WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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SC was far more advanced in its mining, textile, and meat-packing industries.
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SC resisted the growth of all industry and stayed economically different from the other southern states.
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SC lagged behind the rest of the nation in industrial development but saw growth in the textile industry.
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SC was on pace with the rest of the nation in terms of economic and manufacturing development.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did South Carolina’s industrial development after the Civil War compare to the rest of the nation? South Carolina was far more advanced in its mining, textile, and meat-packing industries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cheaper labor overseas, technology and automation, international trade agreements and other conditions consistent with modernization, wages, education and economic diversification led to the demise of the textile industry in South Carolina from the 1970s through the 2000s.
Detailed explanation-3: -What factor caused Columbia, South Carolina, to be considered an important industrial center in the late 19th century? Columbia received grants from the state government to expand. Columbia’s population grew becasue of its push to establish an international steel industry.
Detailed explanation-4: -What prevented mill workers in South Carolina from forming unions to improve their working conditions? Political leaders in South Carolina supported mill owners in their fight to prevent the formation of unions. Mill workers lacked support from national unions who refused to help textile workers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which idea best summarizes the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on South Carolina? It was successful in ending discrimination and prejudice in South Carolina.