Question 1

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Texas

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Question 2

Which of the following is not a reason why the Upper South tended to identify with the Lower South rather than with the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  The settlers in the Lower South had come from the Upper South. 
B)  Abolitionist criticism drew southerners together. 
C)  Railroads linked Upper and Lower South. 
D)  All southerners benefited from the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution. 
E)  The Upper and Lower South were tied economically. 
A)  The settlers in the Lower South had come from the Upper South. 
B)  Abolitionist criticism drew southerners together. 
C)  Railroads linked Upper and Lower South. 
D)  All southerners benefited from the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution. 
E)  The Upper and Lower South were tied economically.

Question 3

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The South had no money for schools. 
B)  Southerners rejected compulsory education. 
C)  There were too many children to be educated. 
D)  Slaves demanded to be educated along with whites. 
E)  Southerners wanted to educate their slaves but did not have the tax base to do so. 
A)  The South had no money for schools. 
B)  Southerners rejected compulsory education. 
C)  There were too many children to be educated. 
D)  Slaves demanded to be educated along with whites. 
E)  Southerners wanted to educate their slaves but did not have the tax base to do so.

Question 4

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  It could be grown profitably on any scale, not just on large plantations. 
B)  Southern climate was suited to cotton cultivation. 
C)  The growth of the British textile industry had created a huge demand for cotton. 
D)  Indian removals had made way for southern expansion into the "Cotton Kingdom." 
E)  It required the use of slaves. 
A)  It could be grown profitably on any scale, not just on large plantations. 
B)  Southern climate was suited to cotton cultivation. 
C)  The growth of the British textile industry had created a huge demand for cotton. 
D)  Indian removals had made way for southern expansion into the "Cotton Kingdom." 
E)  It required the use of slaves.

Question 5

What shaped relations among whites in the Old South?

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A)  A complex code of honor 
B)  A federal code of laws 
C)  An ancient list of dos and don'ts 
D)  A strict set of state regulations 
E)  A historic code of morality 
A)  A complex code of honor 
B)  A federal code of laws 
C)  An ancient list of dos and don'ts 
D)  A strict set of state regulations 
E)  A historic code of morality

Question 6

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Florida

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Question 7

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Georgia

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Question 8

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  2% 
C)  75% 
D)  100% 
E)  50% 
A)  25% 
B)  2% 
C)  75% 
D)  100% 
E)  50%

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate statement about slave uprisings in the antebellum South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They occurred frequently. 
B)  They were infrequent but usually bloody. 
C)  There were only three, and only one resulted in white deaths. 
D)  No slave uprising occurred after 1787. 
E)  Slaveowners had no fear of them. 
A)  They occurred frequently. 
B)  They were infrequent but usually bloody. 
C)  There were only three, and only one resulted in white deaths. 
D)  No slave uprising occurred after 1787. 
E)  Slaveowners had no fear of them.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason that music and dance were important to slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allowed slaves to demonstrate religious beliefs. 
B)  They allowed slaves to lessen the tedium of work. 
C)  They allowed slaves to express the sorrows of slavery. 
D)  They allowed slaves to call for deliverance from earthly travails. 
E)  They allowed slaves to use church music as coded signals to begin an uprising. 
A)  They allowed slaves to demonstrate religious beliefs. 
B)  They allowed slaves to lessen the tedium of work. 
C)  They allowed slaves to express the sorrows of slavery. 
D)  They allowed slaves to call for deliverance from earthly travails. 
E)  They allowed slaves to use church music as coded signals to begin an uprising.

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that nonslaveholding southerners supported the slave system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some hoped to become slaveholders. 
B)  They accepted the racist assumptions of slavery. 
C)  They feared what freed slaves might do. 
D)  They knew that they were outnumbered and had no choice but to support it 
E)  They felt that their futures were tied to the survival of the system. 
A)  Some hoped to become slaveholders. 
B)  They accepted the racist assumptions of slavery. 
C)  They feared what freed slaves might do. 
D)  They knew that they were outnumbered and had no choice but to support it 
E)  They felt that their futures were tied to the survival of the system.

Question 12

In 1860, about what percent of slave owners owned more than 20 slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only about 12 percent. 
B)  Only about 20 percent. 
C)  Only about 30 percent. 
D)  Only about 40 percent. 
E)  Only about 50 percent. 
A)  Only about 12 percent. 
B)  Only about 20 percent. 
C)  Only about 30 percent. 
D)  Only about 40 percent. 
E)  Only about 50 percent.

Question 13

How had the American slave population changed by about 1830?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had declined. 
B)  It had become largely African-born. 
C)  It had nearly doubled. 
D)  It had become fragmented because of the lack of a common language. 
E)  It had become predominantly male. 
A)  It had declined. 
B)  It had become largely African-born. 
C)  It had nearly doubled. 
D)  It had become fragmented because of the lack of a common language. 
E)  It had become predominantly male.

Question 14

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planters 
B)  Small slaveholders 
C)  Nonslaveholding yeomen 
D)  Urban shopkeepers 
E)  People of the pine barrens 
A)  Planters 
B)  Small slaveholders 
C)  Nonslaveholding yeomen 
D)  Urban shopkeepers 
E)  People of the pine barrens

Question 15

Most runaway slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  escaped to the North on the Underground Railroad. 
B)  remained in the South. 
C)  relocated with the help of northern abolitionists. 
D)  were recaptured and beaten to death. 
E)  returned to Africa. 
A)  escaped to the North on the Underground Railroad. 
B)  remained in the South. 
C)  relocated with the help of northern abolitionists. 
D)  were recaptured and beaten to death. 
E)  returned to Africa.

Question 16

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark Vesey 
B)  Gabriel Prosser 
C)  Nat Turner 
D)  Frederick Douglass 
E)  John Sambo 
A)  Denmark Vesey 
B)  Gabriel Prosser 
C)  Nat Turner 
D)  Frederick Douglass 
E)  John Sambo

Question 17

What was an overseer?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a spiritual guide for many slaves. 
B)  He was a slave owner's assistant who managed the discipline and punishment on a plantation. 
C)  He was the most respected black slave on the plantation. 
D)  He was one of the rare white slaves that was owned in the South. 
E)  He was a free black who owned slaves. 
A)  He was a spiritual guide for many slaves. 
B)  He was a slave owner's assistant who managed the discipline and punishment on a plantation. 
C)  He was the most respected black slave on the plantation. 
D)  He was one of the rare white slaves that was owned in the South. 
E)  He was a free black who owned slaves.

Question 18

Which of the following was the most interracial institution in the Old South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grammar school 
B)  Voluntary organization 
C)  Church 
D)  Fraternity 
E)  College 
A)  Grammar school 
B)  Voluntary organization 
C)  Church 
D)  Fraternity 
E)  College

Question 19

What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic 
B)  Muslim 
C)  A variety of native religions 
D)  Protestant 
E)  Hindu 
A)  Catholic 
B)  Muslim 
C)  A variety of native religions 
D)  Protestant 
E)  Hindu

Question 20

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Tennessee

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the...

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Texas

Which of the following is not a reason why the Upper South tended to identify with the Lower South rather than with the North?

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South?

What shaped relations among whites in the Old South?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Florida

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Georgia

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about slave uprisings in the antebellum South?

Which of the following is not a reason that music and dance were important to slaves?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that nonslaveholding southerners supported the slave system?

In 1860, about what percent of slave owners owned more than 20 slaves?

How had the American slave population changed by about 1830?

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?

Most runaway slaves

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations?

What was an overseer?

Which of the following was the most interracial institution in the Old South?

What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Tennessee

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 12: The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Texas

Which of the following is not a reason why the Upper South tended to identify with the Lower South rather than with the North?

Why did Southern education lag behind northern education?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that cotton became "king" in the South?

What shaped relations among whites in the Old South?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Florida

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Georgia

By 1860 what percentage of white southern families owned slaves?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about slave uprisings in the antebellum South?

Which of the following is not a reason that music and dance were important to slaves?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that nonslaveholding southerners supported the slave system?

In 1860, about what percent of slave owners owned more than 20 slaves?

How had the American slave population changed by about 1830?

What was the largest group of southern whites in the antebellum period?

Most runaway slaves

Who led the 1831 rebellion in Southampton County, VA that terrified the South for generations?

What was an overseer?

Which of the following was the most interracial institution in the Old South?

What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the South that correctly identifies each of the following: -Tennessee

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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