Alabama History Chapter 9

There was no need for textile mills in Alabama after the Civil War

• true

• false

Julia Tutwiler fought for education for women.

• true

• false

Sharecroppers owned their own tools and farm animals.

• true

• false

Dr. George Washington Carver worked hard to build the Tuskegee Institute.

• true

• false

Before 1900 there were no child labor laws to prevent very young children from being hired to work.

• true

• false

After the Civil War the Freedman's Bureau

• knew slaves were tired of working so they left them alone.

• tried to help African Americans find work.

• was not satisfied with the quality of work African Americans produced.

• was tired of being helpful.

The last half of the 19th century was an important time for

• Alabama industry.

• Alabama cotton farming.

• buying more slaves.

• making war materials.

In the late 1800s Alabamians traveled from town to town mainly by

• horseback.

• stagecoach.

• railroad.

• walking.

The first schools after the Civil War were open about four months a year because

• the students learned quickly and did not need to be in school longer.

• the schools could not afford to pay a teacher longer than four months.

• winter months were too cold to go to school.

• children were needed at home to work on the farm.

Civil rights meant that

• certain groups are required to be more civil than others.

• everyone was not equal.

• everyone is due fair and equal treatment.

• wealthy persons are due fair and equal treatment.