Chapter 7 Alabama History test

Near what city in Alabama were rich mineral deposits located?

• Anniston

• Oxford

• Birmingham

• Mobile

Which of the following did not help Alabama become the center for coal and iron production in the South?

• people with ideas and money for businesses

• transportation for goods

• raw materials

• weather

How developments in transportation affect Alabama's industries?

• Alabama industries moved to other countries.

• Alabama industries could ship products to other states and countries.

• Alabama industries moved to the North

• Most Alabama industries were shut down.

Why did coal, iron, and lumber companies build towns?

• to have places in which their workers could live

• to attract other industries

• to pay company taxes

• to have a market for their products

Why did Europeans begin buying cotton from Egypt and India?

• Indian cotton was of a higher quality.

• Cotton from Egypt and India was cheaper than Alabama cotton.

• It was difficult to transport Alabama cotton to European markets.

• Alabama was not producing enough cotton to sell to Europe.

The Port of Mobile handled both ___________________ and _______________.

• railroad tracks , interstates

• imports, exports

There was a great deal of __________________________ against African Americans at the beginning of the 1900's.

• prejudice

• performance

Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Mobile are examples of ___________________ areas.

• urban

• rural

White Plains is an example of a ______________ area.

• urban

• rural

__________________________ wrote the poem that became the state song.

• William Wyatt Bibb

• Julia Tutwiler