What were some important industries that were in Alabama in the last half of the 19th century?
Textile mills, steel mills, coal mining
Who was Julia Tutwiler?
She fought for women’s rights and education for women
Define sharecropper.
Sharecroppers did not own any land, tools, or animals. They worked on a landowner’s farm and put items on ‘credit’ to be paid back later from their crop.
Who was George Washington Carver? What college did he help build?
He was a scientist that experimented with different plants (including peanuts) and he helped build Tuskegee Institute.
What are child labor laws? When did they get implemented?
Child labor laws are to protect children from working too many hours. They were implemented in 1907.
What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do after the Civil War?
Tried to help African Americans find work
How did Americans travel from town to town in the late 1800s?
Horseback
Why were schools open for only 4 months out of the year in the late 1800s?
Children were needed at home to help on the farm or in factories
What does Civil Rights mean?
Everyone is due fair and equal treatment
What was Alabama’s lead industry for the rest of the country after the Civil War?
Not specified
The text does not provide a specific answer to this question.
Where were the first railroads built in Alabama?
Northern and central Alabama
This indicates the geographical focus of early railroad development in the state.
What were female teachers not allowed to do, but male teachers could?
Get married
This reflects the societal norms and restrictions placed on women in the teaching profession during that time.
What was the 14th amendment?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens
This amendment is crucial for defining citizenship and protecting civil rights.
What did the ruling for Plessy v. Ferguson lead states to believe?
Separate but equal facilities was legal
This ruling established a legal precedent for segregation in the United States.
Which city had the country’s first electric streetcar?
Montgomery
This highlights Montgomery’s role in the advancement of urban transportation.
What did the Jim Crow laws keep people from doing?
It kept blacks and whites from using the same public facilities
Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
What is a tenant farmer?
A worker that lands from a landowner and pays a portion of seeds and harvest to the landowner
Tenant farming was a common agricultural practice in the post-Civil War South.
What is the Morrill Act of 1862?
It gave farmers a chance to go to college
The Morrill Act provided federal land to states to fund agricultural and technical colleges.
What is the 13th Amendment?
It abolished, or did away with slavery
The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 and marked a significant change in American society.
