Question 1

What was the name of the vibrant community of former slaves freed by Virginian Richard Randolph?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea Island 
B)  Mount Vernon 
C)  Israel Hill 
D)  Sherman's Land 
E)  Promised Land 
A)  Sea Island 
B)  Mount Vernon 
C)  Israel Hill 
D)  Sherman's Land 
E)  Promised Land

Question 2

In 1855, an enslaved woman in Missouri named Celia killed her enslaver while resisting his sexual assault. State law deemed "any woman" in such circumstances to be acting in self-defense. The court

Accepted Answer

A)  sentenced Celia to death because she was property in the eyes of the law, and thus not legally a "woman." 
B)  found Celia innocent, because she had acted in self-defense. 
C)  deported Celia to Ohio for her own protection. 
D)  declared a mistrial, because the jury could not agree on a verdict. 
E)  refused to hear the case, declaring that Celia was not a citizen. 
A)  sentenced Celia to death because she was property in the eyes of the law, and thus not legally a "woman." 
B)  found Celia innocent, because she had acted in self-defense. 
C)  deported Celia to Ohio for her own protection. 
D)  declared a mistrial, because the jury could not agree on a verdict. 
E)  refused to hear the case, declaring that Celia was not a citizen.

Question 3

Harriet Tubman

Accepted Answer

A)  was a mythical character about whom runaway slaves told many stories. 
B)  led a slave rebellion in Maryland in 1849 that resulted in two dozen deaths. 
C)  was born free in New York but was kidnapped and made a slave in Louisiana. 
D)  cleverly escaped from slavery by pretending to be a sickly male slaveowner. 
E)  was a fugitive slave who risked her life many times to bring others out of slavery. 
A)  was a mythical character about whom runaway slaves told many stories. 
B)  led a slave rebellion in Maryland in 1849 that resulted in two dozen deaths. 
C)  was born free in New York but was kidnapped and made a slave in Louisiana. 
D)  cleverly escaped from slavery by pretending to be a sickly male slaveowner. 
E)  was a fugitive slave who risked her life many times to bring others out of slavery.

Question 4

The term "Lords of the Loom" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  early New England factory owners. 
B)  preachers who wove heart-wrenching stories of slave suffering into their sermons. 
C)  planters who established textile operations on their plantations. 
D)  master artisans who produced cloth in the South. 
E)  an influential 1840s novel about slavery. 
A)  early New England factory owners. 
B)  preachers who wove heart-wrenching stories of slave suffering into their sermons. 
C)  planters who established textile operations on their plantations. 
D)  master artisans who produced cloth in the South. 
E)  an influential 1840s novel about slavery.

Question 5

As the sectional conflict over slavery intensified, southern states

Accepted Answer

A)  scheduled open debates on the topic of slavery. 
B)  encouraged membership in abolitionist societies. 
C)  suppressed the expression of proslavery views. 
D)  suppressed the expression of antislavery views. 
E)  promised to abolish slavery within twenty years. 
A)  scheduled open debates on the topic of slavery. 
B)  encouraged membership in abolitionist societies. 
C)  suppressed the expression of proslavery views. 
D)  suppressed the expression of antislavery views. 
E)  promised to abolish slavery within twenty years.

Question 6

Free blacks in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  had the same rights as whites in the North but faced far more restrictions in the South. 
B)  tended to live in rural areas if they lived in the Lower South. 
C)  sometimes became wealthy enough to own slaves. 
D)  made up nearly one-third of the African-American population in the South. 
E)  could testify in court and vote in most states but needed the local sheriff's approval to carry firearms. 
A)  had the same rights as whites in the North but faced far more restrictions in the South. 
B)  tended to live in rural areas if they lived in the Lower South. 
C)  sometimes became wealthy enough to own slaves. 
D)  made up nearly one-third of the African-American population in the South. 
E)  could testify in court and vote in most states but needed the local sheriff's approval to carry firearms.

Question 7

Black Christianity is best described as a blend of African traditions and Christian beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What resulted from the sexual exploitation of slave women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Church ministers criticized the activity as a sin. 
B)  Most slave men were unaware of the exploitation of their wives and relatives. 
C)  Some wives of plantation owners resented when this happened and then punished slaves. 
D)  Many of the babies that resulted from the exploitation were sent to Africa. 
E)  Slaveowners often publicly discussed their exploitations. 
A)  Church ministers criticized the activity as a sin. 
B)  Most slave men were unaware of the exploitation of their wives and relatives. 
C)  Some wives of plantation owners resented when this happened and then punished slaves. 
D)  Many of the babies that resulted from the exploitation were sent to Africa. 
E)  Slaveowners often publicly discussed their exploitations.

Question 9

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power

Accepted Answer

A)  because of their membership in and identification with the planter class. 
B)  in the 1850s, as members of the small but influential southern Republican Party. 
C)  as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters. 
D)  as proponents of gradual emancipation plans in order to destroy the "slavocracy." 
E)  after gaining popularity for creating public education systems in their states. 
A)  because of their membership in and identification with the planter class. 
B)  in the 1850s, as members of the small but influential southern Republican Party. 
C)  as self-proclaimed spokesmen of the common man against the great planters. 
D)  as proponents of gradual emancipation plans in order to destroy the "slavocracy." 
E)  after gaining popularity for creating public education systems in their states.

Question 10

By the 1850s most southern states had made it illegal for free blacks to enter their territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from

Accepted Answer

A)  older states like Virginia to the Lower South. 
B)  Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland. 
C)  the West Indies to the Mississippi River valley. 
D)  the Lower South to the Upper South. 
E)  the lower Mississippi River valley to the upper Mississippi River valley. 
A)  older states like Virginia to the Lower South. 
B)  Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland. 
C)  the West Indies to the Mississippi River valley. 
D)  the Lower South to the Upper South. 
E)  the lower Mississippi River valley to the upper Mississippi River valley.

Question 12

Which was the only significantly large city in the Cotton Kingdom in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans 
B)  Natchez 
C)  Memphis 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Charleston 
A)  New Orleans 
B)  Natchez 
C)  Memphis 
D)  Dallas 
E)  Charleston

Question 13

Which statement is true about slave families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave families were in constant danger of being broken apart by the slaveowners through the sale of family members. 
B)  Slave families mirrored kinship patterns among whites. 
C)  Slave families were more often headed by men than white families, due to slaveowners' selling family members. 
D)  The family was not central to slave culture. 
E)  Slave families were more patriarchal than white families. 
A)  Slave families were in constant danger of being broken apart by the slaveowners through the sale of family members. 
B)  Slave families mirrored kinship patterns among whites. 
C)  Slave families were more often headed by men than white families, due to slaveowners' selling family members. 
D)  The family was not central to slave culture. 
E)  Slave families were more patriarchal than white families.

Question 14

Despite being forbidden by law to marry, many slaves were able to create a family life on the plantation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

What was the name of the vibrant community of former slaves freed by Virginian Richard Randolph?

In 1855, an enslaved woman in Missouri named Celia killed her enslaver while resisting his sexual assault. State law deemed "any woman" in such circumstances to be acting in self-defense. The court

Harriet Tubman

The term "Lords of the Loom" refers to

As the sectional conflict over slavery intensified, southern states

Free blacks in the United States

Black Christianity is best described as a blend of African traditions and Christian beliefs.

What resulted from the sexual exploitation of slave women?

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power

By the 1850s most southern states had made it illegal for free blacks to enter their territory.

The internal slave trade in the United States involved the movement of hundreds of thousands of enslaved persons from

Which was the only significantly large city in the Cotton Kingdom in 1860?

Which statement is true about slave families?

Despite being forbidden by law to marry, many slaves were able to create a family life on the plantation.

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