WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Columbia was a regional railroad hub that served hundreds of trains each day.
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Columbia received grants from the state government to expand.
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Columbia’s population grew because of its push to establish an international steel industry.
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Columbia did not adopt Jim Crow laws, resulting in many African Americans moving there.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1894 Columbia Mills opened as the first fully electrified textile mill in the world. It also featured the largest installation of General Electric generators at the time. The success of the electrified Columbia Mills proved that there were viable alternatives to steam power in the textile industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did South Carolina develop the second largest textile industry in the nation by 1910? There was strong support for a post-war shift to manufacturing by the planter-elite. There were large numbers of former slaves to provide a source of labor. There was easy access to cotton fields and navigable rivers.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In the 1920s, assembly line production and easy credit made it possible for ordinary Americans to purchase many new consumer goods.