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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the effect of the boll weevil in South Carolina?It ate up many of the wooden textile mill buildings.It bit many children and caused an outbreak of disease.It invaded markets and shipping trains and destroyed food supplies.It invaded the cotton field and hurt the cotton economy.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did South Carolina's railroads have on agriculture?they helped farmers ship their goodspeople liked to ride trains for funthey provided a way for people to get to beachespeople were tired of riding horse everywhere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of people had fewer rights under segregation laws in the South following Reconstruction?Asian AmericansAfrican AmericansMexican AmericansWhite Americans
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat laws separated blacks from white after Reconstruction?Equality CodeFugitive SlaveJim CrowSlave Codes
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat industry grew rapidly in South Carolina after the Civil War?textileweaponfoodcotton
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow was the right to vote taken away from African Americans in the late 1800s?They had to own property.They had to pass a literacy test.They had to have a picture ID card,They had to have been born in the county.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy were white men who could not read allowed to vote?They owned property.Their grandfathers had voted.They were veterans of the Civil War.They were granted the right by the 19th amendment.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800s and early 1900s, what type of transportation helped the textile industry to grow by carrying fabric and thread to places across the country?automobilebuggyrailroadships
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat even caused the growth of the textile mills in South Carolina?Great DepressionRoaring TwentiesJim Crow lawsWorld War I
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the textile mills built around fast flowing rivers?The rivers were used to ship the textiles to other cities.Cotton was washed in the rivers before it en.tered the millsRivers provided hydroelectric power to the mills.Mill workers used rivers to bathe in and drink.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe boll weevil destroyed cotton crops. Did this cause the textile industry to rise or fall?RiseFall
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many forms of technology and inventions not have a big impact on SC?Many people in SC could not afford them or could not get service where they lived.The state government passed laws that did not allow people to use new inventions.Most people did not want the new inventions or feel they weere necessary.There was no electricity in SC.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSoldiers needed uniforms during World War 1. Did this cause the textile industry to rise or fall?RiseFall
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMore people started buying man-made textiles. Did this cause the textile industry to rise or fall?RiseFall
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMany people lost money and were out of work during the Great Depression. Did this cause the textile industry to rise or fall?RiseFall
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSoldiers needed uniforms during World War 2. Did this cause the textile industry to rise or fall?RiseFall
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat places were segregated in SC in the early 20th century?restaurantsmovie theaterstrainsall of these places
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is this invention?telephonestreetcarautomobile - 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this invention?telephonestreetcarautomobile
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this invention?telephonestreetcarautomobile
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