1850–1875
Disrupted by the Civil War
North Alabama Settlers
When several years of depression forced cotton prices to plummet and banks to collapse, thousands
of farmers left Alabama and joined other migrants en route to cheap or
free land in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Market prices improved
leading up to the Civil War, a war that left the state divided in the
north, which thousands of Southern Unionists called home. Alabama lost
more than 25,000 men to the war and many farms were destroyed. It also
brought an end to the enslaved labor the plantation system was built on
and laid the foundation for Alabama’s iron and steel industry.
[Does anyone have a personal story about this event impacting their family]?
[Does anyone have a personal story about this event impacting their family]?
No comments:
Post a Comment