Question 1

During the Reconstruction period (1865-1877), which of the following was a significant development for African Americans in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The election of African Americans to state legislature positions

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The implementation of the Black Codes restricting freedoms

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The immediate restoration of plantation agriculture

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The voluntary migration of most African Americans to Northern states

Question 2

Which economic change occurred in South Carolina following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The rise of the sharecropping and tenant farming systems

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The immediate industrialization of the entire state

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The rapid growth of manufacturing with minimal agricultural activity

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The successful transition to a tourism-based economy

Question 3

How did South Carolina contribute to World War I (1914-1918)?

Accepted Answer

By providing military training facilities and soldiers

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By becoming the center of airplane manufacturing

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By refusing to send soldiers to fight overseas

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By developing nuclear weapons technology

Question 4

The South Carolina Constitution of 1895 is significant because it:

Accepted Answer

Effectively disenfranchised African American voters through literacy tests and poll taxes

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Established South Carolina as a leader in progressive reforms

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Granted full voting rights to all citizens regardless of race

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Created a system of public education open equally to all races

Question 5

Which development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries represented an attempt to diversify South Carolina's economy?

Accepted Answer

The growth of textile mills across the state

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The development of major automobile manufacturing

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The complete abandonment of agriculture

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The establishment of Silicon Valley-style technology centers

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