Chapter 6 Lessons 1-2 Test

Which city or cities have been a capital of Alabama?

• St. Stephens

• Huntsville

• Cahaba

• Tuscaloosa

• Montgomery

How could the problems at Cahaba have been avoided by listening to the Indians?

• Cahawba means sunny land. The Indians knew it was sunny.

• Cahawba means water above. The Indians knew about the flooding.

• Cahawba means rocky soil. The Indians knew plants would not grow there.

• Cahawba means dry land. The Indians knew there was not a river nearby.

What happened to the first Capitol in Montgomery?

• It was destroyed by an earthquake.

• It was destroyed by a tornado.

• It was destroyed by a flood.

• It was destroyed by a fire.

What could the men do if they did not want to work on the roads?

• pay $10

• go to jail

• give the workers their mules to use

• pay a fine

What were post roads?

• Roads the pioneers took.

• Roads the mail was delivered on.

• Roads that had holes in them.

• Dirt roads

What types of boats transported people or goods?

• steamboat

• keelboat

• flatboat

• pontoon boat

How was the first train in Alabama powered?

• pulled by men

• pulled by cows

• powered by steam

• pulled by horses

Where was Alabama's first constitution written?

• Birmingham

• Selma

• Huntsville

• Montgomery

When did Alabama become a state?

• December 14, 1818

• December 14, 1819

• December 14, 1820

• December 14, 1821

Who was the state's first governor?

• William Rufus King

• General Marquis de Lafayette

• Thomas Bibb

• William Wyatt Bibb