Reconstruction & Segregation
What is the greatest legacy of the Freedmen's Bureau?
Establishment of schools
Agricultural schools were built around SC to teach and improve farming techniques. Name one.
Clemson University
What was the most impactful invention in the 1920s?
Radio
What is it called when you require someone to read in order to vote?
Literacy test
Why did mill owners employ children?
They could pay them less and tiny hands could fix equipment
What movie led to resentment against African Americans?
Birth of a Nation
What political party did Ben Tillman want to increase the power of?
Democrats
Why did many Southerners feel resistant to industrial development?
They thought it was less noble than agriculture
What industry replaced agriculture in SC?
Tourism
What is the process called when SC redrew the shape of political districts to limit the power of African Americans?
Gerrymandering
Why did many farmers stop farming and begin working in textile mills?
Farming didn't make them enough money
What was the name of the revival of black culture and art during the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
What was the purpose of military districts during Reconstruction?
Divide the South to maintain control through military force
What was the impact of monopolies during the Gilded Age?
Economic divide between the wealthy and poor grew
Why did many banks in SC fail during the 1920s?
Banks couldn't sell foreclosed farms