USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following natural disasters did NOT contribute to changes in South Carolina’s economy?
A
The Charleston earthquake of 1886 helped to modernize construction.
B
The tornados ravaged the cotton fields.
C
The Hurricane of 1893 wiped out the rice fields and Asian competition ended the production of ‘Carolina Gold’.
D
The hurricanes wiped out the phosphate industry.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Disasters are classified into natural disasters, man-made disasters, and hybrid disasters.

Detailed explanation-2: -In representative democracies, gerrymandering (/ˈdʒɛrimændərɪŋ/, originally /ˈɡɛrimændərɪŋ/) is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.

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