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What are 3 raw materials that Alabama had that were excellent for industry?
coal, iron ore, and limestone
What is produced in a blast furnace heated by powdered coal?
pig iron
Who founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute?
Booker T. Washington
These laws prohibited the rights of African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
This word means separated by race.
segregated
Name 2 well-respected educators.
Julia Tutwiler and Maria Fearing
What kind of schools trained mostly elementary teachers?
Normal schools.
These are goods brought into our country from another country.
imports
What city in Alabama began as a railroad crossroads?
Birmingham
In 1893, ________ were admitted to the University of Alabama for the first time.
women
Goods sent from our country to another country are called _______.
exports
After the Civil War, Alabama became the center of ______ and ______ production in the South.
coal and iron
Tuskegee University
This word means change.
reform
Why did the cotton industry begin to slow down?
Europe began to buy more cotton from other countries instead of Alabama.
What is prejudice?
Prejudice is an unfair dislike against a person or group of people.
Plessy v. Ferguson
What does the NAACP do?
The NAACP works to end prejudice against African Americans.
What's the difference between a sharecropper and a tenant farmer?
Sharecroppers got seeds, equipment, and anything else needed to make a crop from their landowner. Tenant farmers usually owned their own livestock and equipment.
Why did the number of cotton mills in Alabama increase?
Alabama's thread and cloth could be more cheaply produced in the state than New England or Europe because mills were built close to where cotton was grown and wages were low.
John Wilkes Booth
Why did towns and cities grow after Reconstruction?
Railroads connected towns and offered access to places outside the state.
Who was the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery?
13th Amendment
What was the period of rebuilding after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction