Question 1

In the Chesapeake,  most slave women were assigned to_____________ chores.

Accepted Answer

farm

Question 2

The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who stated that "cotton is king" was_____________.

Accepted Answer

James H. Hammond

Question 3

Denmark Vesey was betrayed by slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Christianity as practiced by slaves was

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to that of their masters. 
B)  at variance with that of their masters. 
C)  exactly the same as that of their masters. 
D)  dependant on white preachers. 
E)  a call for violent revolution to bring on the end of the world. 
A)  similar to that of their masters. 
B)  at variance with that of their masters. 
C)  exactly the same as that of their masters. 
D)  dependant on white preachers. 
E)  a call for violent revolution to bring on the end of the world.

Question 5

Between 1800 and 1860, the percentage of the southern workforce engaged in agriculture increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The international slave trade ended in

Accepted Answer

A)  1790. 
B)  1803. 
C)  1808. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1852. 
A)  1790. 
B)  1803. 
C)  1808. 
D)  1812. 
E)  1852.

Question 7

At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Accepted Answer

A)  most young children lived with both parents. 
B)  slaves were segregated by sex. 
C)  slaves that were sold were always sold as families. 
D)  children were sold as soon as they could work. 
E)  few slaves were allowed to marry. 
A)  most young children lived with both parents. 
B)  slaves were segregated by sex. 
C)  slaves that were sold were always sold as families. 
D)  children were sold as soon as they could work. 
E)  few slaves were allowed to marry.

Question 8

How did Christianity affect southern slaves?

Accepted Answer

Christianity had a significant impact on

Question 9

In the early nineteenth century, Georgia rice planters were among the richest Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because plantations were relatively small and dispersed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Slaves relied on_____________ to create an extended family.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Slaves relied on_____________ to create an extended...

Question 12

The whipping of slaves was

Accepted Answer

A)  regulated by law. 
B)  a common form of punishment. 
C)  reserved for runaways and thieves. 
D)  unheard of outside of the deep South. 
E)  banned after 1848. 
A)  regulated by law. 
B)  a common form of punishment. 
C)  reserved for runaways and thieves. 
D)  unheard of outside of the deep South. 
E)  banned after 1848.

Question 13

"Georgia traders" were speculators who bought slaves in and sold them in the lower South.

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida 
B)  Upper South 
C)  Caribbean 
D)  Africa 
E)  South America 
A)  Florida 
B)  Upper South 
C)  Caribbean 
D)  Africa 
E)  South America

Question 14

Under the task system in the eighteenth century, a slave was expected to tend four acres of rice daily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____________and Savannah were the two major ports for slaves from Africa.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________and Savannah were the two major ports...

Question 16

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because

Accepted Answer

A)  plantations were generally enclosed by fences. 
B)  the white population was large. 
C)  slaves were more interested in freedom in the next world. 
D)  slaves were chained together at night. 
E)  few whites had weapons. 
A)  plantations were generally enclosed by fences. 
B)  the white population was large. 
C)  slaves were more interested in freedom in the next world. 
D)  slaves were chained together at night. 
E)  few whites had weapons.

Question 17

By 1834, the cotton belt produced more than of the cotton in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 percent. 
B)  40 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  70 percent. 
E)  90 percent. 
A)  30 percent. 
B)  40 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  70 percent. 
E)  90 percent.

Question 18

Masters or their sons carried as many as percent of slaves to the new lands of the cotton belt.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Masters or their sons carried as many...

Question 19

Compared to long-staple cotton, short-staple cotton was

Accepted Answer

A)  more delicate. 
B)  only cultivated on the Sea Islands. 
C)  unprofitable before the 1790s. 
D)  easy to process by hand. 
E)  all of these choices 
A)  more delicate. 
B)  only cultivated on the Sea Islands. 
C)  unprofitable before the 1790s. 
D)  easy to process by hand. 
E)  all of these choices

Question 20

Cotton belt planters did little to improve the cultivation of cotton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the Chesapeake, most slave women were assigned to_____________ chores.

The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who stated that "cotton is king" was_____________.

Denmark Vesey was betrayed by slaves.

Christianity as practiced by slaves was

Between 1800 and 1860, the percentage of the southern workforce engaged in agriculture increased.

The international slave trade ended in

At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

How did Christianity affect southern slaves?

In the early nineteenth century, Georgia rice planters were among the richest Americans.

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because plantations were relatively small and dispersed.

Slaves relied on_____________ to create an extended family.

The whipping of slaves was

"Georgia traders" were speculators who bought slaves in and sold them in the lower South.

Under the task system in the eighteenth century, a slave was expected to tend four acres of rice daily.

_____________and Savannah were the two major ports for slaves from Africa.

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because

By 1834, the cotton belt produced more than of the cotton in the United States.

Masters or their sons carried as many as percent of slaves to the new lands of the cotton belt.

Compared to long-staple cotton, short-staple cotton was

Cotton belt planters did little to improve the cultivation of cotton.

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Northern Transformations

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Exam 9: The Old South

In the Chesapeake, most slave women were assigned to_____________ chores.

The slaveholding senator from South Carolina who stated that "cotton is king" was_____________.

Denmark Vesey was betrayed by slaves.

Christianity as practiced by slaves was

Between 1800 and 1860, the percentage of the southern workforce engaged in agriculture increased.

The international slave trade ended in

At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

How did Christianity affect southern slaves?

In the early nineteenth century, Georgia rice planters were among the richest Americans.

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because plantations were relatively small and dispersed.

Slaves relied on_____________ to create an extended family.

The whipping of slaves was

"Georgia traders" were speculators who bought slaves in and sold them in the lower South.

Under the task system in the eighteenth century, a slave was expected to tend four acres of rice daily.

_____________and Savannah were the two major ports for slaves from Africa.

Slave rebellions had little chance of success in the southern United States because

By 1834, the cotton belt produced more than of the cotton in the United States.

Masters or their sons carried as many as percent of slaves to the new lands of the cotton belt.

Compared to long-staple cotton, short-staple cotton was

Cotton belt planters did little to improve the cultivation of cotton.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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