foreclosed land which led to failure.
What’s the difference between a bootlegger and a moonshiner?
Bootleggers smuggled illegal alcohol and moonshiners made it.
What cash crops helped SC make money(4)?
Rice, indigo, naval stores from pine, and cotton.
Why was SC reluctant to start developing in industry?
The planter elite wanted to bring back the way the South was before the Civil War.
What attracted people to visit SC(4)?
New transportation made travel easier, the “Old South” attracted people, the national historic preservation in Charleston, and hotels.
How did mill owners try to increase production?
Speed up and stretch out.
What is the Old South?
The way of life in the South before the Civil War.
How did the British trade policy effect our economy? What was not on the enumerated list that made certain planters wealthy?
We could only trade with Britain so rice planters were more wealthy.
What led to the development of textiles in SC(3 reasons)?
They were closer to cotton fields, along rivers that could power them, and poor farmers were looking for jobs.
How did mass media effect the culture of SC?
Radios and movies led to the nationalization of American culture.
What were the social impacts of the Great Depression?
Marriage and birth rates dropped.
What does this represent?
(Picture of a flyer from breakout)
Credit.
How did plantations effect the economy/social system/politics in SC?
Plantation owners were the more wealthy, created a class system, and if you owned enough land you could run for office.
What were the new industries(4)? What were the new cash crops(2)?
Railroads, lumber, cottonseed oil, and phosphates. Peaches and tobacco.
What were societal and cultural changes that happened in the 1920’s(5)?
Flappers, the Southern Literary Renaissance, Prohibition, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Klu Klux Klan increased targets.
What was the purpose of the New Deal? What were the programs(6)?
Relief, recovery, and reform. The CCC, SSA, WPA, PWA, REA, and NRA.
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment.