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Ch. 5 Alabama History

Quiz by Kala McCollum

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  • Q1
    Alabama's earliest settlers bought their land before they cleared it for a home.
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q2
    Most of Alabama's first settlers were from South America
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q3
    The first slave ship to come to America was a Dutch ship.
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q4
    Alabama is home to basically one culture.
    True
    False
    60s
  • Q5
    The planters were so busy they did not have any social life.
    False
    True
    60s
  • Q6
    How did black people first settle in Alabama?
    A. The Spaniard Hernando de Soto brought African men with him.
    D. The King of France sent them to work in the cotton fields.
    B. They were tired of living in North Carolina and moved to Alabama.
    C. They asked the King of England to send them to America.
    60s
  • Q7
    How did the cotton gin change Alabama?
    C. The cotton harvested increased to 1/4 of Alabama's total crop.
    B. The production of cotton diminished.
    D. The cotton harvest increased to 1/4 of the United States' total crop.
    A. Less slaves were needed to work in the fields.
    60s
  • Q8
    Why did the French settlers move to cities along the Gulf Coast?
    C. They enjoyed growing olive trees in middle Alabama
    D. They wanted to live differently than they had in France.
    B. Life there was more like what they had known in France.
    A. They were trying to escape the mosquitoes in Northern Alabama
    60s
  • Q9
    Bringing slaves into the United States was against the law after
    A. 1865
    B. 1850
    D. 1832
    C. 1808
    60s
  • Q10
    Slave Codes were laws that
    D. were in the best interests of all slaves.
    C. were made to control the slaves in every way.
    B. were used when slaves married
    A. gave the slaves more freedoms than they would have had otherwise.
    60s
  • Q11
    When slaves were sold,
    B. children were always sold with the mother
    C. children were always sold with the father.
    A. the whole family was always sold together.
    D. their families were often separated
    60s
  • Q12
    The cotton gin was important because it
    A. helped plant the cotton seeds.
    B. took the seeds out of the cotton fiber.
    D. spun the short, white cotton fibers into thread.
    C. wove the cotton threads into cloth.
    60s
  • Q13
    Former slave Horace King
    B. was a professional basketball player
    D. served one term in the Alabama Legislature.
    A. was a covered bridge builder
    C. married a slave
    60s
  • Q14
    The first two roads into present-day Alabama used by the pioneers were the
    A. Huntsville Road and the Alabama Road
    C. Federal Road and the Natchez Trace.
    D. Phenix CityRoad and the Federal Road.
    B. Old Prattville Road and the Natchez Trace.
    60s
  • Q15
    Why did the pioneers build their cabins of logs?
    A. Bricks were too expensive
    B. Tree logs were easily available
    D. Log cabins provided better insulation against the wind.
    C. Log cabins were more desired than brick homes.
    60s

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