Social Developments: Regional Differences in The South

Question 1

Why was the South politically different to the rest of the USA?

Answer 1

Because it was still Democrat-dominated

Question 2

Name 1 set of laws and 1 group in The South which showed they were socially different to the rest of the USA

Answer 2

Jim Crow Laws, The KKK

Question 3

Which part of the USA was the most resistant to social change?

Answer 3

The South

Question 4

Why might the South have been the most resistant to social change especially with African-Americans?

Answer 4

Because African-Americans had previously supported the majority of the economic infrastructure in the South

Question 5

When did the South start to gradually industrialise?

Answer 5

After 1877

Question 6

What was the minor impact of gradual industrialisation in The South in terms of building towns and cities?

Answer 6

Urbanisation did increase

Question 7

Which region of the USA was the least popular for European Immigrants to settle in?

Answer 7

The South

Question 8

Which group in the South of the USA started to leave on a large scale in the 1910s?

Answer 8

African-Americans