Question 1

On the eve of the Civil War, cotton

Accepted Answer

A)  was no longer a significant part of the U.S. economy. 
B)  had been replaced by wool in the New England textile mills. 
C)  made up over half of the total value of American exports. 
D)  was harvested mainly in African countries. 
E)  was primarily grown and harvested by wage laborers. 
A)  was no longer a significant part of the U.S. economy. 
B)  had been replaced by wool in the New England textile mills. 
C)  made up over half of the total value of American exports. 
D)  was harvested mainly in African countries. 
E)  was primarily grown and harvested by wage laborers. C

Question 2

As a general rule, slaveowners never allowed their slaves to listen to a white preacher in church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers

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A)  led to numerous violent uprisings in the southern hill country. 
B)  was complicated by the strong antislavery movement among poor farmers in the 1850s. 
C)  was strained by planters' insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. 
D)  showed itself in politics, with the poor becoming Whigs and planters becoming Democrats. 
E)  benefited in part from a sense of unity bred by criticism from outsiders. 
A)  led to numerous violent uprisings in the southern hill country. 
B)  was complicated by the strong antislavery movement among poor farmers in the 1850s. 
C)  was strained by planters' insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. 
D)  showed itself in politics, with the poor becoming Whigs and planters becoming Democrats. 
E)  benefited in part from a sense of unity bred by criticism from outsiders. E

Question 4

The end of slavery in most Latin American nations

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A)  resulted from violent slave revolts that rocked Latin America from 1822 to 1855. 
B)  involved gradual emancipation accompanied by recognition of owners' legal rights to slave property. 
C)  was inspired by the emancipation of slaves that occurred as a result of the American Civil War. 
D)  followed a pattern very different from that established in the northern United States. 
E)  did not happen until the United States made emancipation an aim of the Spanish-American War. 
A)  resulted from violent slave revolts that rocked Latin America from 1822 to 1855. 
B)  involved gradual emancipation accompanied by recognition of owners' legal rights to slave property. 
C)  was inspired by the emancipation of slaves that occurred as a result of the American Civil War. 
D)  followed a pattern very different from that established in the northern United States. 
E)  did not happen until the United States made emancipation an aim of the Spanish-American War.

Question 5

One study showed that what percentage of slave men in the South did agricultural work?

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A)  50 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  80 percent 
E)  90 percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  80 percent 
E)  90 percent

Question 6

Which is true of the role of slaves in the southern economy?

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A)  The renting of slaves became illegal in 1827. 
B)  Slaves were prohibited from supervising white laborers. 
C)  By 1860, a significant number worked in industrial settings. 
D)  The federal government refused to use slave labor for constructing forts in the South. 
E)  After several prominent cases of sabotage, Virginia banned slaves from working on bridges and roads. 
A)  The renting of slaves became illegal in 1827. 
B)  Slaves were prohibited from supervising white laborers. 
C)  By 1860, a significant number worked in industrial settings. 
D)  The federal government refused to use slave labor for constructing forts in the South. 
E)  After several prominent cases of sabotage, Virginia banned slaves from working on bridges and roads.

Question 7

What did Abraham Lincoln identify as the core of the proslavery argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relied on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B)  It equated slaves with animals. 
C)  It echoed arguments made by slave owners in the Roman Empire. 
D)  It relied on the assumption that slaves would not choose freedom if given the option. 
E)  It served the interests of those who benefited from slavery. 
A)  It relied on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B)  It equated slaves with animals. 
C)  It echoed arguments made by slave owners in the Roman Empire. 
D)  It relied on the assumption that slaves would not choose freedom if given the option. 
E)  It served the interests of those who benefited from slavery.

Question 8

All but one of America's significant slave revolts occurred prior to 1820.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The proslavery argument that slavery made economic independence among whites possible

Accepted Answer

A)  was mainly advanced by promoters of industrialization. 
B)  was widely accepted by southern whites. 
C)  was mainly advanced by white northerners. 
D)  was only accepted by the southern planter class. 
E)  was only accepted by slaveholding southern farmers. 
A)  was mainly advanced by promoters of industrialization. 
B)  was widely accepted by southern whites. 
C)  was mainly advanced by white northerners. 
D)  was only accepted by the southern planter class. 
E)  was only accepted by slaveholding southern farmers.

Question 10

What view did Nat Turner express prior to his execution?

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A)  He expressed remorse for having killed women and children. 
B)  He compared his death to the crucifixion of Jesus. 
C)  He regretted that he had not been born white. 
D)  He warned slave owners that slave rebellions would continue. 
E)  He hoped that the wrath of God would come down upon the South. 
A)  He expressed remorse for having killed women and children. 
B)  He compared his death to the crucifixion of Jesus. 
C)  He regretted that he had not been born white. 
D)  He warned slave owners that slave rebellions would continue. 
E)  He hoped that the wrath of God would come down upon the South.

Question 11

By 1860, the economic investment represented by the slave population exceeded the value of the nation's factories, railroads, and banks combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the two decades before the Civil War, public debate about the morality and future of slavery became common throughout the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

On what grounds did Frederick Douglass claim his authority as a spokesperson against slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  He could read and write. 
B)  He was born free and educated as a child. 
C)  He had experienced slavery. 
D)  He had converted to Quakerism. 
E)  His wife and child were sold away from him. 
A)  He could read and write. 
B)  He was born free and educated as a child. 
C)  He had experienced slavery. 
D)  He had converted to Quakerism. 
E)  His wife and child were sold away from him.

Question 14

Slaves frequently named children after other family members to retain family continuity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Second Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

The Second Middle Passage refers to the

Question 16

Which statement is true about the labor that enslaved people did?

Accepted Answer

A)  The large majority of enslaved men worked in the fields, while enslaved women mainly did domestic work. 
B)  The large majority of enslaved women and men worked in the fields. 
C)  On rice plantations, enslaved people labored in gangs. 
D)  Cotton and sugar plantation owners used the system of task labor. 
E)  Enslaved children did not work until they were age sixteen. 
A)  The large majority of enslaved men worked in the fields, while enslaved women mainly did domestic work. 
B)  The large majority of enslaved women and men worked in the fields. 
C)  On rice plantations, enslaved people labored in gangs. 
D)  Cotton and sugar plantation owners used the system of task labor. 
E)  Enslaved children did not work until they were age sixteen.

Question 17

Which is true regarding Christianity in slave culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few slaves were able to really grasp the meaning of biblical teachings and stories. 
B)  Most slaveholders forbade their slaves from learning about Christianity. 
C)  Slaveholders focused on biblical teachings about obedience when presenting Christianity to slaves. 
D)  Slaves rejected the Old Testament, believing it outdated and untrue. 
E)  Slaves who converted to Christianity were often scorned for having betrayed their original culture. 
A)  Few slaves were able to really grasp the meaning of biblical teachings and stories. 
B)  Most slaveholders forbade their slaves from learning about Christianity. 
C)  Slaveholders focused on biblical teachings about obedience when presenting Christianity to slaves. 
D)  Slaves rejected the Old Testament, believing it outdated and untrue. 
E)  Slaves who converted to Christianity were often scorned for having betrayed their original culture.

Question 18

Slave trading, while legal and profitable, was considered disreputable and slave traders were looked down up by their fellow southerners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Slave owners were very successful at keeping slaves from encountering the rhetoric of political liberty or from hearing about the efforts of abolitionists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is typical of slave religion in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relied on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B)  It rejected Christian teachings in favor of African religious beliefs. 
C)  It centered on enslaved chaplains who were mouthpieces for the owner's religious understanding. 
D)  It included both African traditions and Christian beliefs. 
E)  It focused on the idea that whites were God's "chosen people." 
A)  It relied on a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B)  It rejected Christian teachings in favor of African religious beliefs. 
C)  It centered on enslaved chaplains who were mouthpieces for the owner's religious understanding. 
D)  It included both African traditions and Christian beliefs. 
E)  It focused on the idea that whites were God's "chosen people."

Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

On the eve of the Civil War, cotton

As a general rule, slaveowners never allowed their slaves to listen to a white preacher in church.

The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers

The end of slavery in most Latin American nations

One study showed that what percentage of slave men in the South did agricultural work?

Which is true of the role of slaves in the southern economy?

What did Abraham Lincoln identify as the core of the proslavery argument?

All but one of America's significant slave revolts occurred prior to 1820.

The proslavery argument that slavery made economic independence among whites possible

What view did Nat Turner express prior to his execution?

By 1860, the economic investment represented by the slave population exceeded the value of the nation's factories, railroads, and banks combined.

In the two decades before the Civil War, public debate about the morality and future of slavery became common throughout the South.

On what grounds did Frederick Douglass claim his authority as a spokesperson against slavery?

Slaves frequently named children after other family members to retain family continuity.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Second Middle Passage

Which statement is true about the labor that enslaved people did?

Which is true regarding Christianity in slave culture?

Slave trading, while legal and profitable, was considered disreputable and slave traders were looked down up by their fellow southerners.

Slave owners were very successful at keeping slaves from encountering the rhetoric of political liberty or from hearing about the efforts of abolitionists.

Which is typical of slave religion in the first half of the nineteenth century?

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