Where, what, why Appalachia
This term refers to fixed and often negative images, for ex Appalachians as backward, poor, and isolated.
Stereotype
The slash a burn technique Used to clear out large areas of forest and brush to clean fields for farming was a common practice learned through the Indigenous peoples of Appalahcia. What was the proper term for “slash and Burn”
Swidden
This author pioneered the local color movement in the late 1890s, and would later incorporate and misconstrue feuding within his works, leading to the misconception of feuds
John Fox Jr.
What is the name of the pipeline that is recently constructed that spans through West Virginia and Southwest Virginia?
Mountain Valley Pipeline
Who was the family behind creating the opioid crisis in Appalachia
The Sacklers
Created during the War on Poverty, this federal agency defined Appalachia in 1965 to identify areas in need of economic assistance
ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission)
Indigenous people of Appalachia were known for sharing the farming method of planting 3 certain crops in a certain order. What were the 3 crops and what was the name for all of them as a group?
3 sisters, corn, beans, squash
This group of people desired the “backwards paradise” that was presented in local color fiction, and did so to distract themselves from the ills of urbanization within cities
Middle-class readers
___ was the currency used paid to miners by operators and could only be used in company towns
Scrip
A employee at this agency approved OxyContin for general use in 1995
FDA
In 2016, this memoir contributed to the portrayal of Appalachia as a region struggling with social decline, resentment, and poor life choices, while also reinforcing stereotypes about cultural homogeneity
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Imports in Early Appalachia were part of the Global Market economy. Goods commonly came from areas in Europe. What were a few goods commonly imported into Appalachia?
Coffee, sugar, chocolate, rum, axes, knives, firearms, lockets, jewelry, buckles, buttons, beads, pottery, clothing
This belief sees societies growing over time in morality and intellectuality, and that there is a highest point of civilization.
Cultural Evolutionism
What is the system that paid miners .40 cents per ton, well below the union wage?
Long Ton
Purdue Pharma targeted Central Appalachia over the Black Belt because___ made it easier for patients to afford prescriptions
Health Insurance, thanks to unions
In the 1500s, European mapmakers labeled the mountain range with this term, which was derived from the name of an Indigenous group in northwestern Florida
Montes Apalatchi
In unit 2 we learned about SLAPPs. An organization known to silence or harass public critics. What does the SLAPP acronym stand for?
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
After 1910, lynchings in appalachian counties decreased because ___
Racial law is codified/ laws written
Battle of ____ was a fight between miners & the state government.mine owners (1921)
Blair Mountain
In 2023 this drug spiked in drug use overdoses in appalachia: very potent
Carfentanil
This concept sees Appalachian communities as culturally distinct and economically resilient, surviving through subsistence farming and informal economies. However, some scholars critique it for romanticizing poverty and neglecting outside forces
yeomen view
Europeans, African Americans, and Indigenous peoples all shared things unique to themselves with the Appalachian region. List 1 thing that each group shared
Europeans:
-Livestock (cattle and hogs and sheep (fences)),
-grains (wheat rye barley oats),
-hunting methods (guns),
-Peas
African Americans:
-new crops (, okra, watermelon, ground nuts.)
-Medicinal Plants (millet, bananas, yams)
Indigenous:
-Hunting Tactics
-helped with farming practices (stalking crops),
-slash and burn (swidden),
-planting of beans and squashes and corn (3 sisters),
-how to dress for hunting,
-tobacco
In the most famous feud, the McCoys were allied with outside capitalists, while the Hatfields _______
Attempted to preserve their own local control (railroad and timberlands)
What was the name of the murdered Chief of Police in Matewan which sparked the march towards Blair Mountain?
Sid Hatfield
This is a term given as a doctor, clinic, or pharmacy that prescribed / dispenses controlled prescription inappropriately (Easy to acquire more than advised
Pill Mill