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Alabama History Chapter 5 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Did America’s earliest settlers buy their land before they cleared it for a home?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Where were most of Alabama’s earliest settlers from?

a)

North America

b)

Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

c)

Georgia

d)

Florida

3.

The first slave ship to come to America was a ________________ ship.

a)

Alabama

b)

Mexican

c)

Dutch

d)

African

4.

Was Alabama home to basically one culture of people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

What did the planters do for social fun?

a)

They didn't have time to have fun.

b)

They played while they worked.

c)

They played video games and camped in tents.

d)

They had gatherings, played games, corn shucked, and ate food.

6.

What Spaniard brought black people to America that helped them first settle in Alabama?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Menawa

7.

How did the cotton gin change Alabama?

a)

It increased cotton production by 100%.

b)

It made slavery obsolete.

c)

It increased cotton production in Alabama by 1/4.

d)

It made it easier for people to make money.

8.

Why did the French settlers of the Vine and Olive Colony move to cities along the Gulf Coast?

a)

They felt that life there was close to life in France.

b)

They felt happy because they had plenty of water.

c)

They didn't like the other colonies.

9.

Bringing slaves into the United States was against the law AFTER what year?

a)

1908

b)

1808

c)

1508

d)

1708

10.

What were Slave Codes?

a)

special codes used to hide slaves

b)

codes of conduct for people to follow

c)

laws that were made to keep slaves oppressed

11.

When slaves were sold, their families were often ________________________.k

a)

kept together

b)

separated

c)

forced to leave the country

12.

Who was Horace King?

a)

Ms. King's uncle

b)

A slave who was important

c)

Inventor

d)

A slave who became a covered bridge builder

13.

What were the first two roads in present–day Alabama used by the pioneers?

a)

Federal Road and Natchez Trace

b)

Federal Road and Opelika Road

c)

Natchez Trace and Federal Highway

14.

Why did pioneers build their cabins of logs?

a)

They like the look of the logs.

b)

Logs were easy to use.

c)

Trees were available and easy to use.

d)

Trees make logs.

15.

What is a Yeoman?

a)

Someone who owned and worked on a small farm

b)

Someone who owned and worked on a large farm

c)

Someone who owned property

16.

Navigable means....

a)

passable by sea

b)

passable by horse and covered wagon

c)

passable by ships

17.

Frontier is....

a)

land owned by Native Americans

b)

land outside of boundary of settled land

c)

land outside of the United States

18.

Economy is....

a)

the laws and government

b)

the buying and selling of goods and services to make money

c)

making sure the environment is taken care of