Question 1

Slaves' diets in the period between 1820 and 1860 were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  equal to the diets of whites because they ate plenty of fresh vegetables 
B)  poor by today's standards 
C)  European in style because the master refused to let them cook 
D)  similar to today's standards in nutrition but not in quantity of food 
A)  equal to the diets of whites because they ate plenty of fresh vegetables 
B)  poor by today's standards 
C)  European in style because the master refused to let them cook 
D)  similar to today's standards in nutrition but not in quantity of food

Question 2

How is the painting of a plantation burial symbolic of a particular viewpoint or characterization of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks appear contented with slavery as an institution that benefitted them with Christianity and social support. 
B)  Blacks appear angry and defiant about their enslavement and resist the system. 
C)  Blacks appear to outsmart local whites as they manipulate the system to their advantage. 
D)  Blacks appear to be destroyed by the slavery system that surrounds them. 
A)  Blacks appear contented with slavery as an institution that benefitted them with Christianity and social support. 
B)  Blacks appear angry and defiant about their enslavement and resist the system. 
C)  Blacks appear to outsmart local whites as they manipulate the system to their advantage. 
D)  Blacks appear to be destroyed by the slavery system that surrounds them.

Question 3

Examine the engraving of blacks from about 1858 on the first page of the chapter.How do historians know that this is a photograph of a southern plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows enslaved women tending children for whites in an urban area. 
B)  It shows skilled slaves working on the docks of a city waterfront. 
C)  It shows slave families picking cotton while whites supervise them. 
D)  It shows sorrowful slaves being separated while angry whites glare at them. 
A)  It shows enslaved women tending children for whites in an urban area. 
B)  It shows skilled slaves working on the docks of a city waterfront. 
C)  It shows slave families picking cotton while whites supervise them. 
D)  It shows sorrowful slaves being separated while angry whites glare at them.

Question 4

Examine the 1863 photograph of a former Louisiana slave that appears in Chapter 6.How are the scars on the man's back connected to slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scars were self-inflicted in a form of protest. 
B)  The scars reveal a history of whipping by slave masters. 
C)  The scars reveal abuse by black women and children of men. 
D)  The scars resulted from poor weather conditions in the South. 
A)  The scars were self-inflicted in a form of protest. 
B)  The scars reveal a history of whipping by slave masters. 
C)  The scars reveal abuse by black women and children of men. 
D)  The scars resulted from poor weather conditions in the South.

Question 5

What percentage of slaves from the Upper South moved involuntarily toward the southwest as the cotton trade opened up?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than five percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  No statistics are available for the years between 1820 and 1860. 
A)  Less than five percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  No statistics are available for the years between 1820 and 1860.

Question 6

Which crop employed the largest number of slaves on a single plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  indigo 
D)  silk 
A)  cotton 
B)  rice 
C)  indigo 
D)  silk

Question 7

Where was rice cultivation important?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the swampy regions of Georgia and Florida 
B)  along the banks of the Mississippi River 
C)  in the low country of South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  in Virginia and Maryland 
A)  in the swampy regions of Georgia and Florida 
B)  along the banks of the Mississippi River 
C)  in the low country of South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  in Virginia and Maryland

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about punishment for slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Punishment has often been overestimated-most slaves were never physically punished in any way. 
B)  Southern whites thought that blacks would not work unless they had the threat of physical punishment. 
C)  Generally, women and children were exempt from the more vicious forms of physical punishment. 
D)  Elderly slaves were often punished more harshly than younger adults. 
A)  Punishment has often been overestimated-most slaves were never physically punished in any way. 
B)  Southern whites thought that blacks would not work unless they had the threat of physical punishment. 
C)  Generally, women and children were exempt from the more vicious forms of physical punishment. 
D)  Elderly slaves were often punished more harshly than younger adults.

Question 9

Which historian argued in the 1910s that slavery was a generally benign institution where slaveholders cared for happy slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kenneth Stampp 
B)  Stanley Elkins 
C)  Ulrich B.Phillips 
D)  Eugene Genovese 
A)  Kenneth Stampp 
B)  Stanley Elkins 
C)  Ulrich B.Phillips 
D)  Eugene Genovese

Question 10

Which of the following is true about slave ownership in the Old South?

Accepted Answer

A)  About half of the white population in the South owned slaves. 
B)  Most slaveholders owned more than 20 slaves. 
C)  Slaveholding was practiced by more people in 1860 than in 1830. 
D)  A small percentage of African Americans owned slaves. 
A)  About half of the white population in the South owned slaves. 
B)  Most slaveholders owned more than 20 slaves. 
C)  Slaveholding was practiced by more people in 1860 than in 1830. 
D)  A small percentage of African Americans owned slaves.

Question 11

What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of being a house servant?

Accepted Answer

Some of the advantages of being a house

Question 12

How was life different for slaves in the city than on the plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skilled urban slaves could purchase their freedom more easily. 
B)  There were generally very few slaves in the cities. 
C)  There was less opportunity for a city slave to make money on his or her free time. 
D)  There were more freed blacks in rural areas near plantations. 
A)  Skilled urban slaves could purchase their freedom more easily. 
B)  There were generally very few slaves in the cities. 
C)  There was less opportunity for a city slave to make money on his or her free time. 
D)  There were more freed blacks in rural areas near plantations.

Question 13

Agricultural technology in the ¬__________ __________ was primitive compared to that in the Old Northwest.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Agricultural technology in the ¬__________ __________ was...

Question 14

How are the differences between slavery in cities and slavery on plantations related to the development of the southern economy between 1820 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

The differences between slavery in citie

Question 15

Examine the drawing of a slave coffle passing the Capitol that appears in Chapter 6.What aspect of the domestic slave trade does it depict?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows women being beaten by slave masters on plantations as whites watch. 
B)  It shows cotton growing in long rows as blacks of all ages pick the product. 
C)  It shows blacks chained together carrying goods as whites watch and drive them. 
D)  It shows a slave rebellion that includes men, women, and children attacking whites. 
A)  It shows women being beaten by slave masters on plantations as whites watch. 
B)  It shows cotton growing in long rows as blacks of all ages pick the product. 
C)  It shows blacks chained together carrying goods as whites watch and drive them. 
D)  It shows a slave rebellion that includes men, women, and children attacking whites.

Question 16

Historians note that slaves in Latin American countries enjoyed more protection from abusive masters through the church than did slaves in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did white masters apply the teachings of Christianity to their slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  White masters to their slaves that blacks were to obey their masters just as they were to obey God. 
B)  White masters refused to allow their slaves any access to Christianity. 
C)  White masters emphasized Jesus's love for all mankind. 
D)  They generally allowed slaves to practice Christianity in any way they pleased. 
A)  White masters to their slaves that blacks were to obey their masters just as they were to obey God. 
B)  White masters refused to allow their slaves any access to Christianity. 
C)  White masters emphasized Jesus's love for all mankind. 
D)  They generally allowed slaves to practice Christianity in any way they pleased.

Question 18

A difficult crop to produce,__________ required a long growing season and careful cultivation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A difficult crop to produce,__________ required a...

Question 19

The concept of the concentration camp serves as a symbol for the institution of slavery,according to the argument of Stanley Elkins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The expansion of the cotton culture led to the __________ of the Native Americans who inhabited this vast region.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The expansion of the cotton culture led...

Exam 6: Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Slaves' diets in the period between 1820 and 1860 were __________.

How is the painting of a plantation burial symbolic of a particular viewpoint or characterization of slavery?

Examine the engraving of blacks from about 1858 on the first page of the chapter.How do historians know that this is a photograph of a southern plantation?

Examine the 1863 photograph of a former Louisiana slave that appears in Chapter 6.How are the scars on the man's back connected to slavery?

What percentage of slaves from the Upper South moved involuntarily toward the southwest as the cotton trade opened up?

Which crop employed the largest number of slaves on a single plantation?

Where was rice cultivation important?

Which of the following statements is true about punishment for slaves?

Which historian argued in the 1910s that slavery was a generally benign institution where slaveholders cared for happy slaves?

Which of the following is true about slave ownership in the Old South?

What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of being a house servant?

How was life different for slaves in the city than on the plantation?

Agricultural technology in the ¬__________ __________ was primitive compared to that in the Old Northwest.

How are the differences between slavery in cities and slavery on plantations related to the development of the southern economy between 1820 and 1860?

Examine the drawing of a slave coffle passing the Capitol that appears in Chapter 6.What aspect of the domestic slave trade does it depict?

Historians note that slaves in Latin American countries enjoyed more protection from abusive masters through the church than did slaves in the United States.

How did white masters apply the teachings of Christianity to their slaves?

A difficult crop to produce,__________ required a long growing season and careful cultivation.

The concept of the concentration camp serves as a symbol for the institution of slavery,according to the argument of Stanley Elkins.

The expansion of the cotton culture led to the __________ of the Native Americans who inhabited this vast region.

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