Question 1

During the 1820s and 1830s, the state governments in the recently settled states of the Old Southwest became __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more and more corrupt 
B)  less representative of the masses 
C)  more democratic 
D)  less democratic 
A)  more and more corrupt 
B)  less representative of the masses 
C)  more democratic 
D)  less democratic

Question 2

In which year did Jefferson declare his "moral and physical preference of the agricultural over the manufacturing man"?

Accepted Answer

A)  1804 
B)  1815 
C)  1850 
D)  1904 
A)  1804 
B)  1815 
C)  1850 
D)  1904

Question 3

What was unique about the slave population of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the only slave population in the New World to be subjected to physical cruelty. 
B)  It was the only slave population in the New World that experienced natural increase. 
C)  It was the only slave population in the New World to have legal recourse against abusive masters. 
D)  It was the only slave population in the New World to have an excess of men over women. 
A)  It was the only slave population in the New World to be subjected to physical cruelty. 
B)  It was the only slave population in the New World that experienced natural increase. 
C)  It was the only slave population in the New World to have legal recourse against abusive masters. 
D)  It was the only slave population in the New World to have an excess of men over women.

Question 4

With regard to sexual relations between white men and enslaved women in the antebellum South, white southern women

Accepted Answer

A)  increasingly spoke out against such liaisons in the 1830s and 1840s 
B)  were supposed to pretend that they did not notice 
C)  actively sought passage of laws against interracial sexual relations 
D)  usually placed the blame for such relationships on the enslaved women 
A)  increasingly spoke out against such liaisons in the 1830s and 1840s 
B)  were supposed to pretend that they did not notice 
C)  actively sought passage of laws against interracial sexual relations 
D)  usually placed the blame for such relationships on the enslaved women

Question 5

Discuss the similarities and differences in the lives of John F. Flintoff and Ferdinand L. Steel. What characteristics of yeoman farmers may be distinguished in the lives of these two men?

Accepted Answer

John F. Flintoff and Ferdinand L. Steel

Question 6

In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled that matters pertaining to Indian tribes should be settled by Congress rather than the courts 
B)  ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force in the Cherokee nation 
C)  upheld the removal of Native Americans from the South 
D)  declared that the state government of Georgia could seize Indian lands within its borders 
A)  ruled that matters pertaining to Indian tribes should be settled by Congress rather than the courts 
B)  ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force in the Cherokee nation 
C)  upheld the removal of Native Americans from the South 
D)  declared that the state government of Georgia could seize Indian lands within its borders

Question 7

"Slaveholders have found out a fearful alchemy by which...blood can be transformed into gold. Instead of listening to the cry of agony, they listen to the ring of dollars and stoop down to pick up the coin." This 1857 statement is from

Accepted Answer

A)  former enslaved minister James Pennington 
B)  black abolitionist orator Frances Ellen Watkins 
C)  former President John Quincy Adams 
D)  ex-slave Minnie Fulkes 
A)  former enslaved minister James Pennington 
B)  black abolitionist orator Frances Ellen Watkins 
C)  former President John Quincy Adams 
D)  ex-slave Minnie Fulkes

Question 8

Discuss the emergence of "the Cotton South," and explain the impact of the cotton boom on southern society.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of "the Cotton South" refe

Question 9

In the 1840s and 1850s, the political power base of the South shifted toward

Accepted Answer

A)  old southern states such as Virginia and South Carolina. 
B)  yeoman farmers and away from planters. 
C)  planters who wanted to modernize southern society. 
D)  southwestern boom states such as Mississippi and Arkansas. 
A)  old southern states such as Virginia and South Carolina. 
B)  yeoman farmers and away from planters. 
C)  planters who wanted to modernize southern society. 
D)  southwestern boom states such as Mississippi and Arkansas.

Question 10

In addition to seeking personal salvation through their religion, slaves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prayed that all earthly power would be placed in their hands 
B)  Sought group salvation through the belief that God would deliver all slaves from bondage 
C)  Sought forgiveness for their masters 
D)  Prayed that they would receive earthly riches as a reward for their trials and tribulations 
A)  Prayed that all earthly power would be placed in their hands 
B)  Sought group salvation through the belief that God would deliver all slaves from bondage 
C)  Sought forgiveness for their masters 
D)  Prayed that they would receive earthly riches as a reward for their trials and tribulations

Question 11

The multiracial populations of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other similar populations in the South in that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  Formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class 
B)  Were allowed to vote in city elections 
C)  Were exclusively descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution 
D)  Were legal immigrants from African countries who fled that continent in the 1790s 
A)  Formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class 
B)  Were allowed to vote in city elections 
C)  Were exclusively descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution 
D)  Were legal immigrants from African countries who fled that continent in the 1790s

Question 12

Which of the following is true of slave culture in the antebellum South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave culture emerged and thrived in southern cities. 
B)  Slave culture was centered on religion; therefore, it did not affect the work and leisure of slaves. 
C)  Slave culture, especially in appearance and in forms of expression, retained many influences from the African past. 
D)  Slave "culture" was practically nonexistent because of the tyrannical power of slave masters. 
A)  Slave culture emerged and thrived in southern cities. 
B)  Slave culture was centered on religion; therefore, it did not affect the work and leisure of slaves. 
C)  Slave culture, especially in appearance and in forms of expression, retained many influences from the African past. 
D)  Slave "culture" was practically nonexistent because of the tyrannical power of slave masters.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the slave family is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Masters rarely broke up slave families. 
B)  Masters usually discouraged slaves from forming family units. 
C)  Most southern states had legalized slave marriages by 1860. 
D)  Children were often named after relatives of past generations as a way of retaining family history. 
A)  Masters rarely broke up slave families. 
B)  Masters usually discouraged slaves from forming family units. 
C)  Most southern states had legalized slave marriages by 1860. 
D)  Children were often named after relatives of past generations as a way of retaining family history.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Harper argued that slaveholding was essentially a matter of property rights. 
B)  Proslavery writers in the 1840s and 1850s asserted that whites were the more intellectual race, and blacks the race more inherently physical and destined for labor. 
C)  Presbyterian minister George Bourne was welcomed in Virginia for his antislavery sermons. 
D)  John C. Calhoun and John Quincy Adams were close allies in the antislavery movement. 
A)  William Harper argued that slaveholding was essentially a matter of property rights. 
B)  Proslavery writers in the 1840s and 1850s asserted that whites were the more intellectual race, and blacks the race more inherently physical and destined for labor. 
C)  Presbyterian minister George Bourne was welcomed in Virginia for his antislavery sermons. 
D)  John C. Calhoun and John Quincy Adams were close allies in the antislavery movement.

Question 15

Comments from former slaves reveal that the great majority of American slaves ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  had little self-respect 
B)  unquestioningly accepted their status 
C)  retained their mental independence 
D)  preferred subservience over the uncertainties of freedom 
A)  had little self-respect 
B)  unquestioningly accepted their status 
C)  retained their mental independence 
D)  preferred subservience over the uncertainties of freedom

Question 16

The wife in an upper-class antebellum Southern family was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  legally subordinate to her husband 
B)  usually responsible for managing the budget 
C)  frequently the real, if tacit, authority in the family 
D)  roughly equal to the husband in influence and responsibility 
A)  legally subordinate to her husband 
B)  usually responsible for managing the budget 
C)  frequently the real, if tacit, authority in the family 
D)  roughly equal to the husband in influence and responsibility

Question 17

Most members of the planter aristocracy saw themselves as

Accepted Answer

A)  the benevolent guardians of an inferior race. 
B)  capitalistic farmers pursuing their own economic self-interest. 
C)  self-sacrificing members of the larger community. 
D)  the champions of the democratic ideal. 
A)  the benevolent guardians of an inferior race. 
B)  capitalistic farmers pursuing their own economic self-interest. 
C)  self-sacrificing members of the larger community. 
D)  the champions of the democratic ideal.

Question 18

From 1830 to 1860, the percentage of white Southern families owning slaves declined steadily from __________

Accepted Answer

A)  50 to 45 percent. 
B)  80 to 70 percent. 
C)  36 to 25 percent. 
D)  45 to 25 percent. 
A)  50 to 45 percent. 
B)  80 to 70 percent. 
C)  36 to 25 percent. 
D)  45 to 25 percent.

Question 19

Examine the husband-and-wife relationship within the planter class. How did this relationship differ from the comparable relationship within a slave family? How was it similar? How did upper-class southern women react to their roles as wives, mothers, and slave mistresses?

Accepted Answer

The husband-and-wife relationship within

Question 20

The largest industry in the antebellum South was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  clothing 
B)  fishing 
C)  lumbering 
D)  shipbuilding 
A)  clothing 
B)  fishing 
C)  lumbering 
D)  shipbuilding

Exam 9: The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

During the 1820s and 1830s, the state governments in the recently settled states of the Old Southwest became __________.

In which year did Jefferson declare his "moral and physical preference of the agricultural over the manufacturing man"?

What was unique about the slave population of North America?

With regard to sexual relations between white men and enslaved women in the antebellum South, white southern women

Discuss the similarities and differences in the lives of John F. Flintoff and Ferdinand L. Steel. What characteristics of yeoman farmers may be distinguished in the lives of these two men?

In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall ___________________.

"Slaveholders have found out a fearful alchemy by which...blood can be transformed into gold. Instead of listening to the cry of agony, they listen to the ring of dollars and stoop down to pick up the coin." This 1857 statement is from

Discuss the emergence of "the Cotton South," and explain the impact of the cotton boom on southern society.

In the 1840s and 1850s, the political power base of the South shifted toward

In addition to seeking personal salvation through their religion, slaves:

The multiracial populations of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other similar populations in the South in that they:

Which of the following is true of slave culture in the antebellum South?

Which of the following statements about the slave family is true?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Comments from former slaves reveal that the great majority of American slaves ____________.

The wife in an upper-class antebellum Southern family was _____________.

Most members of the planter aristocracy saw themselves as

From 1830 to 1860, the percentage of white Southern families owning slaves declined steadily from __________

Examine the husband-and-wife relationship within the planter class. How did this relationship differ from the comparable relationship within a slave family? How was it similar? How did upper-class southern women react to their roles as wives, mothers, and slave mistresses?

The largest industry in the antebellum South was _____________.

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