Vocabulary
a loosely woven fabric made of linen or wool
homespun
units of surveyed land, often set aside for schools
sixteenth section lands
An industrialist who build factories in Alabama during the mid 1800s.
Daniel Pratt
Which farmer was involved in commercial agriculture?
Planter
In the early 1800s the majority of people living in Alabama made their living by _______.
a train of slaves fastened together
coffle
people who did not support slavery
abolitionist
The most important crop for the Yeoman farmer was ____.
corn
rivers
cotton
one must pay a fee to use
toll roads
_______ invented the cotton gin in 1793.
Eli Whitney
During the mid 1800s ____ was the state's largest town.
Mobile
______ lived on small farms and produced enough food to feed their own families.
academies
owners or managers of factories
industrialist
______ was 2 miles long and ran from Tuscumbia to Muscle Shoals when it came to Alabama
The first railroad
Who was know for building bridges?
Horace King
_____ is known as the period before the Civil War.
Antebellum
The first slaves were brought to Alabama in 1721 aboard the _______.
Africane
a teacher
tutor
Who was elected Vice President of the United States in 1852?
William Rufus King
3 methods of transportation during this time
wagons or stage coach, steam boat, river boat, rail roads, toll roads
At the courthouse in the __________ people could write down or document deeds and other legal papers.
Slaves brought ______ such as songs, stories and superstitions with them from Africa.