July 28,1914-November 11,1918
The State<span> of </span>Alabama<span> declared that it had </span>seceded<span> from the </span>United States of America<span> on January 11, 1861. It then quickly joined the </span>Confederate States<span> during the </span>American Civil War<span>. A </span>slave state<span>, Alabama provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military material, supplies, food, horses and mules; however, very little of the state's cotton crop could be sold, as the main port of </span>Mobile<span> was closed off by the </span>U.S. Navy<span>.</span>
Flagler served as <u>director </u>of Standard Oil of New Jersey until <u>1911</u>.
Option is: director, 1911
<u>Explanation:</u>
Standard oil was found by Henry Morrison Flagler in New Jersey. He served as director of Standard Oil until 1911. Standard Oil increasingly gained total control of oil refining and marketing in the United States of America. A vertical system replaced the old distribution system in the Kerosene industry by Standard Oil.
Standard Oil moved its headquarters to New York City to centralize its business in the city. The success gained by the Flagler in Oil industry made him to start Oil refinery.
