Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Celia

Accepted Answer

A) plotted an unsuccessful slave revolt near Richmond with the false expectation that "poor whites" would join 
B) was hanged for killing her master while he was sexually assaulting her and, because she was enslaved, was kept from testifying 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) was a plantation mistress and a critic of gender roles within the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue, the world's richest colony, terrifying many whites
F)plotted an unsuccessful slave rebellion in South Carolina in which blacks were to capture the city's arsenal
G)was a free black man from New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South and later wrote Twelve Years a Slave
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history north of New Orleans, resulting in the torture and killing of participants
I)is the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, portraying southern planters as cunning capitalists who brutalized slaves
J)led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, that led the Virginia legislature to debate the abolition of slavery and states to create more armed patrols 
A) plotted an unsuccessful slave revolt near Richmond with the false expectation that "poor whites" would join 
B) was hanged for killing her master while he was sexually assaulting her and, because she was enslaved, was kept from testifying 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) was a plantation mistress and a critic of gender roles within the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue, the world's richest colony, terrifying many whites
F)plotted an unsuccessful slave rebellion in South Carolina in which blacks were to capture the city's arsenal
G)was a free black man from New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South and later wrote Twelve Years a Slave
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history north of New Orleans, resulting in the torture and killing of participants
I)is the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, portraying southern planters as cunning capitalists who brutalized slaves
J)led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, that led the Virginia legislature to debate the abolition of slavery and states to create more armed patrols B

Question 2

The most numerous white southerners were the yeoman farmers and they were

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A)  well educated and middle class. 
B)  poor and illiterate. 
C)  well educated and urban. 
D)  the owners of the most slaves. 
E)  universally opposed to slavery. 
A)  well educated and middle class. 
B)  poor and illiterate. 
C)  well educated and urban. 
D)  the owners of the most slaves. 
E)  universally opposed to slavery. B

Question 3

The focus on cotton and other cash crops has overshadowed the reality that

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A)  southern farmers also contributed food to their own tables through livestock. 
B)  the South became totally dependent on the West for its food. 
C)  the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods. 
D)  the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers. 
E)  most white southerners lived and worked in cities. 
A)  southern farmers also contributed food to their own tables through livestock. 
B)  the South became totally dependent on the West for its food. 
C)  the South relied on Britain for its manufactured goods. 
D)  the North had to use imported cotton from overseas for its textile manufacturers. 
E)  most white southerners lived and worked in cities. A

Question 4

Violence, alcohol, and gambling, as well as relocation, characterized the cotton frontier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  30,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  4 million 
E)  10 million 
A)  30,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  4 million 
E)  10 million

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A) plotted an unsuccessful slave revolt near Richmond with the false expectation that "poor whites" would join 
B) was hanged for killing her master while he was sexually assaulting her and, because she was enslaved, was kept from testifying 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) was a plantation mistress and a critic of gender roles within the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue, the world's richest colony, terrifying many whites
F)plotted an unsuccessful slave rebellion in South Carolina in which blacks were to capture the city's arsenal
G)was a free black man from New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South and later wrote Twelve Years a Slave
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history north of New Orleans, resulting in the torture and killing of participants
I)is the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, portraying southern planters as cunning capitalists who brutalized slaves
J)led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, that led the Virginia legislature to debate the abolition of slavery and states to create more armed patrols 
A) plotted an unsuccessful slave revolt near Richmond with the false expectation that "poor whites" would join 
B) was hanged for killing her master while he was sexually assaulting her and, because she was enslaved, was kept from testifying 
C) ran away from slavery in Maryland and became an outspoken critic of the institution 
D) was a plantation mistress and a critic of gender roles within the plantation system 
E) led a successful slave revolt on Saint-Domingue, the world's richest colony, terrifying many whites
F)plotted an unsuccessful slave rebellion in South Carolina in which blacks were to capture the city's arsenal
G)was a free black man from New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South and later wrote Twelve Years a Slave
H)led the largest slave revolt in American history north of New Orleans, resulting in the torture and killing of participants
I)is the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, portraying southern planters as cunning capitalists who brutalized slaves
J)led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, that led the Virginia legislature to debate the abolition of slavery and states to create more armed patrols

Question 7

Celia was an example of a slave who eventually escaped slavery and lived a prosperous life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What were the major social groups within southern white society? Why did each group support the expansion of slavery?

Accepted Answer

The major social groups within southern

Question 9

The ultimate purpose of the slave codes was to

Accepted Answer

A)  teach slaves to obey by settling harsh punishments for disobedience. 
B)  prevent runaways and rebellions by limiting the way slave owners could treat slaves. 
C)  establish prices for slaves at markets throughout the nation. 
D)  define how much mixed blood a mulatto could have to be classified as predominantly white or black. 
E)  prohibit the mulatto children of planters the ability to inherit from their fathers. 
A)  teach slaves to obey by settling harsh punishments for disobedience. 
B)  prevent runaways and rebellions by limiting the way slave owners could treat slaves. 
C)  establish prices for slaves at markets throughout the nation. 
D)  define how much mixed blood a mulatto could have to be classified as predominantly white or black. 
E)  prohibit the mulatto children of planters the ability to inherit from their fathers.

Question 10

Discuss the concept of honor in the Old South and what role violence played in everyday society.

Accepted Answer

The concept of honor in the Old South wa

Question 11

What role did cotton production and slavery play in the South's economic and social development?

Accepted Answer

Cotton production and slavery played a s

Question 12

The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry

Accepted Answer

A)  prevented slaves from forming families. 
B)  led to a devaluing of love in the slave community. 
C)  did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life. 
D)  reduced the significance of religion in slave life. 
E)  did not apply to white mistresses who chose to marry slaves. 
A)  prevented slaves from forming families. 
B)  led to a devaluing of love in the slave community. 
C)  did not stop slaves from choosing partners and forging a family life. 
D)  reduced the significance of religion in slave life. 
E)  did not apply to white mistresses who chose to marry slaves.

Question 13

Free blacks were treated equally as whites throughout the South except for in Alabama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response. 
B)  They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation. 
C)  They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities. 
D)  They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves. 
E)  They taught slaves the value of hard work. 
A)  They met any sign of resistance or rebellion with a brutal response. 
B)  They tried to ensure slave loyalty through kind treatment and monetary compensation. 
C)  They had dark-skinned whites infiltrate and spy on slave communities. 
D)  They offered freedom and passage out of the South to the most troublesome slaves. 
E)  They taught slaves the value of hard work.

Question 15

What roles did religion, folklore, and family life play in the lives of slaves?

Accepted Answer

Religion, folklore, and family life play

Question 16

What ideas underpinned the usage of the term "peculiar institution"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northerners coined the term to emphasize the violence and discrimination inherent in slavery and lament its having become a formal institution. 
B)  Southerners used the term to refer to capitalism and to portray it as a bizarre system unique to the North and in which they themselves played no part. 
C)  Women activists of the time used the term to refer to the system of marriage and to convey that although it was a fundamental social structure, it was curious in its treatment of women. 
D)  The word "peculiar" implied that race-based slavery was unique to the South-a more positive sentiment that appealed to southern identity-and helped avoid the charged word "slavery." 
E)  Northerners used the term to paint urban slavery in a negative light because they believed it was odd that urban slaves faced worse conditions than slaves on farms. 
A)  Northerners coined the term to emphasize the violence and discrimination inherent in slavery and lament its having become a formal institution. 
B)  Southerners used the term to refer to capitalism and to portray it as a bizarre system unique to the North and in which they themselves played no part. 
C)  Women activists of the time used the term to refer to the system of marriage and to convey that although it was a fundamental social structure, it was curious in its treatment of women. 
D)  The word "peculiar" implied that race-based slavery was unique to the South-a more positive sentiment that appealed to southern identity-and helped avoid the charged word "slavery." 
E)  Northerners used the term to paint urban slavery in a negative light because they believed it was odd that urban slaves faced worse conditions than slaves on farms.

Question 17

To what does "plain white folk" refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  an attempt by the planter class to portray themselves as humble, God-fearing Christians 
B)  the poorest class of whites who had nothing but their skin color to set them apart from slaves 
C)  the middling, yeoman farmers who were often illiterate and scraped by 
D)  blacks who bought slaves and began their own plantations 
E)  European immigrants who landed in the South and were simpler than native-born whites 
A)  an attempt by the planter class to portray themselves as humble, God-fearing Christians 
B)  the poorest class of whites who had nothing but their skin color to set them apart from slaves 
C)  the middling, yeoman farmers who were often illiterate and scraped by 
D)  blacks who bought slaves and began their own plantations 
E)  European immigrants who landed in the South and were simpler than native-born whites

Question 18

How did enslaved peoples respond to the inhumanity of their situation?

Accepted Answer

Enslaved peoples responded to the inhuma

Question 19

What made the Old Southwest different from other parts of the South? Why are those differences important to understanding the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The Old Southwest, which included states

Question 20

Which of the following was a central part of the mythic version of the Old South that emerged among and tended to be believed by white southerners?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quality of life in the North far exceeded that in the South, so southerners worked quickly to copy the North's advancement and reclaim their legacy as the superior region. 
B)  Slavery was an inhumane practice in every way but a necessary evil for the sake of growing the economy and preventing terrible food shortages. 
C)  Although greedy bankers dominated the South, they ultimately made the lives of agricultural workers better due to their investments in infrastructure. 
D)  The South was morally superior to the North, partly because planters were kinder toward slaves than factory owners toward wage laborers. 
E)  One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat due to southerners' emphasis on military prowess and superior genetic makeup. 
A)  The quality of life in the North far exceeded that in the South, so southerners worked quickly to copy the North's advancement and reclaim their legacy as the superior region. 
B)  Slavery was an inhumane practice in every way but a necessary evil for the sake of growing the economy and preventing terrible food shortages. 
C)  Although greedy bankers dominated the South, they ultimately made the lives of agricultural workers better due to their investments in infrastructure. 
D)  The South was morally superior to the North, partly because planters were kinder toward slaves than factory owners toward wage laborers. 
E)  One southerner could defeat ten northerners in combat due to southerners' emphasis on military prowess and superior genetic makeup.

Exam 11: The South

Match each description with the item below. -Celia

The most numerous white southerners were the yeoman farmers and they were

The focus on cotton and other cash crops has overshadowed the reality that

Violence, alcohol, and gambling, as well as relocation, characterized the cotton frontier.

Approximately how many slaves lived in the South in 1860?

Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

Celia was an example of a slave who eventually escaped slavery and lived a prosperous life.

What were the major social groups within southern white society? Why did each group support the expansion of slavery?

The ultimate purpose of the slave codes was to

Discuss the concept of honor in the Old South and what role violence played in everyday society.

What role did cotton production and slavery play in the South's economic and social development?

The legal prohibition that denied slaves the right to marry

Free blacks were treated equally as whites throughout the South except for in Alabama.

How would southern whites attempt to prevent slave rebellions?

What roles did religion, folklore, and family life play in the lives of slaves?

What ideas underpinned the usage of the term "peculiar institution"?

To what does "plain white folk" refer?

How did enslaved peoples respond to the inhumanity of their situation?

What made the Old Southwest different from other parts of the South? Why are those differences important to understanding the first half of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following was a central part of the mythic version of the Old South that emerged among and tended to be believed by white southerners?

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