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History Test
Chapter 3 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. _____________was part of British West Florida at the time of the American Revolution. | Mobile |
| 2. At the end of the American Revolution , ______________ controlled the Florida Territory and the land west of Alabama. | Spain |
| 3. Spain built a town on the ________________and named it ___________________ | Tombigbee River / St. Stephens |
| 4. __________________ sent ______________ to Georgia to serve as an _________________, in 1796. | President Washington / Benjamin Hawkins / Indian agent |
| 5. Large farms were operated with slave labor by ________________ and his family. | Alexander McGivillivary |
| 6. The 1795 _________________ between Spain and United States established the border with Florida at the __________________ | Pinckney Treaty / 31st Parallel |
| 7. ___________________ marks part of the boundary between Alabama and Florida. | Ellicot Line |
| 8. The road used by horsemen to deliver the mail from Georgia became known as the __________________. | Federal Road |
| 9. The three European powers that had been at war continually since the early 1760s were ___________ , ________________ , and ______________________ . | England, France, Spain. |
| 10. Creek chief McGillivray was fluent in ___________ , ________________ ,_______________ , ______________ , and _______________ . | English, French, Spain, Latin, and Creek. |
| 11. 1,000 warriors worked to build log and brush ________________ at a narrow spot on the river called Tohopeka, or Horseshoe Bend. | fortifications |
| 12. The Indians who remained after the battle of Horseshoe Bend suffered from hunger and ____________________ | exposure |
| 13. Alabama Indians ___________________ more land to the United States. | ceded |
| 14. White traders were __________________, or dishonest in their dealing with the Indians. | unscrupulous |
| 15. In what year did the Creek War occur? | 1813-1814 |
| 16. Who was Tecumseh? | A Shawnee chief and great orator. |
| 17. How did the settlers get to Alabama? | They walked, rode in wagons, or took a keelboat from Mobile. |
| 18. Where did the settlers come from? | Most came from other southern states. A few came from the north or foreign countries. |
| 19. What type of jobs did the new settlers have? | Most of them were farmers, but some were craftsmen, merchants, doctors, or lawyers. |
| 1. vocabulary Words People who by and sell goods | Merchants |
| 2. A meeting to discuss and write or revise a constitution | Constitutional Convention |
| 3. The branch of government responsible for making laws | Legislative |
| 4. People who leave one country to live in another | emigrants |
| 5. A unit of local government | township |
| 6. In frontier Alabama, a place where on could stop for a meal or lodging while traveling | stands |
| 7. Act that allowed Alabama to become a state. | Enabling Act |
| 8. Objects that remind one of a place, person or time. | mementos |
| 9. A boat steered with long poles | Keelboat |
| 10. A stream of water coming out of the ground | Spring |
| 11. Skilled artisans | craftsmen |
| 12. Empty | vacant |
| 13. Made of formal request | petitioned |
| 14. People who occupy land or a building without the owner's permission. | squatters |
| 15. Division of land marked by surveyors | Sections |
| 16. Branch of government responsible for carrying out plans, laws, and official policies. | Executive |
| 17. Laws and principles that form the basis of a country's organization. | Constitution |
| 18. People who measure the land | surveyors |
| 19. A house and its land and buildings | Homesteads |
| 20. Having to do with the law and courts | judicial |
| 21. Very small figures, paintings, or portraits | miniatures |