Alabama History
By 1860, what percentage of the population were slaves?
50%
What is Alabama's Capital?
Montgomery
What's the name of Birmingham's major medical facilities?
UAB
True or False: Corn used to be Alabama's biggest crop.
False
What Alabama city is a major port of the United States? (Not in notes)
Mobile
When did Alabama become a state of the United States?
1819
True or False: Birmingham used to be the state capital.
False
What is the population of the Birmingham's metropolitan area?
1.3 Million
What insect caused much damage to crops and changed the way we plant crops in the south?
Boll Weevil
What's the population of Alabama?
5.1 Million
In 1826, where was the capital of Alabama?
Tuscaloosa
What percentage of farm-raised catfish the Black belt produced in the nation?
50%
What industry made Birmingham economy boom?
Steel
What is the crop that the wiregrass area is known for having?
Peanuts
Wiregrass Area
True or False: Alabama has the biggest constitution in the world
True
This company/university has one of the biggest employers in the South.
UAB
Birmingham was nicknamed this because of its steel industry?
Pittsburgh of the South
What crop made Alabama become the __________ state?
Cotton State
Name three cities that African Americans migrated to during the Great Migration. (Big cities in the North United States)
New York, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detriot
Name a crazy law that is apart of Alabama's constitution.
Answers may vary
Name the college city that is one of the biggest in the United States.
Tuscaloosa
What is Birmingham's biggest surrounding metropolitan city?
Hoover
What killed off the Mexican Boll Weevil in the 1990s?
Pesticides/Insecticides
What type of farms is the Black Belt region known for having?
Catfish farms