Question 1

Before the Civil War, free blacks

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A)  were far more numerous in the North than in the South. 
B)  were often the mulatto offspring of white fathers and black mothers. 
C)  were often forbidden basic civil rights. 
D)  found their greatest friends and sympathizers in poor Irish immigrants. 
E)  were disliked in the North as well as the South. 
A)  were far more numerous in the North than in the South. 
B)  were often the mulatto offspring of white fathers and black mothers. 
C)  were often forbidden basic civil rights. 
D)  found their greatest friends and sympathizers in poor Irish immigrants. 
E)  were disliked in the North as well as the South.

Question 2

The profitable southern slave system

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A)  hobbled the economic development of the region as a whole. 
B)  saw many slaves moving to the upper South. 
C)  led to the textile industry's development in the South first. 
D)  relied almost totally on importing slaves to meet the unquenchable demand for labor. 
E)  failed to prompt most planters to regard their slaves as investments to be cared for and monitored like any other asset. 
A)  hobbled the economic development of the region as a whole. 
B)  saw many slaves moving to the upper South. 
C)  led to the textile industry's development in the South first. 
D)  relied almost totally on importing slaves to meet the unquenchable demand for labor. 
E)  failed to prompt most planters to regard their slaves as investments to be cared for and monitored like any other asset.

Question 3

The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the 19th century was largely due to

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A)  the reopening of the African slave trade in 1808. 
B)  larger imports of slaves from the West Indies. 
C)  natural reproduction. 
D)  re-enslavement of free blacks. 
E)  the forced, cattle-like breeding of slaves by white masters living in states of the Old South such as Virginia. 
A)  the reopening of the African slave trade in 1808. 
B)  larger imports of slaves from the West Indies. 
C)  natural reproduction. 
D)  re-enslavement of free blacks. 
E)  the forced, cattle-like breeding of slaves by white masters living in states of the Old South such as Virginia.

Question 4

All of the following are true statements about free blacks EXCEPT

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A)  they were banned from entering several northern states. 
B)  they were always vulnerable to being hijacked back into slavery in the South. 
C)  slaveholders feared that they were living examples of what might be achieved with emancipation. 
D)  in the North, they forged ties with the Irish, who similarly worked in menial jobs. 
E)  most states denied them the right to vote. 
A)  they were banned from entering several northern states. 
B)  they were always vulnerable to being hijacked back into slavery in the South. 
C)  slaveholders feared that they were living examples of what might be achieved with emancipation. 
D)  in the North, they forged ties with the Irish, who similarly worked in menial jobs. 
E)  most states denied them the right to vote.

Question 5

Which one of the following has the least in common with the other four?

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A)  Nat Turner 
B)  David Walker 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Denmark Vesey 
E)  Gabriel 
A)  Nat Turner 
B)  David Walker 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Denmark Vesey 
E)  Gabriel

Question 6

As a result of white southerners' brutal treatment of their slaves and their fear of potential slave rebellions, the South

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A)  formed alliances with white imperialists in Africa. 
B)  adopted British attitudes toward the "peculiar institution." 
C)  emancipated many slaves. 
D)  returned to relying on wage labor and indentured servitude for its main agricultural labor force. 
E)  developed a theory of biological racial superiority to justify slavery. 
A)  formed alliances with white imperialists in Africa. 
B)  adopted British attitudes toward the "peculiar institution." 
C)  emancipated many slaves. 
D)  returned to relying on wage labor and indentured servitude for its main agricultural labor force. 
E)  developed a theory of biological racial superiority to justify slavery.

Question 7

How did the strategies and tactics of some of the radical abolitionists hasten the onset of the Civil War? Defend or attack the legitimacy and wisdom of some of the strategies and tactics of the radical abolitionists.

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The strategies and tactics of some radic

Question 8

As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin

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A)  fewer slaves were needed on the plantations. 
B)  short-staple cotton lost popularity. 
C)  slavery was reinvigorated in the South. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson predicted the gradual death of slavery. 
E)  the African slave trade was legalized. 
A)  fewer slaves were needed on the plantations. 
B)  short-staple cotton lost popularity. 
C)  slavery was reinvigorated in the South. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson predicted the gradual death of slavery. 
E)  the African slave trade was legalized.

Question 9

William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to

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A)  shipping freed blacks back to Africa. 
B)  supporting armed slave insurrections against all white slaveholders in the South. 
C)  preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South. 
D)  forming an antislavery political party. 
E)  the immediate abolition of slavery in the South. 
A)  shipping freed blacks back to Africa. 
B)  supporting armed slave insurrections against all white slaveholders in the South. 
C)  preventing the expansion of slavery beyond the South. 
D)  forming an antislavery political party. 
E)  the immediate abolition of slavery in the South.

Question 10

As their main agricultural crop, southern subsistence farmers raised

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A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  corn. 
D)  wheat. 
E)  sugar cane. 
A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  corn. 
D)  wheat. 
E)  sugar cane.

Question 11

The majority of southern whites owned no slaves because

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A)  they opposed slavery. 
B)  they could not afford the purchase price. 
C)  their urban location did not require them. 
D)  their racism would not allow them to work alongside African Americans. 
E)  they feared the possibility of slave revolts. 
A)  they opposed slavery. 
B)  they could not afford the purchase price. 
C)  their urban location did not require them. 
D)  their racism would not allow them to work alongside African Americans. 
E)  they feared the possibility of slave revolts.

Question 12

By 1860, the overwhelming majority of all southern whites did not own slaves, but instead

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A)  lived and worked as laborers, artisans, or tradesmen in the emerging cities of the South. 
B)  eked out a living in the mountains and backcountry raising corn and hogs. 
C)  owned small farms where they and their families raised cotton. 
D)  farmed an annually rotated sequential mix of wheat, tobacco, rice, and cotton. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  lived and worked as laborers, artisans, or tradesmen in the emerging cities of the South. 
B)  eked out a living in the mountains and backcountry raising corn and hogs. 
C)  owned small farms where they and their families raised cotton. 
D)  farmed an annually rotated sequential mix of wheat, tobacco, rice, and cotton. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 13

Match each abolitionist below with his role in the movement.

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A)  A-4, B-2, C-l, D-3 
B)  A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 
C)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 
A)  A-4, B-2, C-l, D-3 
B)  A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 
C)  A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 
D)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
E)  A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

Question 14

Many abolitionists turned to political action in 1840, when they backed the presidential candidate of the

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A)  Free Soil party. 
B)  Republican party. 
C)  Know-Nothing party. 
D)  Liberty party. 
E)  Socialist party. 
A)  Free Soil party. 
B)  Republican party. 
C)  Know-Nothing party. 
D)  Liberty party. 
E)  Socialist party.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Wrote "Uncle Tom's C

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of abolitionism.

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A movement to end sl

Question 17

After 1830, most people in the North

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A)  held that the Constitution sanctioned slavery. 
B)  were generally indifferent toward slavery or its expansion. 
C)  were alarmed by the radicalism of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  quickly rallied to the support of proponents of immediate abolition. 
E)  did not have racist and discriminatory attitudes toward individual blacks in the North. 
A)  held that the Constitution sanctioned slavery. 
B)  were generally indifferent toward slavery or its expansion. 
C)  were alarmed by the radicalism of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  quickly rallied to the support of proponents of immediate abolition. 
E)  did not have racist and discriminatory attitudes toward individual blacks in the North.

Question 18

Arrange the following in chronological order: the founding of the (A) American Colonization Society, (B) American Anti-Slavery Society, and (C) Liberty party.

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A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, A, B 
C)  B, C, A 
D)  A, C, B 
E)  C, B, A 
A)  A, B, C 
B)  C, A, B 
C)  B, C, A 
D)  A, C, B 
E)  C, B, A

Question 19

Assess the validity of the following statement, "Slaves were better off than both wage earners in northern industry and free blacks back in Africa." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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The statement that "slaves were better o

Question 20

Slaves were

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A)  regarded primarily as financial investments by their owners. 
B)  the primary form of wealth in the South. 
C)  profitable for their owners. 
D)  never bred like cattle. 
E)  denied the opportunity to develop any kind of family life by white slaveholders. 
A)  regarded primarily as financial investments by their owners. 
B)  the primary form of wealth in the South. 
C)  profitable for their owners. 
D)  never bred like cattle. 
E)  denied the opportunity to develop any kind of family life by white slaveholders.

Exam 15: The South and the Slavery Controversy

Before the Civil War, free blacks

The profitable southern slave system

The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the 19th century was largely due to

All of the following are true statements about free blacks EXCEPT

Which one of the following has the least in common with the other four?

As a result of white southerners' brutal treatment of their slaves and their fear of potential slave rebellions, the South

How did the strategies and tactics of some of the radical abolitionists hasten the onset of the Civil War? Defend or attack the legitimacy and wisdom of some of the strategies and tactics of the radical abolitionists.

As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin

William Lloyd Garrison pledged his dedication to

As their main agricultural crop, southern subsistence farmers raised

The majority of southern whites owned no slaves because

By 1860, the overwhelming majority of all southern whites did not own slaves, but instead

Match each abolitionist below with his role in the movement.

Many abolitionists turned to political action in 1840, when they backed the presidential candidate of the

Identify and state the historical significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Identify and state the historical significance of abolitionism.

After 1830, most people in the North

Arrange the following in chronological order: the founding of the (A) American Colonization Society, (B) American Anti-Slavery Society, and (C) Liberty party.

Assess the validity of the following statement, "Slaves were better off than both wage earners in northern industry and free blacks back in Africa." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Slaves were

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