Question 1

Railroad connecting the West and East coasts of the continental U.S.

Accepted Answer

Transcontinental Railroad

Question 2

A continuation of pre-Civil War economic and social systems such as plantation farming and cash crops

Accepted Answer

"Old South"

Question 3

towns that developed around mills that provided housing, stores, and schools to the mill workers

Accepted Answer

Mill Villages

Question 4

fabrics that are woven or knitted, a material used for clothing

Accepted Answer

Textiles

Question 5

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action, especially through labor unions

Accepted Answer

Labor Movement

Question 6

the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands

Accepted Answer

Strikes

Question 7

an association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages

Accepted Answer

Unions

Question 8

rock that was found near Charleston/Beaufort and was a major part of commercial fertilizer

Accepted Answer

Phosphates

Question 9

investors in new industries throughout the United States

Accepted Answer

Entrepreneurs

Question 10

city which railroad routes run through, in South Carolina this city was Columbia

Accepted Answer

Railroad Hub

Question 11

term that refers to mill village workers because they were covered with lint during their workday

Accepted Answer

"Lint Heads"

Question 12

lung disease, workers in the mills suffered from this disease because they breathed in cotton fibers

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

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