True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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There was no need for textile mills in Alabama after the Civil War.
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2.
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Julia Tutwiler fought for education for women.
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3.
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Sharecroppers owned their own tools and farm animals.
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4.
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Dr. George Washington Carver worked hard to build Tuskegee Institute.
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5.
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Before 1900 there were no child labor laws to prevent very young children from
being hired to work.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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After the Civil War the Freedmen’s Bureau
a. | knew slaves were tired of working so they left them alone. | b. | tried to help
African Americans find work. | c. | was not satisfied with the quality of work
African Americans produced. | d. | was tired of being
helpful. |
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The last half of the 19th century was an important time for
a. | Alabama industry. | b. | Alabama cotton farming. | c. | buying more
slaves. | d. | making war materials. |
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In the late 1800s Alabamians traveled from town to town mainly by
a. | horseback. | b. | stagecoach. | c. | railroad. | d. | walking. |
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The first schools after the Civil War were open about four months a year
because
a. | the students learned quickly and did not need to be in school
longer. | b. | the schools could not afford to pay a teacher longer than four
months. | c. | winter months were too cold to go to school. | d. | children were needed
at home to work on the farm. |
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Civil rights mean that
a. | certain groups are required to be more civil than others. | b. | everyone is not
equal. | c. | everyone is due fair and equal treatment. | d. | wealthy persons are
due fair and equal treatment. |
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After the Civil War, Alabama became one of America’s leading
a. | iron- and steel-making states. | b. | corn producing states. | c. | livestock producing
states. | d. | sharecropper states. |
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12.
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The first railroads in Alabama were built in
a. | southern Alabama. | b. | western Alabama. | c. | southern and eastern
Alabama. | d. | northern and central Alabama. |
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13.
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The early 1900s rules for teachers allowed men, but not women, to
a. | vote. | b. | marry. | c. | fill the oil
lamps. | d. | date. |
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The 14th Amendment stated that
a. | some persons born or naturalized in the United States are
citizens. | b. | you must be born in the United States to be a citizen. | c. | all persons born or
naturalized in the United States are citizens. | d. | women could
vote. |
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The ruling in the Louisiana case, Plessy v Ferguson, led states to
believe that
a. | separate-but-equal facilities for blacks and whites were legal. | b. | separate facilities
for races were preferable. | c. | races needed to share the same
facilities. | d. | separate-but-equal facilities for blacks and white were
illegal. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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During the Civil War, the U.S. Congress passed the _____________________
________ of 1862 to give farmers and working people a chance to go to college.
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17.
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The practice of planting crops in different locations to preserve the
soil’s fertility is called ___________ ____________________.
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18.
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Because of the coal, iron ore, and limestone found in the state’s Mineral
Belt after the Civil War, _____________________________ became the fastest-growing and largest city
in the state.
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19.
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After the Civil War, Alabama lumber was sent to international markets through
the Port of _________________________.
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20.
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_________________________ had the country’s first electric
streetcar.
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21.
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_________________________ laws kept blacks from using the same public facilities
as whites.
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22.
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A __________________________ lived in a house on the property of the landowner,
grew crops, and gave a portion of the harvest to the landowner.
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23.
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The 13th Amendment abolished (did away with) _____________________.
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24.
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The __________, ____________, and _______________ amendments to the U.S.
Constitution were passed soon after the Civil War.
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25.
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The center of social life during the time of Reconstruction was
__________________.
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