Define yeoman
A person who owns and works a small farm
Define speculator
A person who buys something planning to sell it later for profit
Define navigable
Passable by ship
Define frontier
Land beyond settled areas
Define economy
All the things people do to make and sell goods and services
Where were most of Alabama’s first settlers from?
Europe
How did Alabama’s first settlers get their land?
They cleared land, built log cabins, planted crops. They did NOT wait to buy land.
What was the name of the first slave ship? Where was it from?
Africane, it was a Dutch ship
What types of cultures influenced Alabama?
French, African, Native American, Spanish, and many more cultures
Did planters have a social life? What did they do?
Yes, they went on fox hunts, they had parties, weddings, the women quilted, and they went to church
How did black people first settle in Alabama?
They were brought over on slave ships
How did the invention of the cotton gin change Alabama? How much did it increase production?
Cotton harvest increased to ¼ of the United State’s total crop
Why did French settlers move to the Gulf Coast?
Life on the Gulf Coast was more like what they had known in France
When did the U.S make slavery against the law?
1808
What were slave codes?
Laws made to control slaves in every way
What happened to families that were slaves when they were sold?
They were often separated
Who was Horace King?
A covered bridge builder and former slave
What were the first two roads in Alabama called?
Federal Road and Natchez Trace
Why did pioneers build cabins out of logs?
Tree logs were easy to find and available
