Farming
What is sharecropping?
living on a farmers land, using the farmers tools, and seeds, growing crops, and giving part of the crop to the farmer
What was Birmingham's nickname?
The Magic City
_______________ and _____________ mainly worked in the mills.
Women and children
What is Coke?
a new fuel that was used to heat the furnaces that was made by baking coal in a furnace without setting it on fire
Where does the Vulcan stand?
at Red Mountain Vulcan Park
What is tenant farming?
Living on a farmers land, using your own tools and seeds and giving part of the crop back to the farmer for your living space.
What was Bessemer's nickname?
The Marvel City
Because of low wages, mill workers were given what?
free or low-rent houses in mill villages
Alabama _______________ steel to customers around the world.
exported
Who made the Vulcan?
Giuseppe Moretti
Most people lived on ________________.
Farms
What was Anniston before it was Anniston?
Woodstock
Who helped get a bill passed to keep children from working such long hours?
Edgar Gardener Murphy
What is needed to make steel?
coal, iron ore, and limestone
What does the green flame on the Vulcan mean?
No major car accidents with deaths
What was Alabama's major crop during reconstruction?
Cotton
Where did Birmingham get its name?
Birmingham, Englan
What are sawmills?
places where the trees are cut into lumber
Where could you find the minerals that made steel?
Mineral Belt
What does the red flame on the Vulcan mean?
There has been a car accident with a death.
What were some of the children's chores on the farm?
Milking cows, looking after the younger children, worked in the garden, built fires, etc.
Where did Anniston get its name?
Daniel Tyler's daughter-in-law Annie.
What is an example of an Alabama natural resource used to make products?
Lumber
What became a major industry in Alabama after reconstruction?
Iron and Steel Industry
Who founded Gadsden?
Gabriel and Joseph Hughes
John S. Morange