Alabama Studies Weekly - Week 9: The 22nd State

The capital of Alabama moved eight times.

• True

• False

Alabama became a state in 1817.

• True

• False

The governor who served when Alabama was a territory and a state was named Governor Bibb.

• True

• False

Huntsville was a cotton town before it became a center for manufacturing rockets and satellites.

• True

• False

The first European settlers in Alabama came from which country?

• France

• Spain

• Italy

During the French colonization of Alabama, France was at war with which country?

• Spain

• Italy

• England

In 1819, which town became the capital and the place where our first constitution was written?

• Mobile

• Huntsville

• Birmingham

Who became the governor after William Bibb died?

• Wilbur Cash

• Thomas Bibb

• William Rufus King

___________ ____________ __________ was the only Alabamian to be elected vice president of the United States.

• William Rufus King

• Israel Pickens

• George Washington

____________ ___________ served two terms as a governor and then was appointed to the US Senate.

• George Washington

• William Rufus King

• Israel Pickens