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4th grade SS
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| poverty | condition of being poor |
| suburb | strict town or city just outside of a city |
| boll weevil | small north american beetle that does great damage to the cotton crop by eating young seed pods |
| ratified | approved |
| suffrage | the right to vote; franchise |
| labor union | a group of young workers who joined together to gain better pay and work |
| Constitution of 1901 | making it nearly impossible for African American men and others to vote |
| technology | use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
| constitutiom of 1901 | it ratified on November 11, 1901 |
| Bourbon Redeemers | wanted a new constitution because tehy watned to take away the right to vote from men who were poor and from African American men |
| Constitution of 1901 | topic of debate during the constitutional convention was whether all women, African American men, and poor men should have voting rights |
| Braxton Bargainer | got money to refor education in Alabam through taxes and used his own money, as well |
| technology | light bulbs |
| technology | telephone |
| technology | typewriter |
| communication in 1800s | easier because telephone was invented which allowed people to talk long distance |
| highway department | developed in 1911; was developed when streetcars were invented |
| Governor Thomas Kilby | helped fund a state program that helped people learn to read and write |
| streetcars | helped Alabama populations grow because they transported people to suburbs and cities |
| 1928 invention | first passenger airline from Birmingham to Atlanta |
| steel | joined coal and iron as one of Alabama's biggest industries |
| lower wages | one way farmers cut costs |