Question 1

Why would most slaves typically prefer living and working on a plantation rather than a small farm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plantation owners often worked alongside their slaves. 
B)  There were often better living conditions on plantations, and more possibilities for social interaction. 
C)  Slaves often enjoyed a sense of camaraderie with plantation owners. 
D)  Rich planters usually avoided breaking up families on their plantations. 
E)  Working hours were always shorter on plantations than on small farms. 
A)  Plantation owners often worked alongside their slaves. 
B)  There were often better living conditions on plantations, and more possibilities for social interaction. 
C)  Slaves often enjoyed a sense of camaraderie with plantation owners. 
D)  Rich planters usually avoided breaking up families on their plantations. 
E)  Working hours were always shorter on plantations than on small farms.

Question 2

Free blacks in the South faced each of the following limitations EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  being prohibited from transacting business 
B)  being required to carry documentation of their free status at all times 
C)  being forced to register or have a white guardian who was responsible for their actions 
D)  having their meetings or organizations blocked by the authorities 
E)  having to get official permission to move from one county to another 
A)  being prohibited from transacting business 
B)  being required to carry documentation of their free status at all times 
C)  being forced to register or have a white guardian who was responsible for their actions 
D)  having their meetings or organizations blocked by the authorities 
E)  having to get official permission to move from one county to another

Question 3

At the time of the Civil War,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  almost all Southerners owned at least one slave 
B)  most white Southerners owned three or more slaves 
C)  most white households had a house slave 
D)  one-quarter of white Southerners owned slaves 
E)  one-half of white Southerners owned slaves 
A)  almost all Southerners owned at least one slave 
B)  most white Southerners owned three or more slaves 
C)  most white households had a house slave 
D)  one-quarter of white Southerners owned slaves 
E)  one-half of white Southerners owned slaves

Question 4

Which practice provides some support for the idea that planters were benevolent parents to their slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  The masters of large plantations had close relationships with most of their slaves. 
B)  Planters generally treated their slaves like their own children. 
C)  Slaves in the American South were treated better relative to slaves in Brazil and the West Indies. 
D)  Planters, as Christians, acknowledged the validity of slave marriages. 
E)  Planters made sure that slaves were given a rudimentary education. 
A)  The masters of large plantations had close relationships with most of their slaves. 
B)  Planters generally treated their slaves like their own children. 
C)  Slaves in the American South were treated better relative to slaves in Brazil and the West Indies. 
D)  Planters, as Christians, acknowledged the validity of slave marriages. 
E)  Planters made sure that slaves were given a rudimentary education.

Question 5

What factors account for the development of community among slaves? What factors could make the development of community more difficult?

Accepted Answer

The development of community among slave

Question 6

The most profitable commodity bought and sold in the upper tier of the southern states was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco 
B)  cotton 
C)  slaves 
D)  wheat 
E)  corn 
A)  tobacco 
B)  cotton 
C)  slaves 
D)  wheat 
E)  corn

Question 7

Who was the typical small slaveholder?

Accepted Answer

A)  an urban merchant 
B)  a wealthy land owner 
C)  a small business owner 
D)  a shopkeeper 
E)  a farmer 
A)  an urban merchant 
B)  a wealthy land owner 
C)  a small business owner 
D)  a shopkeeper 
E)  a farmer

Question 8

In terms of the southern economy as a whole,analyze both the advantages and the drawbacks of cotton production and slave labor.

Accepted Answer

Cotton production and slave labor played

Question 9

The typical way for most slaves to express discontent was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  political protest 
B)  open, armed rebellion 
C)  passive resistance 
D)  participation in conspiracies 
E)  organizing boycotts 
A)  political protest 
B)  open, armed rebellion 
C)  passive resistance 
D)  participation in conspiracies 
E)  organizing boycotts

Question 10

Which best describes the "gang" labor performed by many slaves on large plantations?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. 
B)  Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. 
C)  Groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a white overseer. 
D)  Slaves worked at their own pace with little supervision during an eight-hour day. 
E)  Large groups of slaves worked together to accomplish major projects. 
A)  A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. 
B)  Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. 
C)  Groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a white overseer. 
D)  Slaves worked at their own pace with little supervision during an eight-hour day. 
E)  Large groups of slaves worked together to accomplish major projects.

Question 11

Which correctly describes the attitudes of southern yeoman farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were staunch supporters of abolitionism even though they owned slaves. 
B)  They listened sympathetically to abolitionist ideas but remained neutral. 
C)  They paid little attention to the slave system even though it supported them. 
D)  They were staunch supporters of slavery even though they rarely owned slaves. 
E)  They were staunch supporters of slavery even though they were Christians. 
A)  They were staunch supporters of abolitionism even though they owned slaves. 
B)  They listened sympathetically to abolitionist ideas but remained neutral. 
C)  They paid little attention to the slave system even though it supported them. 
D)  They were staunch supporters of slavery even though they rarely owned slaves. 
E)  They were staunch supporters of slavery even though they were Christians.

Question 12

The Brer Rabbit stories ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  showed how a fugitive slave could find safe haven in the underbrush 
B)  were fantasies which enabled slaves to forget their harsh lot for a while 
C)  were used to indoctrinate white children with the belief that slaves were no smarter than animals 
D)  showed how a defenseless animal could overcome a stronger one through cunning and deceit, a metaphor for survival as a slave 
E)  portrayed slaves as being happy and well-adjusted 
A)  showed how a fugitive slave could find safe haven in the underbrush 
B)  were fantasies which enabled slaves to forget their harsh lot for a while 
C)  were used to indoctrinate white children with the belief that slaves were no smarter than animals 
D)  showed how a defenseless animal could overcome a stronger one through cunning and deceit, a metaphor for survival as a slave 
E)  portrayed slaves as being happy and well-adjusted

Question 13

According to the authors,inequalities based on race were exacerbated by inequalities based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  religion 
C)  country of origin 
D)  distribution of resources 
E)  education 
A)  gender 
B)  religion 
C)  country of origin 
D)  distribution of resources 
E)  education

Why would most slaves typically prefer living and working on a plantation rather than a small farm?

Free blacks in the South faced each of the following limitations EXCEPT ________.

At the time of the Civil War,________.

Which practice provides some support for the idea that planters were benevolent parents to their slaves?

What factors account for the development of community among slaves? What factors could make the development of community more difficult?

The most profitable commodity bought and sold in the upper tier of the southern states was ________.

Who was the typical small slaveholder?

In terms of the southern economy as a whole,analyze both the advantages and the drawbacks of cotton production and slave labor.

The typical way for most slaves to express discontent was ________.

Which best describes the "gang" labor performed by many slaves on large plantations?

Which correctly describes the attitudes of southern yeoman farmers?

The Brer Rabbit stories ________.

According to the authors,inequalities based on race were exacerbated by inequalities based on ________.

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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Exam 11: Slaves and Masters

Why would most slaves typically prefer living and working on a plantation rather than a small farm?

Free blacks in the South faced each of the following limitations EXCEPT ________.

At the time of the Civil War,________.

Which practice provides some support for the idea that planters were benevolent parents to their slaves?

What factors account for the development of community among slaves? What factors could make the development of community more difficult?

The most profitable commodity bought and sold in the upper tier of the southern states was ________.

Who was the typical small slaveholder?

In terms of the southern economy as a whole,analyze both the advantages and the drawbacks of cotton production and slave labor.

The typical way for most slaves to express discontent was ________.

Which best describes the "gang" labor performed by many slaves on large plantations?

Which correctly describes the attitudes of southern yeoman farmers?

The Brer Rabbit stories ________.

According to the authors,inequalities based on race were exacerbated by inequalities based on ________.

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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