Question 1

The leader of the 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County,Virginia,was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark Vesey 
B)  Hinton R. Helper 
C)  George Fitzhugh 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Nat Turner 
A)  Denmark Vesey 
B)  Hinton R. Helper 
C)  George Fitzhugh 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Nat Turner

Question 2

The cotton economy of the lower South ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  benefited the lower classes and the upper classes equally 
B)  did not create uniform prosperity throughout the region 
C)  was free from general market fluctuations 
D)  led to greater southern self-sufficiency 
E)  encouraged industry and innovation 
A)  benefited the lower classes and the upper classes equally 
B)  did not create uniform prosperity throughout the region 
C)  was free from general market fluctuations 
D)  led to greater southern self-sufficiency 
E)  encouraged industry and innovation

Question 3

The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rice 
B)  indigo 
C)  long-staple cotton 
D)  short-staple cotton 
E)  sugar cane 
A)  rice 
B)  indigo 
C)  long-staple cotton 
D)  short-staple cotton 
E)  sugar cane

Question 4

What was one goal of the American Colonization Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  to enact gradual voluntary emancipation for slaves 
B)  to force an immediate end to slavery 
C)  to settle the West with freed slaves 
D)  to reunite former slaves with their families 
E)  to bring slavery to every state in the union 
A)  to enact gradual voluntary emancipation for slaves 
B)  to force an immediate end to slavery 
C)  to settle the West with freed slaves 
D)  to reunite former slaves with their families 
E)  to bring slavery to every state in the union

Question 5

Hinton R.Helper tried to convince southern yeoman farmers that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they should end planter dominance and slavery with it 
B)  slavery increased their standard of living 
C)  they could someday be slave owners themselves 
D)  they should fight to maintain the institution of slavery 
E)  they should free their slaves 
A)  they should end planter dominance and slavery with it 
B)  slavery increased their standard of living 
C)  they could someday be slave owners themselves 
D)  they should fight to maintain the institution of slavery 
E)  they should free their slaves

Question 6

How did southern opinion about the morality of slavery change during the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  People began to describe slavery as a positive good. 
B)  People began to describe slavery as a necessary evil. 
C)  People began to describe slavery as a doomed institution. 
D)  People began to describe slavery as a simple business arrangement. 
E)  People began to describe slavery as a sinful enterprise. 
A)  People began to describe slavery as a positive good. 
B)  People began to describe slavery as a necessary evil. 
C)  People began to describe slavery as a doomed institution. 
D)  People began to describe slavery as a simple business arrangement. 
E)  People began to describe slavery as a sinful enterprise.

Question 7

Nonslaveholders in the South followed the leadership of slave owners because they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were dependent on the institution of slavery for their livelihoods 
B)  thought slavery was best for the slaves themselves 
C)  wanted to become slave owners themselves 
D)  were not eligible to participate in the political process 
E)  feared slave owners would requisition their land 
A)  were dependent on the institution of slavery for their livelihoods 
B)  thought slavery was best for the slaves themselves 
C)  wanted to become slave owners themselves 
D)  were not eligible to participate in the political process 
E)  feared slave owners would requisition their land

Question 8

The typical great planter of the pre-Civil War South was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most likely a self-made man 
B)  looked down on by most southern whites 
C)  well-educated 
D)  born to wealth and position 
E)  descended from the colonial elite 
A)  most likely a self-made man 
B)  looked down on by most southern whites 
C)  well-educated 
D)  born to wealth and position 
E)  descended from the colonial elite

Question 9

Slave religion was typically ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same as indigenous African religion 
B)  a version of Christianity shaped by African traditions 
C)  overseen by the established white churches 
D)  shaped by white evangelization 
E)  underdeveloped because of slaves' work schedule 
A)  the same as indigenous African religion 
B)  a version of Christianity shaped by African traditions 
C)  overseen by the established white churches 
D)  shaped by white evangelization 
E)  underdeveloped because of slaves' work schedule

Question 10

The yeoman farmers of the South ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were typically slave owners 
B)  did not own the land they worked 
C)  were located primarily in the backcountry 
D)  were clustered around the large plantations 
E)  were quite different from their northern counterparts 
A)  were typically slave owners 
B)  did not own the land they worked 
C)  were located primarily in the backcountry 
D)  were clustered around the large plantations 
E)  were quite different from their northern counterparts

Question 11

What did the young children of plantation slaves do while their parents worked?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often accompanied their parents and were cared for by older children. 
B)  They often went to segregated schools before they were old enough to work. 
C)  They were often cared for at home by their mothers. 
D)  They were often sent to nurseries where other slaves cared for them. 
E)  They often played with the young children of the plantation owners. 
A)  They often accompanied their parents and were cared for by older children. 
B)  They often went to segregated schools before they were old enough to work. 
C)  They were often cared for at home by their mothers. 
D)  They were often sent to nurseries where other slaves cared for them. 
E)  They often played with the young children of the plantation owners.

Question 12

Southern apologists claimed the master-slave relationship was more humane than the employer-worker relationship because it offered ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  job training 
B)  a more egalitarian relationship 
C)  better working conditions 
D)  greater long-term security 
E)  gender equality 
A)  job training 
B)  a more egalitarian relationship 
C)  better working conditions 
D)  greater long-term security 
E)  gender equality

Question 13

What was the primary source of income for most yeoman farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar 
B)  rice 
C)  whiskey 
D)  livestock 
E)  lumber 
A)  sugar 
B)  rice 
C)  whiskey 
D)  livestock 
E)  lumber

Question 14

Which identifies an important effect of the violent slave rebellion of 1831?

Accepted Answer

A)  White Southerners became more committed to quashing antislavery ideas. 
B)  Many slaves were freed because their masters were afraid to remain part of the system. 
C)  Organized, violent rebellions began happening with more frequency. 
D)  White Southerners began to question the legitimacy of slavery. 
E)  Many slaves were sold to the West Indies to decrease the population in the South. 
A)  White Southerners became more committed to quashing antislavery ideas. 
B)  Many slaves were freed because their masters were afraid to remain part of the system. 
C)  Organized, violent rebellions began happening with more frequency. 
D)  White Southerners began to question the legitimacy of slavery. 
E)  Many slaves were sold to the West Indies to decrease the population in the South.

Question 15

During the nineteenth century,the center of cotton production ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  moved westward 
B)  moved eastward 
C)  moved northward 
D)  remained in the Southeast 
E)  remained in the upper South 
A)  moved westward 
B)  moved eastward 
C)  moved northward 
D)  remained in the Southeast 
E)  remained in the upper South

Question 16

In which way did the richest plantation families resemble a traditional landed aristocracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planters were poor businessmen. 
B)  Planters collected taxes from the peasants who worked their land. 
C)  Planters' sons chose military or law careers rather than going into trade. 
D)  Planters lived lives of leisure. 
E)  Most planters were descended from titled families. 
A)  Planters were poor businessmen. 
B)  Planters collected taxes from the peasants who worked their land. 
C)  Planters' sons chose military or law careers rather than going into trade. 
D)  Planters lived lives of leisure. 
E)  Most planters were descended from titled families.

Question 17

How did slavery define the structure of white southern society? How did it both divide and unite southerners?

Accepted Answer

Slavery defined the structure of white s

Question 18

The invention that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  railroad 
B)  cotton gin 
C)  cotton reaper 
D)  steel plow 
E)  mechanical seed planter 
A)  railroad 
B)  cotton gin 
C)  cotton reaper 
D)  steel plow 
E)  mechanical seed planter

Question 19

The majority of slaves worked ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in industry 
B)  as skilled tradesmen 
C)  as house servants 
D)  as field workers 
E)  in restaurants, hotels, and saloons 
A)  in industry 
B)  as skilled tradesmen 
C)  as house servants 
D)  as field workers 
E)  in restaurants, hotels, and saloons

Question 20

Why were slave families in the upper South so often headed by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were following African traditions. 
B)  Husbands often worked elsewhere. 
C)  Mortality rates were unusually high there. 
D)  Women tended to work inside the house. 
E)  Industry was more common in that region. 
A)  They were following African traditions. 
B)  Husbands often worked elsewhere. 
C)  Mortality rates were unusually high there. 
D)  Women tended to work inside the house. 
E)  Industry was more common in that region.

The leader of the 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County,Virginia,was ________.

The cotton economy of the lower South ________.

The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of ________.

What was one goal of the American Colonization Society?

Hinton R.Helper tried to convince southern yeoman farmers that ________.

How did southern opinion about the morality of slavery change during the 1830s?

Nonslaveholders in the South followed the leadership of slave owners because they ________.

The typical great planter of the pre-Civil War South was ________.

Slave religion was typically ________.

The yeoman farmers of the South ________.

What did the young children of plantation slaves do while their parents worked?

Southern apologists claimed the master-slave relationship was more humane than the employer-worker relationship because it offered ________.

What was the primary source of income for most yeoman farmers?

Which identifies an important effect of the violent slave rebellion of 1831?

During the nineteenth century,the center of cotton production ________.

In which way did the richest plantation families resemble a traditional landed aristocracy?

How did slavery define the structure of white southern society? How did it both divide and unite southerners?

The invention that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the ________.

The majority of slaves worked ________.

Why were slave families in the upper South so often headed by women?

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Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 11: Slaves and Masters

The leader of the 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County,Virginia,was ________.

The cotton economy of the lower South ________.

The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of ________.

What was one goal of the American Colonization Society?

Hinton R.Helper tried to convince southern yeoman farmers that ________.

How did southern opinion about the morality of slavery change during the 1830s?

Nonslaveholders in the South followed the leadership of slave owners because they ________.

The typical great planter of the pre-Civil War South was ________.

Slave religion was typically ________.

The yeoman farmers of the South ________.

What did the young children of plantation slaves do while their parents worked?

Southern apologists claimed the master-slave relationship was more humane than the employer-worker relationship because it offered ________.

What was the primary source of income for most yeoman farmers?

Which identifies an important effect of the violent slave rebellion of 1831?

During the nineteenth century,the center of cotton production ________.

In which way did the richest plantation families resemble a traditional landed aristocracy?

How did slavery define the structure of white southern society? How did it both divide and unite southerners?

The invention that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the ________.

The majority of slaves worked ________.

Why were slave families in the upper South so often headed by women?

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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