Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate description of the typical slave diet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves usually suffered from malnutrition. 
B)  They ate better than whites during the summer, but worse during the winter. 
C)  It was generally unbalanced, but there was plenty of food. 
D)  It was vegetarian. 
E)  It was heavy in seafood but low in grains and vegetables. 
A)  Slaves usually suffered from malnutrition. 
B)  They ate better than whites during the summer, but worse during the winter. 
C)  It was generally unbalanced, but there was plenty of food. 
D)  It was vegetarian. 
E)  It was heavy in seafood but low in grains and vegetables.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Upper South and Lower (Deep) South

Accepted Answer

The Upper South and Lower (Deep) South a

Question 3

Which of the following was one of the hallmarks of the West African cultures from which many American slaves had originated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broad kinship ties 
B)  Loose standards of morality 
C)  Lack of a work ethic 
D)  No knowledge of relatives 
E)  An overriding parent-child bond 
A)  Broad kinship ties 
B)  Loose standards of morality 
C)  Lack of a work ethic 
D)  No knowledge of relatives 
E)  An overriding parent-child bond

Question 4

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 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Task system

Accepted Answer

The task system is a labor system that w

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Planters

Accepted Answer

Planters refer to large-scale farmers wh

Question 7

Instructions: On the accompanying map of the South, draw in lines to indicate the following: 
   
the dividing line between the Upper South and the Lower South

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 8

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 9

Was king cotton a benefit or a hindrance to the South's development? Explain by examining such topics as economic diversification, cotton and the environment, and plantation life.

Accepted Answer

King Cotton was both a benefit and a hin

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Nat Turner Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Nat Turner Rebellion, also known as

Question 11

Instructions: On the accompanying map of the South, draw in lines to indicate the following: 
   
Tidewater, Virginia

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Overseer

Accepted Answer

An overseer, in historical context, ofte

Question 13

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

Accepted Answer

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 14

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 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Gabriel Prosser

Accepted Answer

Gabriel Prosser, also known simply as Ga

Question 16

What did the typical southern yeoman want?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-sufficiency with a modest profit 
B)  Profit more than self-sufficiency 
C)  Large numbers of slaves 
D)  Opportunities to invest in northern factories 
E)  A chance to move to the city 
A)  Self-sufficiency with a modest profit 
B)  Profit more than self-sufficiency 
C)  Large numbers of slaves 
D)  Opportunities to invest in northern factories 
E)  A chance to move to the city

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of plantation life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once established, a plantation could basically run by itself. 
B)  Most fixed costs for plantations were quite low. 
C)  The fact that plantation families seldom moved created a great deal of stability. 
D)  The suicide rate was twice the rate of Northern factory workers. 
E)  Psychological strains, frequent moves and chronic debt were the norm for most plantation owners. 
A)  Once established, a plantation could basically run by itself. 
B)  Most fixed costs for plantations were quite low. 
C)  The fact that plantation families seldom moved created a great deal of stability. 
D)  The suicide rate was twice the rate of Northern factory workers. 
E)  Psychological strains, frequent moves and chronic debt were the norm for most plantation owners.

Question 18

Explore why the Southern slave population grew so dramatically in the antebellum period. Where did most slaves come from? How important were diet and life expectancy to the growth in the number of slaves?

Accepted Answer

The Southern slave population grew drama

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Tredegar Iron Works

Accepted Answer

Tredegar Iron Works was a historic iron

Question 20

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

Tennessee

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions:  Choose the letter on...

Exam 12: The Old South and Slavery

Which of the following is an accurate description of the typical slave diet?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Upper South and Lower (Deep) South

Which of the following was one of the hallmarks of the West African cultures from which many American slaves had originated?

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Task system

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Planters

Instructions: On the accompanying map of the South, draw in lines to indicate the following: the dividing line between the Upper South and the Lower South

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

Was king cotton a benefit or a hindrance to the South's development? Explain by examining such topics as economic diversification, cotton and the environment, and plantation life.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Nat Turner Rebellion

Instructions: On the accompanying map of the South, draw in lines to indicate the following: Tidewater, Virginia

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Overseer

How would you describe antebellum southern politics?

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Gabriel Prosser

What did the typical southern yeoman want?

Which of the following statements is true of plantation life?

Explore why the Southern slave population grew so dramatically in the antebellum period. Where did most slaves come from? How important were diet and life expectancy to the growth in the number of slaves?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Tredegar Iron Works

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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