Question 1

Which of the following was one of the few groups in the Old South to reject the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society?

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A)  The people of the pine barrens 
B)  Plantation mistresses. 
C)  Evangelical churches 
D)  State legislatures 
E)  Lawyers of the Lower South 
A)  The people of the pine barrens 
B)  Plantation mistresses. 
C)  Evangelical churches 
D)  State legislatures 
E)  Lawyers of the Lower South

Question 2

Why was the Tredegar Iron Works significant?

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A)  It was one of the few, large iron producers in the South. 
B)  It provided the steel to build the skyscrapers in the north. 
C)  It employed only free blacks. 
D)  It was one of the few southern companies that used slaves. 
E)  It was the first of many iron works that developed in the South in the 1840s. 
A)  It was one of the few, large iron producers in the South. 
B)  It provided the steel to build the skyscrapers in the north. 
C)  It employed only free blacks. 
D)  It was one of the few southern companies that used slaves. 
E)  It was the first of many iron works that developed in the South in the 1840s.

Question 3

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

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A)  Serious and divisive issues caused fragmentation. 
B)  Only the Democratic party had any support in the South. 
C)  An underlying political unity reigned despite conflicts. 
D)  The political structure was controlled by one social group. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Serious and divisive issues caused fragmentation. 
B)  Only the Democratic party had any support in the South. 
C)  An underlying political unity reigned despite conflicts. 
D)  The political structure was controlled by one social group. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 4

Which profession was open to free blacks in the Old South?

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A)  Carpentry 
B)  Barrel making 
C)  Barbering 
D)  Small traders 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Carpentry 
B)  Barrel making 
C)  Barbering 
D)  Small traders 
E)  All of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Upper South depended entirely on cotton, while the Lower South had a diversified economy. 
B)  Both sections aggressively advocated secession. 
C)  After about 1830, both were united in their defense of slavery. 
D)  The Upper South tended to identify more with the North than with the Lower South. 
E)  Both sections were beginning to industrialize. 
A)  The Upper South depended entirely on cotton, while the Lower South had a diversified economy. 
B)  Both sections aggressively advocated secession. 
C)  After about 1830, both were united in their defense of slavery. 
D)  The Upper South tended to identify more with the North than with the Lower South. 
E)  Both sections were beginning to industrialize.

Question 6

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

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Question 7

According to Frederick Douglass, slaves sang most when they were

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A)  escaping from the plantation. 
B)  most unhappy. 
C)  eating their dinner. 
D)  about to be married. 
E)  about to be sold to a new master. 
A)  escaping from the plantation. 
B)  most unhappy. 
C)  eating their dinner. 
D)  about to be married. 
E)  about to be sold to a new master.

Question 8

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

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Question 9

The Underground Railroad

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A)  provided an effective way for slaves to escape. 
B)  an effort to help slaves to escape, but it had only limited success. 
C)  offered slaves the opportunity to leave a plantation for a few days before returning. 
D)  helped close to 25,000 slaves escape to the North. 
E)  was largely financed by wealthy southern abolitionists. 
A)  provided an effective way for slaves to escape. 
B)  an effort to help slaves to escape, but it had only limited success. 
C)  offered slaves the opportunity to leave a plantation for a few days before returning. 
D)  helped close to 25,000 slaves escape to the North. 
E)  was largely financed by wealthy southern abolitionists.

Question 10

Why did factories develop slowly in the South?

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A)  Slave discipline was difficult to maintain in a factory system. 
B)  The economic rewards of agriculture were more certain. 
C)  Industrialization might have disrupted the traditional southern social structure. 
D)  To raise the capital needed to build factories, Southerners would have had to sell slaves. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Slave discipline was difficult to maintain in a factory system. 
B)  The economic rewards of agriculture were more certain. 
C)  Industrialization might have disrupted the traditional southern social structure. 
D)  To raise the capital needed to build factories, Southerners would have had to sell slaves. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 11

What was Pidgin?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a language forced upon the slaves by their white masters. 
B)  It was a language developed by American-born slaves. 
C)  It was an area in Africa where most slaves originated. 
D)  It was a food preferred by most coastal slaves. 
E)  It was a secret tongue used in slave resistance. 
A)  It was a language forced upon the slaves by their white masters. 
B)  It was a language developed by American-born slaves. 
C)  It was an area in Africa where most slaves originated. 
D)  It was a food preferred by most coastal slaves. 
E)  It was a secret tongue used in slave resistance.

Question 12

Which of the following was one of the Southern reactions to the Nat Turner rebellion?

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A)  Protestant missionaries intensified their efforts to convert slaves. 
B)  Laws restricting free blacks were loosened so that..... 
C)  Leaders in many Southern cities imposed bans on slaves working in the city. 
D)  There was a wave of bloody revenge attacks orchestrated by members of the K.K.K. 
E)  State governments passed laws making it illegal for slaves to read the Bible. 
A)  Protestant missionaries intensified their efforts to convert slaves. 
B)  Laws restricting free blacks were loosened so that..... 
C)  Leaders in many Southern cities imposed bans on slaves working in the city. 
D)  There was a wave of bloody revenge attacks orchestrated by members of the K.K.K. 
E)  State governments passed laws making it illegal for slaves to read the Bible.

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

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Question 15

Why did the growth rate of the free black population in the South slow after 1810?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer southern whites were freeing their slaves. 
B)  The number of births was declining. 
C)  Plantation conditions for slaves were improving. 
D)  Blacks began to view freedom as too dangerous. 
E)  It became easier for free blacks to move to the North. 
A)  Fewer southern whites were freeing their slaves. 
B)  The number of births was declining. 
C)  Plantation conditions for slaves were improving. 
D)  Blacks began to view freedom as too dangerous. 
E)  It became easier for free blacks to move to the North.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family life was very important to a slave's existence. 
B)  Religion offered slaves hope and a meaning to life. 
C)  Most slaves gladly accepted the limits on their freedom in return for security. 
D)  Slaves sometimes protested in small but significant ways. 
E)  Most slaves worked in agriculture. 
A)  Family life was very important to a slave's existence. 
B)  Religion offered slaves hope and a meaning to life. 
C)  Most slaves gladly accepted the limits on their freedom in return for security. 
D)  Slaves sometimes protested in small but significant ways. 
E)  Most slaves worked in agriculture.

Question 17

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South?

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A)  Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maryland 
B)  Alabama, Virginia, and South Carolina 
C)  Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina 
D)  Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas 
E)  Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri 
A)  Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maryland 
B)  Alabama, Virginia, and South Carolina 
C)  Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina 
D)  Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas 
E)  Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri

Which of the following was one of the few groups in the Old South to reject the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society?

Why was the Tredegar Iron Works significant?

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

Which profession was open to free blacks in the Old South?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?

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

According to Frederick Douglass, slaves sang most when they were

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

The Underground Railroad

Why did factories develop slowly in the South?

What was Pidgin?

Which of the following was one of the Southern reactions to the Nat Turner rebellion?

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

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

Why did the growth rate of the free black population in the South slow after 1810?

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South?

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America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

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

Which of the following was one of the few groups in the Old South to reject the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society?

Why was the Tredegar Iron Works significant?

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

Which profession was open to free blacks in the Old South?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Upper South and the Lower South?

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

According to Frederick Douglass, slaves sang most when they were

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

The Underground Railroad

Why did factories develop slowly in the South?

What was Pidgin?

Which of the following was one of the Southern reactions to the Nat Turner rebellion?

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

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

Why did the growth rate of the free black population in the South slow after 1810?

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?

Which list of states contains only states that were part of the Upper South?

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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