Alabama History Chapter 6

Which of the following has NOT been a capital of Alabama?

• Cahaba

• Huntsville

• Mobile

• Tuscaloosa

When the Alabama Territory came into being on December 10, 1817, President James Monroe chose ______ of Georgia as the governor of the new territory.

• William Rufus King

• William Wyatt Bibb

• Andrew Jackson

The only vice-president of the United States from Alabama was _______ who only served one month before he died from tuberculosis.

• William Rufus King

• William Wyatt Bibb

• Andrew Jackson

President ________ signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.

• William Rufus King

• William Wyatt Bibb

• Andrew Jackson

Which of the following was NOT a form of water travel in the young Alabama territory?

• keelboat

• flatboat

• cruise ship

The first meeting of the Alabama Territory's legislature was

• made of 13 men and held January 19, 1818.

• made of 13 men and women and held January 19, 1818.

• made of 25 men and held on January 19, 1865.

• made of 25 men and held on January 19, 1840.

In 1818, in order for a territory to become a state, its population must be

• 15,000 persons

• 34,000 persons

• 100,0000 persons

• 60,000 persons

Before a territory could become a state it needed to have a

• name

• large acreage of land

• state constitution

• governor

Who built Cedar Creek Furnace, the state's first blast furnace?

• Daniel Pratt

• Joseph Heslip

• William Wyatt Bibb

• Israel Pickens

In 1830 after each Indian tribe signed a treaty, the tribes were sent

• to a celebration honoring them.

• back home.

• west to Indian Territory.

• north to join other tribes.