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3rd Grade S.S. Ch.10
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Town boosters promoted their towns to get: | businesses to come to the towns to give people more jobs. |
| Why were railroads important to S.C.? | They helped people ship their goods to market which helped our industries to grow. |
| How did the rise of textile mills cause a great migration? | People left their farms to work in mills. |
| The effects of the Jim Crow laws. | Schools were segregated, they caused riots between whites and blacks, and voting laws were unfair. |
| The price of cotton fell after WWI because... | After the war, cotton was no longer needed for the army. |
| Why did people migrate to cities and other states? | They had a hard time finding jobs, rural areas had poor sanitatin services and no electricity. |
| In what way did tourism help S.C.'s economy? | People spent money at hotels, shops, and restaurants, which created jobs. |
| What did the Great Depression cause? | Unemployment and poverty. |
| What was President Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression? | The New Deal |
| A way in which the CCC helped S.C. | It worked with the environment and built state parks. |
| How did the invention of electricity affect S.C.? | It changed the way people worked, played and lived. Streets and homes had electric lights.There were electric washing machines, irons, stoves, refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. |
| How did the invention of the telephone affect S.C.? | It made communication easier. |
| How did the invention of automobiles affect S.C.? | In time people could travel faster and easier. |
| What is illiteracy? | Not being able to read. |
| What did President Woodrow Wilson do about child labor? | He outlawed it. |
| What are two ways South Carolinians helped in WWI. | Young men joined the armed forces, and we helped build ships and weapons for the war. |
| How did WWI help cotton farmers? | Soldiers needed many things made of cotton, so farmers planted more and sold more and made more money. |
| What is a depression? | A time when many people can't make enough money to care for their families. |
| What are two of the New Deal agencies. | CCC and WPA |