Social Studies Standards 4&5 Test

Front

What crop did farmers want to grow in Alabama?

Back

cotton

Front

What is the judicial branch made up of?

Back

Court System

Front

What were farmers who settled on land that they were too poor to buy called?

Back

squatters

Front

How many people did the territory of Alabama have in order for it to start the process of becoming a state?

Back

60,000

Front

What was a poor farmer who could only grow enough food for his family called?

Back

subsistence farmer

Front

What branch carries out the laws?

Back

executive

Front

Who was the first governor of Alabama?

Back

William Wyatt Bibb

Front

The first step to statehood is to send a _______________, or request, to Congress in Washington.

Back

petition

Front

Where was the first Alabama Constitutional Convention held?

Back

Huntsville

Front

Alabama started out as part of the _______________ Territory.

Back

Mississippi