Question 1

The change from slavery to sharecropping among African American families

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A) provided economic benefits so that children could attend school and enjoy economic mobility. 
B) prompted the end of racial discrimination. 
C) diminished the equality between men and women found in slavery. 
D) allowed African Americans to buy the land they worked with sharecropping payments. 
A) provided economic benefits so that children could attend school and enjoy economic mobility. 
B) prompted the end of racial discrimination. 
C) diminished the equality between men and women found in slavery. 
D) allowed African Americans to buy the land they worked with sharecropping payments. C

Question 2

To reduce the number of runaway slaves and slave rebellions,South Carolina passed a law requiring plantation owners to

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A) feed slaves more adequately. 
B) allow slaves to marry. 
C) keep slave children with their parents until they were 16. 
D) search slave quarters for runaways and weapons every two weeks. 
A) feed slaves more adequately. 
B) allow slaves to marry. 
C) keep slave children with their parents until they were 16. 
D) search slave quarters for runaways and weapons every two weeks. D

Question 3

The Underground Railroad was

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A) a large international network of black and white people who smuggled slaves out of the South before the Civil War. 
B) the first subway in New York City which was built by an African American. 
C) the segregated,crowded and dingy railroad cars in which African Americans were required to sit. 
D) the name given to the Union troops by slaves in the South. 
A) a large international network of black and white people who smuggled slaves out of the South before the Civil War. 
B) the first subway in New York City which was built by an African American. 
C) the segregated,crowded and dingy railroad cars in which African Americans were required to sit. 
D) the name given to the Union troops by slaves in the South. A

Question 4

What were the two most common reasons that prompted slaves to run away?

Accepted Answer

A) Resentment over punishment and to find relatives. 
B) To marry a person of one's own choice and to get more to eat. 
C) To seek freedom in the north and to try to return to Africa. 
D) The work was too hard and to escape sexual abuse. 
A) Resentment over punishment and to find relatives. 
B) To marry a person of one's own choice and to get more to eat. 
C) To seek freedom in the north and to try to return to Africa. 
D) The work was too hard and to escape sexual abuse.

Question 5

Japanese American women and men in the United States became live-in domestic help for whites in large numbers between 1910 and 1930 because

Accepted Answer

A) their entire family could live and work together in an apartment provided by the employer. 
B) immigration rules limited the types of jobs they could hold. 
C) of race and gender discrimination in factory employment. 
D) the free housing allowed them to save money. 
A) their entire family could live and work together in an apartment provided by the employer. 
B) immigration rules limited the types of jobs they could hold. 
C) of race and gender discrimination in factory employment. 
D) the free housing allowed them to save money.

Question 6

According to the Aulette textbook,the history of the African Americans can be traced through four historical periods including all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) sharecropping era. 
B) industrialization era. 
C) the Civil War era. 
D) the New South or post-Civil Rights era. 
A) sharecropping era. 
B) industrialization era. 
C) the Civil War era. 
D) the New South or post-Civil Rights era.

Question 7

The work of African American scholar Angela Davis indicates that the dominant family organization among slaves was

Accepted Answer

A) a nuclear family consisting of a husband,wife and children. 
B) an extended family consisting of a woman,her adult daughters and their children. 
C) an extended family consisting of both kin and close friends. 
D) a nuclear family consisting of a woman and her children. 
A) a nuclear family consisting of a husband,wife and children. 
B) an extended family consisting of a woman,her adult daughters and their children. 
C) an extended family consisting of both kin and close friends. 
D) a nuclear family consisting of a woman and her children.

Question 8

What was the result of the 1847-1848 War with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas was annexed from Mexico into the United States. 
B) The residents of California and Texas voted to secede from Mexico and join the United States. 
C) The U.S.purchased about half of Mexico,including the land that now comprises Texas,Arizona,New Mexico,California,and Colorado. 
D) Spain (representing Mexico)and the United States divided territory not previously claimed by European colonizing countries and ignored the property rights of the Native American residents. 
A) Texas was annexed from Mexico into the United States. 
B) The residents of California and Texas voted to secede from Mexico and join the United States. 
C) The U.S.purchased about half of Mexico,including the land that now comprises Texas,Arizona,New Mexico,California,and Colorado. 
D) Spain (representing Mexico)and the United States divided territory not previously claimed by European colonizing countries and ignored the property rights of the Native American residents.

Question 9

The impact of the Great Migration meant that African American men moved from ______________ and African American women moved from _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) South to North ...Rural South to Urban South. 
B) agricultural work to manufacturing work ...agricultural work to domestic work. 
C) agricultural work to manufacturing work ...working for wages to being full-time housewives. 
D) factory work to self-employment ...self-employment to factory work. 
A) South to North ...Rural South to Urban South. 
B) agricultural work to manufacturing work ...agricultural work to domestic work. 
C) agricultural work to manufacturing work ...working for wages to being full-time housewives. 
D) factory work to self-employment ...self-employment to factory work.

Question 10

Native Americans were moved to isolated reservations,but their children were sent to schools off the reservation because

Accepted Answer

A) Native American parents believed this was the best way for their children to gain an education. 
B) the school system wanted Native American children to be educated together in order to allow them to retain their culture. 
C) the government wanted to eliminate the Native American culture and replace it with the values of the Anglo American society. 
D) of the need for economic efficiency since the families were so scattered. 
A) Native American parents believed this was the best way for their children to gain an education. 
B) the school system wanted Native American children to be educated together in order to allow them to retain their culture. 
C) the government wanted to eliminate the Native American culture and replace it with the values of the Anglo American society. 
D) of the need for economic efficiency since the families were so scattered.

Question 11

Scholars disagree about the extended family system found among African American slaves.While some agree with Angela Davis that it was a functional adaptation to the disruptions of slavery,other contend that

Accepted Answer

A) the slaves really maintained nuclear families throughout the historical period of slavery. 
B) the slaves maintained extended family systems similar to those in West Africa from which they had been taken. 
C) we have too little data to document the existence of a true extended family system. 
D) slaves were treated as individuals so they were unable to maintain any family system. 
A) the slaves really maintained nuclear families throughout the historical period of slavery. 
B) the slaves maintained extended family systems similar to those in West Africa from which they had been taken. 
C) we have too little data to document the existence of a true extended family system. 
D) slaves were treated as individuals so they were unable to maintain any family system.

Question 12

During the historical period of slavery,approximately _____ percent of Southern whites owned one or more slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) 90% 
B) 75% 
C) 50% 
D) 25% 
A) 90% 
B) 75% 
C) 50% 
D) 25%

Question 13

The basic unit of labor under slavery was the ________.The basic unit of labor under sharecropping was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear family ...individual. 
B) individual ...nuclear family. 
C) individual ...individual 
D) extended family ...nuclear family 
A) nuclear family ...individual. 
B) individual ...nuclear family. 
C) individual ...individual 
D) extended family ...nuclear family

Question 14

After laws were passed in 1807 making the importation of slaves illegal,

Accepted Answer

A) slavers continued to smuggle new slaves from Africa into the American South often bribing officials to ignore violations of the law. 
B) African American women in the deep South with large,cotton plantations were required to bear large numbers of children. 
C) African American women in border states without large cotton plantations were required to bear large numbers of children. 
D) plantation owners increasingly used the labor of poorly-paid whites. 
A) slavers continued to smuggle new slaves from Africa into the American South often bribing officials to ignore violations of the law. 
B) African American women in the deep South with large,cotton plantations were required to bear large numbers of children. 
C) African American women in border states without large cotton plantations were required to bear large numbers of children. 
D) plantation owners increasingly used the labor of poorly-paid whites.

Question 15

According to 2007 Census data,African Americans comprise about 12.3% of the U.S.population.Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) This is the largest proportion in our history. 
B) The proportion of African Americans has remained almost the same from the late 1700's to the present. 
C) This is smaller than the proportion of African Americans prior to the Civil War. 
D) Since slaves were not counted in the census,we do not know how many African Americans lived in the U.S.before the Civil War. 
A) This is the largest proportion in our history. 
B) The proportion of African Americans has remained almost the same from the late 1700's to the present. 
C) This is smaller than the proportion of African Americans prior to the Civil War. 
D) Since slaves were not counted in the census,we do not know how many African Americans lived in the U.S.before the Civil War.

Question 16

In the late 1800's Chinese and Chicano (Mexican American)families

Accepted Answer

A) were organized differently from each other because of their different religious beliefs. 
B) were organized similarly because nuclear families in both groups were split apart,with women and children living in one community while men lived and worked in another. 
C) were nearly nonexistent in the U.S.because these two groups did not immigrate to the United States until after 1920. 
D) were organized similarly because entire families in both groups worked together as labor units (men,women and children)for land or factory owners. 
A) were organized differently from each other because of their different religious beliefs. 
B) were organized similarly because nuclear families in both groups were split apart,with women and children living in one community while men lived and worked in another. 
C) were nearly nonexistent in the U.S.because these two groups did not immigrate to the United States until after 1920. 
D) were organized similarly because entire families in both groups worked together as labor units (men,women and children)for land or factory owners.

Question 17

Third Wave feminism focuses on

Accepted Answer

A) a generalized concept of women; what all women have in common. 
B) getting the Equal Rights Amendment passed. 
C) the differences among women and their experiences. 
D) work-related issues instead of the family-related issues of the First Wave. 
A) a generalized concept of women; what all women have in common. 
B) getting the Equal Rights Amendment passed. 
C) the differences among women and their experiences. 
D) work-related issues instead of the family-related issues of the First Wave.

Question 18

Historians have debated whether President Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with one of his slaves,Sally Hemings,and produced slave children by her.Textbook author Judy Aulette concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) the accusations were false and were promoted by political enemies of Jefferson. 
B) the DNA evidence supports the assertion that at least one of Sally Hemings children was fathered by Jefferson. 
C) we will probably never know because there is no real evidence,just rumors. 
D) Jefferson loved his wife too much to have an affair with anyone much less with a slave. 
A) the accusations were false and were promoted by political enemies of Jefferson. 
B) the DNA evidence supports the assertion that at least one of Sally Hemings children was fathered by Jefferson. 
C) we will probably never know because there is no real evidence,just rumors. 
D) Jefferson loved his wife too much to have an affair with anyone much less with a slave.

Question 19

Structuration Theory was developed around the question of the relationship between

Accepted Answer

A) dominant and subordinate racial groups. 
B) micro and macro levels of society. 
C) different generations in society. 
D) capitalist owners and wage workers. 
A) dominant and subordinate racial groups. 
B) micro and macro levels of society. 
C) different generations in society. 
D) capitalist owners and wage workers.

Question 20

The slave women in the Deep South had lower birth rates than those in the border states because

Accepted Answer

A) they secretly used birth control herbs. 
B) periodic epidemics caused sterility. 
C) they were worked so hard they were less able to bear children. 
D) stronger religious beliefs reduced sexual activity. 
A) they secretly used birth control herbs. 
B) periodic epidemics caused sterility. 
C) they were worked so hard they were less able to bear children. 
D) stronger religious beliefs reduced sexual activity.

The change from slavery to sharecropping among African American families

To reduce the number of runaway slaves and slave rebellions,South Carolina passed a law requiring plantation owners to

The Underground Railroad was

What were the two most common reasons that prompted slaves to run away?

Japanese American women and men in the United States became live-in domestic help for whites in large numbers between 1910 and 1930 because

According to the Aulette textbook,the history of the African Americans can be traced through four historical periods including all of the following EXCEPT:

The work of African American scholar Angela Davis indicates that the dominant family organization among slaves was

What was the result of the 1847-1848 War with Mexico?

The impact of the Great Migration meant that African American men moved from and African American women moved from _.

Native Americans were moved to isolated reservations,but their children were sent to schools off the reservation because

Scholars disagree about the extended family system found among African American slaves.While some agree with Angela Davis that it was a functional adaptation to the disruptions of slavery,other contend that

During the historical period of slavery,approximately _____ percent of Southern whites owned one or more slaves.

The basic unit of labor under slavery was the .The basic unit of labor under sharecropping was the .

After laws were passed in 1807 making the importation of slaves illegal,

According to 2007 Census data,African Americans comprise about 12.3% of the U.S.population.Which of the following statements is true?

In the late 1800's Chinese and Chicano (Mexican American)families

Third Wave feminism focuses on

Historians have debated whether President Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with one of his slaves,Sally Hemings,and produced slave children by her.Textbook author Judy Aulette concluded that

Structuration Theory was developed around the question of the relationship between

The slave women in the Deep South had lower birth rates than those in the border states because

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The change from slavery to sharecropping among African American families

To reduce the number of runaway slaves and slave rebellions,South Carolina passed a law requiring plantation owners to

The Underground Railroad was

What were the two most common reasons that prompted slaves to run away?

Japanese American women and men in the United States became live-in domestic help for whites in large numbers between 1910 and 1930 because

According to the Aulette textbook,the history of the African Americans can be traced through four historical periods including all of the following EXCEPT:

The work of African American scholar Angela Davis indicates that the dominant family organization among slaves was

What was the result of the 1847-1848 War with Mexico?

The impact of the Great Migration meant that African American men moved from ______________ and African American women moved from _______________.

Native Americans were moved to isolated reservations,but their children were sent to schools off the reservation because

Scholars disagree about the extended family system found among African American slaves.While some agree with Angela Davis that it was a functional adaptation to the disruptions of slavery,other contend that

During the historical period of slavery,approximately _____ percent of Southern whites owned one or more slaves.

The basic unit of labor under slavery was the ________.The basic unit of labor under sharecropping was the ________.

After laws were passed in 1807 making the importation of slaves illegal,

According to 2007 Census data,African Americans comprise about 12.3% of the U.S.population.Which of the following statements is true?

In the late 1800's Chinese and Chicano (Mexican American)families

Third Wave feminism focuses on

Historians have debated whether President Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with one of his slaves,Sally Hemings,and produced slave children by her.Textbook author Judy Aulette concluded that

Structuration Theory was developed around the question of the relationship between

The slave women in the Deep South had lower birth rates than those in the border states because

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Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

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The impact of the Great Migration meant that African American men moved from and African American women moved from _.

The basic unit of labor under slavery was the .The basic unit of labor under sharecropping was the .