Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Theodore Dwight Weld.

Accepted Answer

Preacher from the Burned-over

Question 2

The plantation system of the Cotton South before the Civil War

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A)  resembled a tightly controlled oligarchy in its monopolistic features. 
B)  became more democratic and open to newcomers. 
C)  was very financially stable over many years. 
D)  was attractive to European immigrants. 
E)  included no expectation that planter aristocrats had any obligation to serve the public as politicians or statesmen. 
A)  resembled a tightly controlled oligarchy in its monopolistic features. 
B)  became more democratic and open to newcomers. 
C)  was very financially stable over many years. 
D)  was attractive to European immigrants. 
E)  included no expectation that planter aristocrats had any obligation to serve the public as politicians or statesmen.

Question 3

peculiar institution

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A term applied to slavery that

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World

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Authored by David Walker. This

Question 5

The idea of recolonizing blacks back to Africa was

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A)  proposed by Timothy Dwight Weld. 
B)  proposed by John Quincy Adams. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  suggested by political leaders of the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  supported by the black leader Martin Delaney. 
A)  proposed by Timothy Dwight Weld. 
B)  proposed by John Quincy Adams. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  suggested by political leaders of the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  supported by the black leader Martin Delaney.

Question 6

As a substitute for the wage-incentive system, slaveowners most often used the

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A)  promise of eventual freedom. 
B)  reward of some legal rights. 
C)  the promise to slaves of a grant of private property to do tenant farming after a period of years of bondage. 
D)  whip as a motivator. 
E)  threat of death. 
A)  promise of eventual freedom. 
B)  reward of some legal rights. 
C)  the promise to slaves of a grant of private property to do tenant farming after a period of years of bondage. 
D)  whip as a motivator. 
E)  threat of death.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

Accepted Answer

The autobiography of Frederick

Question 8

The pre-Civil War South was characterized by

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A)  a well-developed martial spirit. 
B)  the lack of free, tax-supported public education. 
C)  a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D)  a ruling planter aristocracy. 
E)  a growing hostility to free speech and a free press. 
A)  a well-developed martial spirit. 
B)  the lack of free, tax-supported public education. 
C)  a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D)  a ruling planter aristocracy. 
E)  a growing hostility to free speech and a free press.

Question 9

Assume the role of a southern slave. Describe what life is like for you. What experiences have you had, what have you seen happen to you and your family, what emotions have you felt, and how do you respond to your exploitation and the brutality of your condition? What moral and religious values do you hold and value highly?

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Life as a southern slave is a constant s

Question 10

Forced separation of spouses, parents, and children was most common

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A)  in the Deep South. 
B)  on the large plantations. 
C)  on small plantations and in the upper South. 
D)  in the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
E)  as a punishment for running away. 
A)  in the Deep South. 
B)  on the large plantations. 
C)  on small plantations and in the upper South. 
D)  in the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
E)  as a punishment for running away.

Question 11

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written in 1852 by

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A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
D)  Margaret Fuller. 
E)  Harriet Tubman. 
A)  Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
D)  Margaret Fuller. 
E)  Harriet Tubman.

Question 12

Members of the Planter aristocracy

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A)  produced fewer front-rank statesmen than the North. 
B)  dominated society and politics in the South. 
C)  provided democratic rule in the South. 
D)  promoted tax-supported public education. 
E)  were much more progressive about race and black people than white yeoman farmers and laborers in the South. 
A)  produced fewer front-rank statesmen than the North. 
B)  dominated society and politics in the South. 
C)  provided democratic rule in the South. 
D)  promoted tax-supported public education. 
E)  were much more progressive about race and black people than white yeoman farmers and laborers in the South.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of oligarchy.

Accepted Answer

An oligarchy is government by

Question 14

After 1830, the abolitionist movement took a new, more energetic tone, encouraged by the

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A)  success of the British abolitionists in having slavery abolished in the British West Indies. 
B)  religious spirit of the Second Great Awakening. 
C)  success of the American Colonization Society. 
D)  success of several southern slave insurrections. 
E)  widespread support for antislavery action in the North. 
A)  success of the British abolitionists in having slavery abolished in the British West Indies. 
B)  religious spirit of the Second Great Awakening. 
C)  success of the American Colonization Society. 
D)  success of several southern slave insurrections. 
E)  widespread support for antislavery action in the North.

Question 15

By 1860, life for slaves was most difficult in the

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A)  Atlantic states of North and South Carolina. 
B)  Deep South states of Georgia and Florida. 
C)  territories of Kansas, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
D)  upper South states of Virginia and Maryland. 
E)  the new southwest states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 
A)  Atlantic states of North and South Carolina. 
B)  Deep South states of Georgia and Florida. 
C)  territories of Kansas, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
D)  upper South states of Virginia and Maryland. 
E)  the new southwest states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Sojourner Truth.

Accepted Answer

A free black woman f

Question 17

Plantation mistresses

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A)  were frequently assaulted by vengeful slaves. 
B)  were primarily responsible for controlling the plantation's male slaves. 
C)  frequently supported abolitionism. 
D)  commanded a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves. 
E)  were almost universally loved by their slaves. 
A)  were frequently assaulted by vengeful slaves. 
B)  were primarily responsible for controlling the plantation's male slaves. 
C)  frequently supported abolitionism. 
D)  commanded a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves. 
E)  were almost universally loved by their slaves.

Question 18

By 1860, slaves were concentrated in the "black belt" located in the

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A)  border states of Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland. 
B)  Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 
C)  old South states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 
D)  new Southwest states of Texas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory. 
E)  mountain regions of Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky. 
A)  border states of Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland. 
B)  Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 
C)  old South states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 
D)  new Southwest states of Texas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory. 
E)  mountain regions of Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Question 19

The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was

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A)  a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture. 
B)  never carried out. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  proposed by the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  an expression of widespread American racism. 
A)  a recognition of blacks' desire to preserve their culture. 
B)  never carried out. 
C)  advocated by Frederick Douglass. 
D)  proposed by the African nation of Liberia. 
E)  an expression of widespread American racism.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of "positive good".

Accepted Answer

An attempt by proslavery White

Exam 15: The South and the Slavery Controversy

Identify and state the historical significance of Theodore Dwight Weld.

The plantation system of the Cotton South before the Civil War

peculiar institution

Identify and state the historical significance of the Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World

The idea of recolonizing blacks back to Africa was

As a substitute for the wage-incentive system, slaveowners most often used the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

The pre-Civil War South was characterized by

Forced separation of spouses, parents, and children was most common

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written in 1852 by

Members of the Planter aristocracy

Identify and state the historical significance of oligarchy.

After 1830, the abolitionist movement took a new, more energetic tone, encouraged by the

By 1860, life for slaves was most difficult in the

Identify and state the historical significance of Sojourner Truth.

Plantation mistresses

By 1860, slaves were concentrated in the "black belt" located in the

The idea of transporting blacks back to Africa was

Identify and state the historical significance of "positive good".

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The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

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The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

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Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

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