Industrialization in the Southern United States

<p>Convict leasing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased diversity and urbanization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A transition to factory sourcing for raw materials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coal Creek War (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women and minorities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>End of federal enforcement of rights for African Americans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Higher rates of institutional poverty among Black citizens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primarily rural with gradual industrialization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Railroad mileage tripled from 1880 to 1900 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They helped improve infrastructure and economy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed Southern states to implement Jim Crow laws (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Return of Southern elites to power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Severe damage to infrastructure and economy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-interest rates and manipulation of the system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Severe decline of the Southern economy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Compromise of 1877 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rollback of political advancements made by African Americans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The withdrawal of federal troops from the South (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shift in focus to national economic recovery (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political participation by African Americans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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The shift from agricultural economy to industrial production in the American South, including textile mills, iron and steel production, lumber, and tobacco industries.

Factories focused on producing textiles, mainly in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama. They transitioned from plantations to factory-based production.

A 1891-1893 protest in Tennessee against convict leasing, where miners opposed convict labor replacing them.

The economic collapse after World War I, leading up to World War II, particularly Germany's hardship under the Treaty of Versailles.

The US's shift from depression to prosperity during World War II, marked by producing war materials, involving women and minorities in the workforce, rationing, and war bonds.

More than 1.2 million African Americans served in segregated units, with high contributions like the Tuskegee Airmen and the "Double V" campaign.

Modernization challenges include labor exploitation, racial inequality, and dependency on raw materials during the shift from agricultural to industrial society.

Expansion of economy beyond agriculture to include technology and energy sectors.

An agreement reached between Republicans and Southern Democrats to resolve the contested presidential election of 1876, ending Reconstruction.

Federal troops were withdrawn from the South, ending federal enforcement of Reconstruction policies, leaving Southern African Americans vulnerable to discrimination.

The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the federal government sought to rebuild the South and guarantee rights to recently freed slaves.

Laws enacted in the Southern states that institutionalized racial segregation and denied Black citizens basic rights.

The South after the Civil War faced economic devastation, the transition from slave to wage labor, and the challenges of racial adjustments.

The South grew in population from the 1860s, with a shift from rural to some industrialization by the early 1900s.

Railroad lines in the US expanded significantly in the 19th century, impacting trade and commerce both in and out of the South.

The Southern economy was heavily damaged with the end of slavery and lack of infrastructure.

A system where landowners provide land and supplies to farmers in exchange for a share of the crop. It often trapped both African Americans and poor whites in cycles of debt and poverty due to high-interest rates and manipulation.

Similar to sharecropping, but tenants paid rent for land instead of sharing the crop. Still, tenant farmers often faced economic hardship due to fluctuating crop prices and land ownership issues.

After the Civil War, the South faced severe economic challenges. Industry was limited, infrastructure was destroyed, and agriculture remained heavily reliant on cotton.

Reconstruction led to temporary gains for African Americans. Political participation increased, education access improved, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments provided a legal foundation for future civil rights.

Reconstruction failed to deliver lasting economic independence to African Americans, and the end of federal intervention led to a rapid rollback of progress. Racial segregation and disenfranchisement persisted for decades.

After the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, Southern Democrats (often former Confederates) regained power and implemented policies that reversed many Reconstruction-era reforms.

After Reconstruction, African Americans faced widespread violence, including lynchings, intimidation, and other forms of terror, aimed at maintaining white supremacy.