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How was the immigrant experience in South Carolina different than in the rest of the United States?

A. throughout the United States, the number of immigration was limited from various countries; in South Carolina, unrestricted immigration was allowed
B. In other areas of the United States, immigrants were employed by factory owners; in South Carolina, mill and factory owners employed local whites instead
C. Immigrants to South Carolina originated mainly from southern and eastern Europe; in the rest of the country, immigrants from northern Europe dominated
d. South Carolina encouraged immigration by offering grants of land to new immigrants; other areas of the country were unable to offer such land grants

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The correct answer is D) South Carolina encouraged immigration by offering grants of land to new immigrants; other areas of the country were unable to offer such land grants.

The immigrant experience in South Carolina was different than in the rest of the United States in that South Carolina encouraged immigration by offering grants of land to new immigrants; other areas of the country were unable to offer such land grants.

When the colony of South Carolina was founded in 1670, people knew that immigrants were going to be of great help to farm the fields and produce crops that could represent a profit for the colony. With this lucrative approach, people from South Carolina welcomed immigrants and allow diversity in their territory. People from Barbados, an island in the Caribbean, decided to move to South Carolina and brought with them agriculture techniques that helped agriculture in the colony to prosp

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The correct answer is D. South Carolina encouraged immigration by offering grants of land to new immigrants; other areas of the country were unable to offer such land grants.

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