Chapter 16B Study Guide Name ______

Chapter 16B Study Guide Name ______

Mrs. Evans Block _____

1.  The Populist Party got Ben Tillman elected, but what was his real political goal?

2. Why didn’t Ben Tillman like the attempt to get African American votes?

3. Who did Tillman and his supporters blame for the small farmers’ problems?

4. Describe the type of education Ben Tillman wanted for small farmers?

5. Who was Thomas G. Clemson?

6. What did Thomas G. Clemson do to support a college for small farmers?

7. Clemson was created as a land grant college, what does this mean?

8. Why did Tillman oppose the Conservative Bourbons?

9. When Tillman ran for governor, what was his platform?

10. Tillman’s bigotry and racist speeches led to what?

11. During the governor’s election against Tillman, what did a Conservative opponent do and what did he cause white voters to do?

12. When Tillman won the governorship in 1890 what did he do concerning railroads?

13. When Tillman won the governorship in 1890 what did he do concerning the textile work week?

14. When Tillman won the governorship in 1890 what did he do concerning the Prohibition Act?

15. When Tillman became a US Senator, why did he want a new constitution?

16. What did the new 1895 South Carolina constitution do concerning schools?

17. What did the new 1895 South Carolina constitution do concerning voting rights?

18. What did the new 1895 South Carolina constitution do concerning Jim Crow Laws?

19. What happened to African Americans when they protested these new restrictions?

20. What is women’s suffrage?

21. What happened to women’s suffrage in South Carolina in 1920?

22. What happened to the buildings in Charleston when the 6.6 Richter scale earth quake hit Charleston in 1886?

23. How did the way that Charleston rebuilt itself affect the way the nation viewed South Carolina?

24. What was the scientific significance of the Charleston earthquake?

25. When the hurricane of 1893 hit South Carolina, what happened to the state’s cash crops?

26.  Describe the migration patterns during this time period?

27.  How did African American communities reflect those of the immigrants?

28.  Although the Spanish American War had little direct impact on SC, describe its impact on SC trade markets.

29.  Although the Spanish American War had little direct impact on SC, describe its impact on patriotism.

30.  Describe white supremacy/Social Darwinism.

31.  Describe why African Americans would leave SC during this time period.