Block A
What was the main idea that came from the court case, Plessy V. Ferguson?
Separate but Equal
South Carolina’s most progressive governor, whose accomplishments included increased funding for schools, mandatory attendance laws, and tax reforms.
Richard I. Manning
This Jewish person from Charleston played an important role in the women’s suffrage movement.
Anita Pollitzer
This Populist rose to power and challenged the Bourbon Democrats, but worked to restore white supremacy.
Ben Tillman
What is the purpose of a political cartoon?
They provide an interesting and humorous discussion of major issues of the time period it is created.
What was one of the main goals of the progressive movement?
-end corruption in business and government
-end monopolies
-crate child labor laws
-end poverty
Women were granted the right to vote by which United States Constitutional Amendment?
19th Amendment
How are these two terms connected to one another in reference to Unit 6?
labor union / collective bargaining
Labor unions allowed workers to organize so they could negotiate pay, hours, and conditions through collective bargaining.
A political movement made up mostly of farmers and rural workers that focused on economic problems such as low crop prices, railroad costs, and debt.
Populist Movement
What is a monopoly?
a company or group that has exclusive control of a product or service; the exclusive control of the supply of or trade in a product or service
This group of free Blacks moved to the West to establish their own communities
Exodusters
What was the main goal of lang grant colleges like Clemson?
improve education for farmers
How are these two terms connected to one another in reference to Unit 6?
disenfranchise / gerrymandering
Southern states used gerrymandering and other methods to disenfranchise Black voters by limiting their voting power.
A reform movement from the early 1900s that focused on improving government, regulating big businesses, and fixing social problems in cities.
Progressive Movement
How might monopolies have hurt farmers of this time period?
Workers/farmers may feel angry or frustrated
Monopolies caused low wages and high prices
Some might feel ignored or powerless
What is one way overproduction impacted farmers in South Carolina?
-Decreased the prices for crops
-farmers joined alliances
-farmers lost money and farms
The shift from employing skilled laborers to unskilled laborers was mainly caused by the use of ______ production.
Mass Production
How are these two terms connected to one another in reference to Unit 6?
reformer / illiteracy
Progressive reformers worked to end illiteracy by expanding public education.
This person was the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard University and helped organize the NAACP.
W.E.B. Du Bois
What was the cause and effect of Jim Crow Laws in South Carolina?
Cause: Jim Crow laws were created after Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that segregation was legal under the idea of “separate but equal,” allowing South Carolina to enforce racial separation by law.
Effect: These laws led to segregation in schools, transportation, and public spaces, while African Americans received unfair treatment and inferior facilities.
One way newspaper editor Henry Grady attempted to boost industry and trade in the South was by encouraging northers to do what?
he encouraged wealthy Northers to invest in the South.
16th Amendment: Federal Income Tax
17th Amendment: Established Direct Election of Senators
18th Amendment: Prohibition ending sale and distribution of alcohol
19th Amendment: Giving Women the Right to Vote
Give an example of a progressive era reform specifically in South Carolina.
-The construction of sewer systems to improve sanitation in Charleston
-Creating mandates for school attendance
-Raising the minimum work age to 10.
This person opened the Tuskegee Institute, which taught Black students farming and trade skills in addition to academic subjects.
Booker T. Washington
What social, political, and economic changes did the early 1900s bring to South Carolina?
Answer should include these topics:
In the early 1900s, South Carolina began to change.
Farmers and workers faced low pay and unfair treatment.
Progressives pushed the government to fix these problems.
New laws helped control businesses and improve conditions.
Some people’s lives slowly improved.