Question 1

Unlike in Brazil or the West Indies,there was little room for a mulatto group in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement relative to the Upper South and the Deep South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Committed to slavery, all states in both the Upper South and Deep South seceded from the Union. 
B)  The Upper South was less economically diversified than the Deep South. 
C)  Several Upper South states did not join the Confederacy at the time of the Civil War. 
D)  Neither the Upper South nor the Deep South had major industrial centers. 
E)  Richmond, Virginia, is considered to be the heart of the Deep South. 
A)  Committed to slavery, all states in both the Upper South and Deep South seceded from the Union. 
B)  The Upper South was less economically diversified than the Deep South. 
C)  Several Upper South states did not join the Confederacy at the time of the Civil War. 
D)  Neither the Upper South nor the Deep South had major industrial centers. 
E)  Richmond, Virginia, is considered to be the heart of the Deep South. C

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-slave resistance

Accepted Answer

Slave resistance refers to the various ways in which enslaved individuals and communities resisted their oppression and fought for their freedom. This resistance took many forms, including acts of rebellion, escape, sabotage, and the preservation of cultural traditions. One of the most well-known examples of slave resistance is the Haitian Revolution, which was the only successful slave revolt in history and led to the establishment of the first independent black republic in the Western Hemisphere. Other forms of resistance, such as the work slowdowns and feigning illness, also had a significant impact on the institution of slavery and the power dynamics between enslaved people and their oppressors. Overall, slave resistance played a crucial role in challenging the system of slavery and ultimately contributing to its eventual abolition.

Question 4

When comparing colonial slavery to nineteenth-century slavery,what was a major difference?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the colonial period, slaves rarely worked in cotton fields. 
B)  Few slaves in the colonial period had a desire to run away. 
C)  The colonial period had no cash crops. 
D)  Slaves in the nineteenth century had a stronger feeling of connection to Africa. 
E)  Slaves in the nineteenth century were more accepting of their condition. 
A)  In the colonial period, slaves rarely worked in cotton fields. 
B)  Few slaves in the colonial period had a desire to run away. 
C)  The colonial period had no cash crops. 
D)  Slaves in the nineteenth century had a stronger feeling of connection to Africa. 
E)  Slaves in the nineteenth century were more accepting of their condition.

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Underground Railroad

Accepted Answer

The Underground Railroad was a network o

Question 6

Slave families:

Accepted Answer

A)  were rare because there were too few female slaves. 
B)  were more common in the West Indies, where living conditions favored their formation and survival. 
C)  were headed by women more frequently than were white families. 
D)  usually were able to stay together because most slaveowners were paternalistic. 
E)  avoided naming children for family members because children so often were sold, and it was better not to build strong kinship ties. 
A)  were rare because there were too few female slaves. 
B)  were more common in the West Indies, where living conditions favored their formation and survival. 
C)  were headed by women more frequently than were white families. 
D)  usually were able to stay together because most slaveowners were paternalistic. 
E)  avoided naming children for family members because children so often were sold, and it was better not to build strong kinship ties.

Question 7

One historian has observed of southern slavery,"nothing escaped,nothing and no one." What do you think that historian meant by that statement? What evidence can you provide to support that observation?

Accepted Answer

The historian's statement "nothing escap

Question 8

Where did the task labor system originate from?

Accepted Answer

A)  It came from villages in West Africa. 
B)  It had been used in rural areas of England. 
C)  It started in the cotton belt areas of Mississippi and Alabama. 
D)  It had been recommended by southern Native American tribes. 
E)  It was a holdover from the colonial period. 
A)  It came from villages in West Africa. 
B)  It had been used in rural areas of England. 
C)  It started in the cotton belt areas of Mississippi and Alabama. 
D)  It had been recommended by southern Native American tribes. 
E)  It was a holdover from the colonial period.

Question 9

Frederick Douglass argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves were truer to the principles of the Declaration of Independence than were most white Americans. 
B)  the United States should adopt a gradual emancipation plan that would eliminate slavery within forty years. 
C)  free blacks would be better off if they moved to Liberia, where a colony of former American slaves had been founded. 
D)  blacks should not serve in the U.S. army during the Civil War because of the racial discrimination they faced. 
E)  free African-Americans should "let down their buckets where they were" and accept inequality, at least for a period of time. 
A)  slaves were truer to the principles of the Declaration of Independence than were most white Americans. 
B)  the United States should adopt a gradual emancipation plan that would eliminate slavery within forty years. 
C)  free blacks would be better off if they moved to Liberia, where a colony of former American slaves had been founded. 
D)  blacks should not serve in the U.S. army during the Civil War because of the racial discrimination they faced. 
E)  free African-Americans should "let down their buckets where they were" and accept inequality, at least for a period of time.

Question 10

Celia was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pen name of Floride Calhoun, who secretly criticized her husband, John's, views on slavery. 
B)  a slave tried for killing her master while resisting a sexual assault. 
C)  the name used to signify a southern plantation mistress in writings about the institution. 
D)  a slave who became famous for helping other slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. 
E)  a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
A)  the pen name of Floride Calhoun, who secretly criticized her husband, John's, views on slavery. 
B)  a slave tried for killing her master while resisting a sexual assault. 
C)  the name used to signify a southern plantation mistress in writings about the institution. 
D)  a slave who became famous for helping other slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. 
E)  a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-plain folk

Accepted Answer

The term "plain folk" refers to a politi

Question 12

Harriet Tubman:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a mythical character about whom runaway slaves told many stories. 
B)  led a slave rebellion in Maryland in 1849 that resulted in two dozen deaths. 
C)  although born free in New York, was kidnapped and made a slave in Louisiana. 
D)  cleverly escaped from slavery by pretending to be a sickly male slaveowner. 
E)  was a fugitive slave who risked her life many times to bring others out of slavery. 
A)  was a mythical character about whom runaway slaves told many stories. 
B)  led a slave rebellion in Maryland in 1849 that resulted in two dozen deaths. 
C)  although born free in New York, was kidnapped and made a slave in Louisiana. 
D)  cleverly escaped from slavery by pretending to be a sickly male slaveowner. 
E)  was a fugitive slave who risked her life many times to bring others out of slavery.

Question 13

What role did Christianity play in slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few slaves were interested in Christianity, so they stayed focused on their traditional African religions. 
B)  Few slaveholders wanted their slaves to learn. 
C)  Teaching slaves about Christianity helped to reinforce the owners' ideas on paternalism. 
D)  Slaves rejected the story of Moses as untrue. 
E)  Slave preachers struggled to win respect among fellow slaves. 
A)  Few slaves were interested in Christianity, so they stayed focused on their traditional African religions. 
B)  Few slaveholders wanted their slaves to learn. 
C)  Teaching slaves about Christianity helped to reinforce the owners' ideas on paternalism. 
D)  Slaves rejected the story of Moses as untrue. 
E)  Slave preachers struggled to win respect among fellow slaves.

Question 14

Major group slave resistance events occurred more frequently at sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which state had the fewest free blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mississippi. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Maryland. 
A)  Mississippi. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Maryland.

Question 16

Slavery did not affect northern merchants and manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Second Middle Passage

Accepted Answer

A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale 
A) system to help slaves escape to the North 
B) slave trade within the United States 
C) poor work and breakage of tools 
D) slavery 
E) managed slaves in the field
F)community of freed Virginian slaves
G)treating slaves in a fatherly manner
H)working in the fields side-by-side
I)had one or two, if any, slaves
J)boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
K)cotton
L)trickster tale

Question 18

John C.Calhoun and George Fitzhugh:

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed that slavery was not a necessary evil but something actually positive and good. 
B)  fought a famous duel that demonstrated the southern commitment to the idea of defending one's honor. 
C)  competed for power in Andrew Jackson's administration. 
D)  were known as two of the most vicious slaveholders, who regularly whipped their slaves. 
E)  agreed on the need for slavery but disagreed as to whether it actually was beneficial to society. 
A)  agreed that slavery was not a necessary evil but something actually positive and good. 
B)  fought a famous duel that demonstrated the southern commitment to the idea of defending one's honor. 
C)  competed for power in Andrew Jackson's administration. 
D)  were known as two of the most vicious slaveholders, who regularly whipped their slaves. 
E)  agreed on the need for slavery but disagreed as to whether it actually was beneficial to society.

Question 19

On the eve of the Civil War,approximately how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent. 
B)  75 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  33 percent. 
E)  25 percent. 
A)  90 percent. 
B)  75 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  33 percent. 
E)  25 percent.

Question 20

Which of the following would have been a reflection of the paternalist ethos in southern slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves saw the slaveholder as their true parent. 
B)  Abolitionists in the North became more accepting of slavery. 
C)  It could result in fewer sales of slaves and more keeping of slave families together. 
D)  The owner felt responsible for his slaves because the slaves could not take care of themselves. 
E)  As slavery became paternalistic, more owners freed their slaves. 
A)  Slaves saw the slaveholder as their true parent. 
B)  Abolitionists in the North became more accepting of slavery. 
C)  It could result in fewer sales of slaves and more keeping of slave families together. 
D)  The owner felt responsible for his slaves because the slaves could not take care of themselves. 
E)  As slavery became paternalistic, more owners freed their slaves.

Exam 11: The Peculiar Institution

Unlike in Brazil or the West Indies,there was little room for a mulatto group in the United States.

Which of the following is a true statement relative to the Upper South and the Deep South?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -slave resistance

When comparing colonial slavery to nineteenth-century slavery,what was a major difference?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Underground Railroad

Slave families:

One historian has observed of southern slavery,"nothing escaped,nothing and no one." What do you think that historian meant by that statement? What evidence can you provide to support that observation?

Where did the task labor system originate from?

Frederick Douglass argued that:

Celia was:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -plain folk

Harriet Tubman:

What role did Christianity play in slavery?

Major group slave resistance events occurred more frequently at sea.

Which state had the fewest free blacks?

Slavery did not affect northern merchants and manufacturers.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Second Middle Passage

John C.Calhoun and George Fitzhugh:

On the eve of the Civil War,approximately how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern United States?

Which of the following would have been a reflection of the paternalist ethos in southern slavery?

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