SOUTH CAROLINA 



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SOUTH CAROLINA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON SOUTH CAROLINA 



(An Outline suitable for South Carolina will be found with the article "State.") 



What would be the cost of a South Carolina farm of average size, at the aver- 

 age price per acre? . 



Is the greatest altitude of this state higher or lower than the loftiest point of 

 North Carolina? Of Georgia? 



How have the relative values of the mineral products of the state changed 

 within the last few years? 



What remarkable record did the colony make as regards money contributions 

 during the Revolutionary War? 



In what particular do the fisheries of South Carolina resemble those of Mary- 

 land? 



What eminent English philosopher had a part in drawing up the early instru- 

 ment of government for the colony? 



What change has been made within recent years in the method of treating con- 

 victed criminals? 



How large a part of the area is under forests? How does the state compare in 

 this respect with Georgia? With Arkansas? 



Upon what did England base its claim to this region? Where was the first Eng- 

 lish settlement made? 



Why has the educational problem in this state been unusually difficult? What 

 indication is there that the difficulty is being overcome? 



Of what crop in which the state long outranked all others does South Carolina 

 now produce less than one per cent? 



How has the negro vote been restricted without any direct mention of the negro? 



How old is the present state constitution? How many constitutions had the 

 state before the present one? 



How does the state compare in number of inhabitants to the square mile with 

 each of its bordering states? With the country as a whole? 



How does South Carolina rank among the states with respect to its production 

 of its most important crop? 



What is the "fall line," and how can you trace it on a map on which it is not 

 specifically indicated? See FALL LINE. 



How many of the states are larger than South. Carolina? How many of these 

 larger states have a greater population? 



How does the state compare in latitude with the European countries which it 

 most resembles in climatic conditions? 



What is the railroad mileage to each hundred square miles of area? How does 

 South Carolina compare in this respect with the other Atlantic coast states? 



What distinction did the state have in respect to the War of Secession? Who 

 were the "carpetbaggers," and what harm did they do? 



From what two great disasters did the state suffer in the late nineteenth century? 



What is the state motto? How has South Carolina proved its right to this motto? 



What is the popular name of the state? Describe the tree to which it has refer- 

 ence. 



Of what advantage is it to a state to have a "fall line" distinctly marked? 



What prohibition is contained in the constitution which is not to be found in 

 that of any other state? 



