Unit Seven Vocabulary SC History

A trading agreement between Canada,the United States, and Mexico 

SupremeCourt ruled that the white primary was unconstitutional

region of the United States across the South-Offers warm climate and low taxes 

Built to provide weapons grade plutonium for the United States nuclear arsenal 

Went against the Brown v. Board of Education case -Encouraged people to resist desegregation 

Passed in South Carolina in 1984 -Called for aone-cent increase in sales tax for education

Group that worked to help African Americans gain rights -Focused on helping with legal issues 

Southern Democrats who opposed Truman's position on civil rights -split the Democratic party -

Benefits for war veterans starting in 1944 -Used to get an education or start a new business

Shift from rural to urban areas and suburbs-Increased tourism in South Carolina

First black lawyer to pass the SC bar exam.South Carolina's first black federal judge.

Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (separate but equal)-Ruled that separate was definitely UNEQUAL

Created in 1954 torecruit businesses from other parts of the United States and Europe to SC

Fought  to reform the white primary -Helped write the lawsuit for Briggs v. Elliot

People who work for long hours and low wages -Move from farm to farm

A sit-in at a Rock Hill lunch counter - ("jail no bail") was their theme.

Actions or processes that involve the entire trade around the world 

South Carolina worked to make separate AfricanAmerican schools equal to white schools 

When were Myrtle Beach Air Force base and Charleston Shipyard were closed?

Group against integration in the South, Tried to scare African Americans-

AA parents wanted a bus to take their black children to their all-black school  

Senator of South Carolina from 1956 to 2003 -Wrote the Southern Manifesto 

After WWII, Soldiers returned home and started families. Over 300 babies born each hour.

Teacher and member of the NAACP, was fired and moved to Tennessee

Protested the segregation of a bowling alley in Orangeburg in 1968 -Police shot students

Law that ended segregation in public places on  basis of race, color, religion, 

Urban areas in New England and the Midwest -Declining industries (steel or textiles) 

Signed by 23 nations in 1947  Became the World Trade Organization(WTO) in 1994

State of SC attracts businesses here because of the lack of labor unions, and low wages