SS Week 23

What does the term “sharecropping” mean?

• Everyone works the fields together.

• sharing the farm tools to care for the fields

• renting land to a farmer and receiving part of his crop

• sharing your crops with all the neighbors

What city is described as the Commerce capital?

• Montgomery

• Jefferson

• Mobile

• Birmingham

What type of transportation became important to Alabama?

• boats

• wagons

• railroads

• trucks

What was the term for “party girls” in the ‘20s?

• clubbers

• flappers

• suffragettes

• progressives

Why did the film industry move to California?

• to avoid lawsuits

• to make “talkies”

• to enjoy sunshine

• to use the beach

Where could people buy alcohol during Prohibition?

• roadhouses

• saloons

• speakeasies

• taverns

What is credit?

• a good or service bought with cash

• the added cost of borrowing money

• the price of goods or services directly from a factory

• a promise to pay for goods or services at a later date

What is a mortgage?

• interest on a loan

• paying back money

• any borrowed money

• a loan to buy a home

What is interest?

• a good or service bought with cash

• the added cost of borrowing money

• the price of goods or services directly from a factory

• a promise to pay for goods or services at a later date

What mining industries were popular in Alabama?

• iron and copper

• iron and coal

• coal and diamonds

• diamonds and copper