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WorksheetsChapter 9 Study Guide
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What happened to many farms during the Civil War?
they made more money
their tools were rusted and things were destroyed
everything was the same as before the war
Why did most people live and work on farms between 1865 and 1900?
the state had an agricultural economy
it was easier work
they didn't want to travel to the iron factories
What is the difference between a tenant farmer and a sharecropper?
tenant farmers "shared" land and tools with the land owner and sharecroppers owned the land and tools.
sharecroppers "shared" land and tools with the land owner and tenant farmers owned the land and tools.
What two groups helped Auburn University get a land grant?
townspeople and Methodists
Booker T. Washington and The Grange
tenant farmers and Freedman's Bureau
How did Dr. Carver's work help farmers?
he taught them how to grow corn
he taught them about crop rotation so the soil would be better
he taught them how to be better farmers
Who was invited to be the head of the Tuskegee Institute and gave black Americans a great education?
George Washington
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
What were the three minerals found in the Mineral Belt?
magnesium, salt, limestone
coal, steel, salt
iron ore, limestone, coal
Why were textile mills built in Alabama after the Civil War?
so the mills could be close to the cotton fields and save money on shipping
because they had a lot of extra money and wanted more mills around
because there were too many people who wanted to work there
How did Alabama lumber get to international markets?
Europeans came and picked it up
it was exported through the Port of Mobile on a ship
How did most people travel by land in the late 1800s?
mules
dirt roads
railroads
Where were most of the main railroads located? Why?
Southern Alabama, so they could get to the ports faster
Northern/Central Alabama, so they would be near the industries
How were Streetcars powered before electricity was used?
they had to be pushed
trains pushed them in front
horses pulled them
How did the invention of the elevator change cities?
it made getting to work faster
it allowed them to build taller buildings
it gave them something fun to use while at work
What were schools like after the Civil War? Choose all correct answers.
many rooms, and many teachers
one room for the whole school
older kids helped the younger kids
teachers taught them how to cook and sew
What amendments to the constitution were passed to improve civil rights?
11th, 15th, and 2nd
13th, 14th, and 15th
15th, 20th, and 21st
After everything that was done to fight for equal rights for everyone, were the freed blacks given equal rights?
yes
no
VOCAB: What kept blacks from having equal rights?
Jim Crow laws
civil rights
suburbs
VOCAB: Basic rights that belong to all citizens are?
impurities
civil rights
coke
VOCAB: What are the areas outside the cities?
suburbs
expanded
impurities
VOCAB: What are the unwanted parts of something?
suburbs
credit
impurities
VOCAB: What was the new fuel used to heat furnaces?
civil rights
coke
normal schools
VOCAB: Which word means enlarged?
expanded
suburbs
coke
VOCAB: Schools that trained teachers were called?
colleges
normal schools
institute
VOCAB: Which farmers owned their property and all the tools?
Sharecroppers
Tenant Farmers
VOCAB: Which farmers borrowed the land and tools to grow their crops on?
Sharecroppers
Tenant Farmers
VOCAB: Credit means__________?
that you never have to pay back
a plastic card
that you can take the item now and pay back later
VOCAB: The state had an agricultural economy which meant most of the incoming money came from the agriculture. What does agricultural mean?
farming
growing chickens
building houses
